Jay Cross

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Timing is Everything

Jay Cross

A landmark study by ASTD and IBM interviewed CLOs and CxOs at 26 leading companies across 11 industries (see The C-level and the Value of Learning , T+D magazine, October 2005). Vision truth, and productivity: these are the universal values that make a company effective. How well do you get along with this group?

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Thriving in the Net-Work Era

Jay Cross

ASTD is born. Replacing instructor-led events with living networks yields astounding gains in productivity. Mayo discovered the Hawthorne Effect, opening the study of motivation. Skinner constructed teaching machines. military formalized instruction to train millions of soldiers for World War II.

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LearnTrends: Backchannel

Jay Cross

Plug for ASTD - CPLP Certification includes all of these areas of expertise. Moderator (Harold Jarche): ADDIE is for mass instruction and it's as outdated as mass production. ADDIE reminds me of project management, software development, product management.common pieces that have ubiqitious purpose. Cynan: joint ownership?

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

They all offered great products. The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) reports that companies spend $1,067 per employee (2.7% ASTD measures only formal training, the workshops, classes, and assignments meted out by training departments. Workers must learn all the time to remain productive and relevant.

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Informal Learning – the other 80%

Jay Cross

Consider Cisco, a company with a staggering thirst for new-product information and detail. Jay has spoken at Online Learning, Training, Online Educa, Image World, Instructional Systems Association, eLearning Guild , eLearning Forum, Learning Objects Symposium, ASTD International, Training Directors Forum, and other events.