The "Magic (what) if"

Will Thalheimer talks in this post about the importance of considering the performance AND context of real-life situations when constructing our learning objectives. This is probably more of a reminder and rephrasing of the conventional wisdom that objectives need to be bahavior based, asking the question what will I be able to do when this training is over.

By adding the contextual layer, has the potential to force educators to become more in tune with how well the training environment simulates the real-world situations that learners eventually find themselves in.

Thalheimer's "Magic Question" reminds me of Stanislavski's
"Magic If" that asks actors to consider the circumstances of their characters in order to tap into the emotional depth and situational constructs that drive their motivations.