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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

The meaning of ‘community’ has changed drastically with the spread of the internet and the rise of all the social networks. No longer confined by geography, people who share the same interests can connect, share and grow as a community online. Organizational value of online communities.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! Information organized data. Communities of practice are created by developing explicit knowledge. How would that help you create better eLearning?

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! Information organized data. Communities of practice are created by developing explicit knowledge. How would that help you create better eLearning?

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The power of virtual skills to future-proof your people and organization

CLO Magazine

An organization thrives on engagement and productive people. The CIPD reports that large organizations are increasing their use of digital solutions (53 percent of respondents) and investing in learning technology (31 percent), as well as reporting a decrease in the use of face-to-face learning.

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2023 ITA Jay Cross Memorial Award: Keeley Sorokti

Clark Quinn

Recipients champion workplace and social learning practices inside their organization and/or on the wider stage. They share their work in public and often challenge conventional wisdom. In addition to her role at Sift, Keeley Sorokti’s influence extends beyond her workplace. She actively shares her expertise and insights.

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The ‘Mastermind’ effect: Leveraging resources to support upskilling and reskilling for the future

CLO Magazine

There are numerous ways to use internal resources to support learning, including coaching, mentoring, apprenticing, job shadowing and engaging in trial or stretch projects. However, one of the least utilized tools is the internal mastermind group, sometimes better known as the peer advisory group.

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Inoculating the organization

Clark Quinn

I was having a discussion the other day with my ITA colleague Jay Cross, and the topic wandered over to how to use the social approaches we foster under the umbrella of the Coherent Organization to help organizations become one. And I went feral. Do we work top down, or bottom up? Yet I’ll suggest that it is doable.