Jay Cross

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The principles of learning

Jay Cross

Communities of practice , a term coined by Institute for Research on Learning staff. Learning is a condition of continuing membership in that community. Shared practices create bonds between people. We are all members of multiple communities of practice. Knowing is really embedded in practice.

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Checklist: transforming corporate learning

Jay Cross

help individuals build trusted Personal Knowledge Networks of colleagues they can call upon for advice and support. help teams set up and sustain internal communities of practice – to improve knowledge sharing within teams. help teams co-create and share content to support one another’s learning and performance.

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The Masterclass on Informal Learning

Jay Cross

Retreat for CLOs, HR directors, planners, and policy makers on the philosophy of informal learning, the change management process required to support it, and the corporate culture that fosters its success. This is generally a one-half or one-day onsite engagement with thirty to forty people.

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Learn Informal Learning Informally

Jay Cross

Form an on-going community of practice. The month-long event is appropriate for decision-makers, designers, CLOs, innovation leaders, managers of communications, and others who want to accelerate learning in their organization. membership in ongoing support network. Develop and sell your implementation plan.

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Troubling Trends in Organizational Networks

Jay Cross

Most of the organizations that responded are sailing stormy seas without a rudder: • Less than half reported that their professionals and/or teams form communities of practice. • No communities of practice for support. Communities of Practice: Hot or Not? of practice provide. Poor training.

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10 most popular posts of 2012

Jay Cross

Organizations and their people are members of many different types of networks, for example, communities of practice, the company social network, and close-knit collaborative work teams. These activities can take place online, and people can learn from one another in virtual communities and support groups.

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Summarizing Learn for Yourself

Jay Cross

Back in California, Peter and I met at the Institute for Research on Learning to talk further about informal learning, communities of practice, anthropological research, and learning as engagement.