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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. However, wikis are only the tip of the iceberg.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Trust me…trying to train folks on a software package that they will neither need nor use is an exercise in frustration for everyone involved, not to mention a waste of time and money. Suddenly, the manager must learn to trust his people on another level. Terrifying! All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Not Everyone is a Social Customer | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

He declares: “It is time for companies to grow up, and that rather than calling their customers ‘social’ and focusing on tools that are mostly meant for private conversations, they begin to build trusted relationships through their own channels and tools, and follow a business – not bozo – logic. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Game Based Learning 2010 – Recap: Day 1

Upside Learning

However, elections are round the corner so my trust would only go so far. Among the experiences they shared I liked the idea of ‘jamming’ – which I understood as ‘uninhibited experimentation’ – trying to get together to try to do new things without fear of failure. The 2011 edition is scheduled in Birmingham over 3 days.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Best of eLearning Learning in September 2010. Examples and Samples of Game Design Documents - Kapp Notes , September 15, 2010 Here is a collection of several game design documents and information about game design documents. These samples will give you some ideas. As always, great stuff found in the eLearning world in September.

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The Benefits of “Both/And” Leadership When Leading a Business

OpenSesame

When people feel heard and trusted, and that they can trust their leaders, they are more motivated and successful in their positions. In 2010, IDEO CEO Tim Brown, whose company is internationally renowned for its innovative design work, gave an interview in which he described the “T-shaped person” his company regularly hires.

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DevLearn 2014 – It’s a Wrap (and it’s all about community): Featuring Meg Bertapelle

Learning Rebels

While we have become great friends and I respected and trusted them all before I met them in person, the connection was much stronger, and our communication was more efficient, in person. I have always captured some great information and ideas from attending a conference. In fact the first conference I went to was DevLearn in 2010.

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