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Obsession with efficiency is creating more impatience and less happiness

CLO Magazine

The American College Health Association reported that from 2011 to 2016 there was a 12 percent rise in students stating they feel “overwhelming anxiety.” In fact, a Wegmans cashier is coached to scan a customer’s groceries at a designated “items per minute,” or IPM. Wegmans’ mission is: Every day you get our best.

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Iron Mountain Sentinels: Certified Peer Coaches

CLO Magazine

But training for its 7,000 couriers, records center specialists and other front-line employees was inconsistent, and in some cases, nonexistent. After the Sentinel program was implemented, scanning errors declined from about 15,000 to 20,000 a week in December 2011 to about 3,000 in July 2013. It was a significant concern.

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Michael Allen – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

My graduate school advisor was a specialist in research on creativity. That is, by rapidly scanning through vast volumes of knowledge, scoping beyond what is evidently related, they will propose effective solutions that are far from obvious. From my exposure to his work, I’ve held an interest in creativity.

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MICHAEL ALLEN – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

My graduate school advisor was a specialist in research on creativity. That is, by rapidly scanning through vast volumes of knowledge, scoping beyond what is evidently related, they will propose effective solutions that are far from obvious. From my exposure to his work, I’ve held an interest in creativity.

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The Changing Face of Work and Workplace Learning

Learnnovators

Siri , the quirky and intelligent personal assistant has been an integral part of the Apple iOS since October, 2011. On March 1, 2011, IBM announced the IBM SmartCloud framework to support Smarter Planet.” (And as weird as it sounds, I am finding it difficult to write Watson with a lower case “w”).

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THE CHANGING FACE OF WORK AND WORKPLACE LEARNING

Learnnovators

Siri , the quirky and intelligent personal assistant has been an integral part of the Apple iOS since October, 2011. On March 1, 2011, IBM announced the IBM SmartCloud framework to support Smarter Planet.” – Wikipedia. (And as weird as it sounds, I am finding it difficult to write Watson with a lower case “w”).

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7 Characteristics Of A Digital Mindset

Learnnovators

Agility in this context encompasses the skill of being able to scan the landscape of one’s domain of work and organizational ecosystem, and keeping pace with what is happening at the edges to remain relevant. Being agile is more than just adapting to change. x—–x—–x—–x—–x.

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