Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Kurt Hanks led a two-day workshop on Paradigm Mapping before the official two-day event kicked off. You don’t hear about tools like these at ASTD meetings and traditional training gatherings. Sedona is a magic spot in the high desert, about two hours north of Phoenix.

Cognitive 68

Cognitive Toys Coaching Diversity Training 68

Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

ASTD held TechKnowledge in San Jose this year. Dan Pontefract and David Mallon’s presentation on creating a culture of collaboration at TELUS was one of the most useful things I’ve ever heard at an ASTD event, and I was making presentations at ASTD events thirty years ago. Yes, yes, yes. Thanks, gang.

TechKnowledge 59

TechKnowledge ASTD Masie ISPI 59

Jay Cross

JULY 17, 2012

Standardized courses and workshops multiplied. 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. Corporate Learning Today. asks the police officer.

Corporate eLearning 71

Corporate eLearning Compliance Training Blended Learning Training 71

Jay Cross

APRIL 16, 2013

It’s all a matter of learning, but it’s not the sort of learning that is the province of training departments, workshops, and classrooms. Formal learning - classes and workshops and online events – is the source of only 10% to 20% of what we learn at work. Informal learning is effective because it is personal.

Informal Learning 98

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Authoring Tools 98