ID Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Why Mobile Learning The strongest Value Proposition for mobile learning comes from connecting people with ideas, information, and each other—anytime, anywhere! Ten years back, Clark Quinn’s statement about mobile learning seemed wishful thinking. Today, mobile learning is no longer a buzzword. It has arrived. Clark Quinn, a thought leader in technology-mediated learning, said in 2000: mLearning is the intersection of mobile computing and elearning: accessible resources wherever you are, strong s

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

The paragraph below taken from Harold Jarche’s post Success depends on who we work with reminded me of a post I had written some time back, the Molotov cocktail = Weak ties x complicated knowledge. I have pasted the quote below: 1. Uzzi found that teams made up of individuals who had never before worked together fared poorly, greatly increasing the chance of a flop.

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MAY 16, 2010

Preamble Dan Pink, Harold Jarche, Dave Snowden, Jay Cross, Jane Hart, Shawn Callahan, Howard Gardner, et al. have been talking about it, writing about it, warning folks to take heed. Giving organizations the wake up call! Writing about the changing face of the workplace, the changing nature of the work we do in the Concept Age, about the need for creativity, innovation, collaboration, connection, about the rise of complexity and chaos, about the failures of yesterday's best practices in today's

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JULY 4, 2010

These are some thought-starter questions and by no means an exhaustive list.part of an exercise in my attempt to collate my scattered bits of writing. I have found the questions below useful to ask when analyzing an organization's readiness/need for e-learning. I have jotted them down as they occurred to me and are in no ways very refined. These will need several iterations to reach some measure of perfection.

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MARCH 21, 2010

Personal space is a metaphor of our existence! Here's a little story before I get to the crux of my post. A few years’ back, in an earlier organization where I used to work, I was sent onsite for about 8~9 weeks. When I came back, I found someone else sitting at my workstation. Initially thinking this to be a temporary arrangement, I was deeply hurt to find out that the arrangement was permanent.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

For the paste one week or so, I have been reading up on the importance of context as opposed to content. " Context is King " is fast becoming a mantra; hence my focused reading on the topic. Then a tweet by @sumeet_moghe on the same topic today prompted me to put up excerpts of the articles and posts I have been reading here. The tweet: It’s not about the tweets; it’s about the context. @ marcjrosenberg on #lsmag [link] #lrnchat The excerpts: We need context to understand complex issues and this

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MAY 15, 2010

Preamble I have just been reading a post by @ tomkuhlmann called Five Ways to Guarantee Your E-Learning Course is a Success. The post is a relevant read for anyone in the field of delivering e-learning, training, and responsible for organizational performance. I have cited below a paragraph from the post of particular relevance-- about asking questions, the right questions.

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JUNE 9, 2010

I am copying a discussion we have been having on LinkedIn as a part of the Training&Development group. I started this discussion to understand the roles (tacit and explicit) that a learning consultant plays. The discussion that evolved has been one of the most insightful for me and I thought it should be shared with those who may not at present be a part of the T&D group on LinkedIn.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration. I am reading The Working Smarter Fieldbook (June 2010edition) by the ITA group , namely, Jay Cross , Jane Hart , Jon Husband , Charles Jennings, Harold Jarche and Clark Quinn.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

We are in the performance business , not the knowledge -gain business. The learning leaders who understand the difference are the ones who succeed. 1. Lead with a performance strategy , not a learning strategy. For far too long we have designed learning approaches to every problem. When a business unit approaches us with a new learning issue, be it technology - or business skill-based, we immediately begin thinking of ways that fall back on traditional approaches such as the classroom, be it vir

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JULY 4, 2010

Why do many organizations fail to enthuse their learners about their e-learning drive? What are some of the possible reasons for a low adoption rate? Is it only the e-learning design or lack thereof? What organizations treading the path of e-learning or introducing anything new need to understand is that: ~The implementation is only the beginning ~The culture of the organization should actively support and drive post-implementation adoption ~Users/learners should perceive themselves as being app

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MARCH 9, 2010

People need free reign in making their work what they want to do; that’s what works with intrinsically motivated workers. The big payoff arrives when companies are doing the sort of greater good that makes a team proud. This is an excerpt from Motivation is not what you think from the Internet Time Blog. In Informal Learning , Jay writes about knowledge workers as: I like to work on things I help create.

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MARCH 8, 2010

I was going through the Demonstrations and Case Studies on the Enspire Learning website when I came across a marvelous simulation on Virtual Team Management. You can access the demos by registering. I recommend this simulation to all those who either are handling a globally distributed team or a project, and to all managers who feel that effective communication is one of the keys to business success.

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APRIL 13, 2010

This started with a conversation on Facebook, that went to Buzz and came back to FB again. This was a conversation between Paul (Twitter name: @simbeckhampson) and me. The conversation started with his comment to my link/post on Collaboration in a complex business environment , which incidentally I had put up on Amplify. I will begin this post with Paul's comment on FB and then track the conversation we had.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? ~ William Blake We read this poem in school where our teachers tried to explain the significance to the best of her/his ability. And my mind would conjure up visions of a tiger in a zoo, and the essence of the poem was lost to me. But now I know that I never understood the essence of the poem, never really visualized the power, the strength, and the grace of a tiger as it truly

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

This is a long overdue post that I have been writing in fits and starts and never got around to completing. This often happens with me.especially when I am on a learning spree. I tend to start on multiple things, create chaos in my mind, keep adding to that chaos till my mind somehow sorts them out, and helps me to see an emerging pattern. Till then, I don't try to write anything--hence my long absence from my blog.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance. Professionals are anyone who does work that cannot be standardized easily and who continuously welcomes challenges at the cutting edge of his or her expertise. David W. Shaffer in How Computer Games Help Children Learn (quoted by Harold Jarche in T+D) Creativity is a conversation--a tension--between individuals working on individual problems, a

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MARCH 28, 2010

I have just completed Drive and was reminded of Tom Sawyer (quoted by Dan Pink in the book) and my own childhood. I was never a very docile child and have been sent out of the classroom on more than one occasion. Mainly for asking too many questions or talking to my neighbour. While the first two minutes or so of standing outside the classroom saw me repentant and subdued, I would soon be engrossed by the black and white marble flooring of the long corridor.

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JULY 4, 2010

This was written almost a year ago.but re-posting it here. I just finished reading Telling Ain't Training by Harold J. Stolovitch and Erica J. Keeps. I am going to quote them liberally in my response here. This book, incidentally, is a must read for all trainers, HR professionals and anyone remotely interested in understanding the nature of learning and in making a difference through training and instruction.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Where I work, the e-learning team occupies 4 large rows with instructional designers, graphic designers, programmers, technicians, project managers spread out and rubbing shoulders in happy abandon. The team's manager sits within 3 feet of the team and can not only observe every member but can also walk up to offer quick assistance/advice whenever needed.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

I haven't written a post in a long while.not because nothing was happening but because too many things were happening. Moreover, my topic of passion, Collaborative Learning in the Workplace , has plenty of thought-leaders writing about it, and I haven't felt that I had anything new to add. I have been reading, synthesizing, creating my own little PKM and left it at that.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

The post, "I have seen a thousand faces" left me wondering and reflecting for a long time. It was my discovery of the morning.It is a visual representation of moments captured, moments that make up everyone's life, moments of pain, love, laughter. The human face has always been the teller of tales, and here you will see a beautiful rendition of that ageless story--the story of life.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Some is not a number; soon is not a time! Today is my birthday. However, that is not the subject matter of this post. The subject matter is a book called Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard ! I finished reading it this afternoon. I call this fortuitous because I had not planned it such. However, when one completes a book that tells you how to change or bring about change and it coincides with your birthday, it does cause you to reflect a little more than usual.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Today morning started on a wonderful note. An impromptu #lrnchat ! It was triggered by a question posed by @marciamarcia : In your opinion, what's the problem social media for learning solves? Please weigh in! And as she commented 90 minutes later: 168 unique responses (not including mine) in 90 minutes. Organized spontaneous on point educational delicious.

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MARCH 27, 2010

“A QUESTION NOT ASKED IS A DOOR NOT OPENED.” ~ MARILEE GOLDBERG, THE ART OF THE QUESTION Powerful questions are viral. A powerful question also has the capacity to “travel well”—to spread beyond the place where it began into larger networks of conversation throughout an organization or a community. Questions that travel well are often the key to large-scale change.

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JANUARY 1, 2010

As my thoughts surfaced from the subconscious to the conscious this morning when I woke up, I found myself thinking about Semantic Web and Homophily. Lying still for sometime, I tried to mentally brush aside the cobwebs and think back to what had triggered this association. That pondering took me back to all the blog posts by various bloggers that have most influenced my thought process and my posts in 2009.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

My first attempt at writing a post using my iPod. While not as optimal as the bigger laptop screen, there's a lot that can be said in favor of the mobility. I can see the advantages of this when 1. Waiting at an airport, 2. Caught in traffic (a frequent phenomenon), 3. When doing a quick, short update.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Preamble Some time back, I was asked to conduct knowledge transfer sessions for a new team member. Here is an outline (rather cryptic) of the situation. The italics are intended to draw attention to points of note. 1. She was experienced but came from a very different domain from mine. We lacked a common frame of reference to begin with. 2. I didn’t know her, and that was the first time I got to meet her.

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JULY 4, 2010

I am in the process of transferring my currently scattered bits and pieces of writing from all over the web to my blog. Have been meaning to do so for a long time but somehow never got around to it. Here's the first one. I was going through the net when I came across this presentation on Happiness as a Business Model. While not directly linked to training, it talks about Happiness being the prime factor that leads an individual's engagement with anything--be it business or learning.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Inspired by the post TweetBook: Create a PDF diary with all your Tweets by David Hopkins, I went ahead and did just that. I generated a PDF of all my tweets (of the last one year and that is pretty substantial) as well as one of all my favs. Neat! sahana2802's Tweet Book sahana2802's Favorite Tweet Book. Tags: Knowledge Management social media Twitter.

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APRIL 29, 2010

As the very first delivery sign-off mails for the project I have been working on started flowing in this morning, I was reminded of my initial days on this project. When I was the sole individual sent as a consultant to the client site to ideate and…well…consult. And I realized that it has been exactly 9 months—almost to the day—that we are delivering the baby.

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MARCH 8, 2010

"It's the communication, stupid!" as Terry Holley aptly said in the comment. I found the following post from Quit List. #997-Quit thinking you are a great communicator. You ain’t! The post seemed particularly relevant to me in this age of information overload where SYNTHESIS and not only ANALYSIS is the key to success. The anatomy of bad communication.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While reading Gary Hamel ’s The Future of Management , this paragraph drew my attention (there are other equally and even more memorable passages in this iconoclastic and must read book) for a reason. I will expand on that shortly but thought it worth citing the paragraph first. “When in your life have you felt the most joyful and the most energized by work?

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JULY 10, 2010

Gurteen Knowledge: 10 Years in KM Related articles by Zemanta David Gurteen: Isn't KM everyone's job? (nickmilton.com) David Gurteen: Harvard Business Review on Knowledge Management (opsregs.com) David Gurteen: Measuring KM: Measures, Targets and Rewards (slideshare.net) David Gurteen: People 2.0: Working in a 2.0 World (slideshare.net) David Gurteen: Blog>> Two Pillars of Implementing KM Initiatives (greenchameleon.com).

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MARCH 22, 2010

Have you ever felt free? Really really free? Unfettered, unbounded, untethered? If you have stretched yourself to your limit and beyond to get a really really important project, and then finally gotten it, you are left with a feeling of exhilaration mixed with a sudden emptiness. Do you know what I mean? It's a bit like the race is over, you are down on your knees on the tracks, you have won the gold but you are too tired to appreciate its worth!

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APRIL 22, 2010

Harold Jarche’s posts as always hits the nail on the head and this one is no exception. Before I launch into my thoughts, here's what Sara Ford (Program Manager of CodePlex) has to say about Agile: 1. Design and plan for the very next step, instead of designing and planning for the very next feature. 2. Break down work into smallest possible sets. Adding work is fun and rewarding; removing work is painful and risky. 3.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I subscribe to eLearning Learning feeds because of the quality of the posts that it brings together. A few days back, when I received the feeds in my mailbox and scrolled down to read, I saw my post there. Taken aback, I told myself, “Naa, some mistake!” And went right back to work. When my next post appeared in the next day’s feed, I decided to explore a bit.

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