Much of this discussion was about how to get change to happen, with (I think) a very practical and realistic acknowledgment of the barriers to change. The idea of iterative change came up several times. Where traditional project and change management follows a linear process, what may be more effective for emerging technology is to do lots of little projects, see how they go, and adjust as needed. Nancy mentioned another idea that I thought was great: an appreciative approach to change. œTechnology has fundamentally changed how we can be together”. MORE >>

This is a total phase change. There are some companies that haven’t changed their core philosophies and management practices in 100 years and they never will. There are others that are hiring new kinds of leaders, and they are changing in a big way. We are in a rapidly changing, mind-blowing overly complex world out there today. Change Informal LearningLX Briefing. Mixing case studies, stories, and actionable recommendations together with humor and easy-to-understand language, Jay Cross provides much more than buzzwords and back-patting, or so says his bio. MORE >>

Stir the mix to change perspectives.  Change Futurism Social MediaUsing social media (SM) to prepare material for instructional design, courseware and webinars and such is the flip side of the same coin that encourages social media as intake media. We read a lot about using SM to learn, but how about to build? Here are 5.1 reasons to build learning via SM. Social Collective. People learn best in a social context and are self-directed, particularly when focused on a specific task. Information for All on Demand. This could be in the cloud, on a server or a Facebook page.  MORE >>

You name it, somebody is trying to measure it: employee satisfaction, employee engagement,   organizational pulse, leadership, attitudes toward a recent change, etc. The problem is that organizations are collecting a great deal of data but not applying it in ways that result in substantive change. What will be changed that will improve the work environment and increase organizational success? How will follow-up happen to ensure the success of the changes?  Guest blogger for this post is James D. Stilwell. emphasizing the role of employees. MORE >>

Unfortunately though, in an age of Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, we still have to create a mindset change. have seen glimpses of how little improvements in the workplace and work systems can make a positive change in people's approach to learning. I am a trainer by profession. know there are war cries in the industry to just get rid of the training department completely. agree and I disagree. Jane Bozarth 's landmark quote remains at the back of my mind. Trainers won't be replaced by technology. They will be replaced by trainers who are willing to use technology.” They don?t MORE >>