Jay Cross

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Give me a ride across the stream. Learning is not so much an additive process, with new learning simply piling up on top of existing knowledge, as it is an active, dynamic process in which the connections are constantly changing and the structure reformatted.” “If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Why, he asks.

Education 36

Education Ideas Streaming Knowledge 36

Jay Cross

APRIL 3, 2013

What we perceive at any moment is limited to an extremely smart compartment in the stream of information about our surroundings flowing in from the sense organs. The unconscious is an active, vital part of the human mind. There was no independent reflective activity in people’s heads. The Bandwidth of Consciousness.

Brain 53

Brain Predictions Picture Cognitive 53

Jay Cross

JANUARY 16, 2011

Observable – Activity within the site can be watched and reviewed by any other visitor to the site. We were watching streams of code on screen. Precise – Pages will be titled with sufficient precision to avoid most name clashes, typically by forming noun phrases. To Ward, the whole internet was made to do wikis.

Wiki 40

Wiki Mash-up Mashups Wikipedia 40

Jay Cross

JANUARY 26, 2013

Excerpts: Chris deems character strengths as the foundation of humanity, and strength-congruent activity as a key route to the good life. Zest [vitality, enthusiasm, vigor, energy]: Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things halfway or halfheartedly; living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated.

Association 69

Association Off-shore Examples Survey 69

Jay Cross

AUGUST 18, 2011

Give me a ride across the stream. Learning is not so much an additive process, with new learning simply piling up on top of existing knowledge, as it is an active, dynamic process in which the connections are constantly changing and the structure reformatted.” “If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Why, he asks.

Ideas 44

Ideas Education Streaming Knowledge 44

Jay Cross

AUGUST 31, 2012

Activity streams, like Twitter, so I know what’s going on and what people are talking about. Choosing and subscribing to streams of information I’m interested in. Workspaces – to break up the organization’s activity into relevant, digestible feeds for each individual and feeds.

Social Networks 76

Social Networks Collaboration Collaborative Learning Diversity Training 76

Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

As social learning began to create a buzz, LMS vendors have responded by tacking blogs and microblogs (tweet streams) onto their registration and delivery systems. Activity streams, a “river of news,” are the lifeblood of today’s social networks. Social networks do different jobs than a Learning Management System (LMS).

Social Networks 79

Social Networks Social Network Network Social 79

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Let me choose and subscribe to streams of information I’m interested in, like BoingBoing, LifeHacker or Huffpost. Activity stream – for monitoring the organization pulse in real time, sharing what you’re doing, being referred to useful information, asking for help, accelerating the flow of news and information, and keeping up with change.

Social Networks 77

Social Networks Wiki Facebook Social Bookmarking 77

Jay Cross

MAY 26, 2015

setting up learning as a continuous activity, not an event. pinpointing high-return activities such as manager coaching. Activity stream keeps one up to date. Assess the organizational benefits of: embedding learning in work, covering a much larger audience. embracing social and experiential learning. Performance support.

Metrics 36

Metrics Compliance Training Social Networks IBM 36

Jay Cross

MARCH 30, 2012

Yammer and why activity streams are a key foundation for integrated applications and organizations - Ross Dawson , March 26, 2012. Why Social Business Keeps Failing to Deliver - Luis Suarez , March 21, 2012. Time for the Patent Office to move off of TIFF? - David Weinberger , March 12, 2012. 2b2k] Information overload? Not so much.

Social Networks 44

Social Networks Doc Yammer Information Overload 44

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 17, 2011

5 Reasons Why Activity Streams Will Save You From Information Overload - Luis Suarez , May 4, 2011. Review: The Edupunks’ Guide, by Anya Kamenetz - Stephen Downes: Half an Hour , August 8, 2011. We are the medium - David Weinberger , January 31, 2011. Earthquake turns TV networks into print - Doc Searls , March 11, 2011.

Social Networks 61

Social Networks Authoring Tools Doc Social Media 61

Jay Cross

MARCH 14, 2010

Of course there’s no guarantee that the fab plant wouldn’t be another white elephant when it comes on stream in three years. Keeping up with eLearning is not a core activity for us; we should outsource as much of it as we can. The ROI is better than building another fab plant but some of the underlying numbers are soft.

Business 52

Business Metrics Director Knowledge Worker 52

Jay Cross

JUNE 2, 2011

Innovation is a social activity – we need to use social tools and techniques to foster it … #lrnchat. Innovation is a social activity – we need to use social tools and techniques to foster it … #lrnchat. Innovation is a social activity – Not always! Father asks what WTF means. via TweetChat.

Social Networks 43

Social Networks Mash-up Mashups iPhone 43

Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

A Learning Flow is a continuous steady stream of social micro-learning activities – accessible from the web and mobile devices. These are prerequisites for Hagel’s creation spaces (and my own workscapes.). In a series of articles, Jane Hart describes learning flows. This is an important step beyond the course.

Enterprise 2.0 41

Enterprise 2.0 Case Study Doc Enterprise 41

Jay Cross

JULY 4, 2012

Clark adds specific activities that go on amidst reflection. the corporate activity stream) and outside it (e.g. We may sing different songs (diversity builds strength) but we need be aligned to achieve a common purpose. Harold focuses on intention, formality, and diversity. I look at linkages and drivers. The Models.

Organization 67

Organization Social Networks Firewalls Social Network 67

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Now, the torrent of information generated by the ever increasing stream of new developments has rendered this impossible. It pleases me to think of all of the passing information, entertainment, notifications, tweets, blogs, magazines, newspapers, and so on as a never-ending stream. Coping mechanisms. Let it flow.

Wiki 36

Wiki Pipes Friendfeed Torrent 36

Jay Cross

AUGUST 23, 2010

The backchannel is very active. All of Gnomedex is streamed live. She told me this was the rare conference where people weren’t hitting on her. We gave Violet a standing ovation for her voice against censorship. Between sessions and during announcements, the Twitterstream is projected onto the main screen. Documentation.

Diversity Training 48

Diversity Training Microphone Community Masie 48

Jay Cross

JULY 2, 2012

Yammer and why activity streams are a key foundation for integrated applications and organizations ROSS DAWSON | MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012. Three Principles for Net Work HAROLD JARCHE | SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012. Distribution models that work. Are we finally getting it (them) right? DAVID WEINBERGER | SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012.

Doc 60

Doc Enterprise 2.0 Social Media Yammer 60

Jay Cross

JULY 17, 2012

None of this activity shows up in ASTD’s and other trade organizations’ statistics. Training professionals acknowledge that social and collaborative activities account for most workplace learning, followed by self-directed learning. Social & Collaborative Activities. Feeds, Tweets, streams. Learning Mode. Know where.

Corporate eLearning 71

Corporate eLearning Compliance Training Blended Learning Training 71

Jay Cross

OCTOBER 9, 2010

This session is the first of what Brewster envisions as a stream of continuing events. The pieces of the system have been written but it’s going to take another two or three years for the three people actively working on Xanadu to complete it. And that will surely help us navigate the fast-moving stream of modern life.

Authoring Tools 63

Authoring Tools Multitasking Pedagogy Write Blog 63

Jay Cross

AUGUST 24, 2012

Twelve days ago, I began curating a stream of information on happiness and well-being from Google Alerts and various recommendation engines. My crap detectors are active. ” He concluded that GDP measures everything ”except that which makes life worthwhile.” ” Progress report on my learning.

Scanning 45

Scanning Report Study Research 45