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Games in Corporate Training? Sacrilege Indeed!

ID Reflections

The problem with learning usually starts when it becomes divorced from fun, when it becomes a chore, a “must do”, a training requirement to be accomplished. This is very frequently the case with corporate training. Training is over; everyone has taken the course. It is seen as a very serious need—which it indeed is.

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Exceptions are the new normal

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You can’t train for exceptions nor create checklists or Job Aids. Sameer Patel in the post WhyException Handling Should be the Rule writes: “Each exception requires adifferent set of experts or problem owners ,some known but most unknown, and oftenspread across a global footprint at large organizations.” This requires: 1.

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MOOCs in the Workplace and Heutagogy

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It has partnered with a number of companies to teach courses on the use of their products, at the end of which students receive a certificate of proficiency.” “In AT&T is underwriting the overall cost of the course, with the hope of expanding the pool of well-trained engineers.” And I am an idealist—I admit that upfront.

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Emergent Workplaces: Learning in the Networked World

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To quote Charles Darwin: It is becoming evident that be it organizations or individuals, those who are adaptive, agile, and open to learning are the ones who will survive. Whether that will lead to a dystopian future of fragmented lives and robots for company remain to be seen. It will become the norm. It is becoming all pervasive.

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Quotes and excerpts on the need for Learning 2.0 from the Best of T+D: 2007-2009

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If the learning organization doesn’t get into that 70 percent and use social media, they’re going to get left behind. And that’s a really exciting place for the learning profession to be because what you are capturing, then, is the performance of an organization.” CoPs deliver unique benefits to an organization.

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Role of a Learning Consultant: Insightful discussion imported from LinkedIn

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I am copying a discussion we have been having on LinkedIn as a part of the Training&Development group. I understand that the need differs from organization to organization. Never build a training program that dont have a ROI. Learning Strategy Expert It depends on the need of the organization. Comments (12).

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HPT and Social Learning: David Wilkins via Skype #ISPI -Sharing some key points.

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We should teach a man to teach & share expertise." ~@ dwilkinsnh Organizational network analysis (Rob Cross) shows how companies really work. When you suggest/ask the Enterprise for funds for Training - do you look at both First and Life Cycle costs in the ROI forecast? #ISPI "We should no longer teach a man to fish.

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