ID Reflections

JANUARY 18, 2010

We have often experienced this phenomenon where someone we hold in regard for their knowledge, expertise in a particular area, skills, insight and analytical abilities, just does not seem to share the knowledge. A post from a blogger I admire, this one set me thinking this morning. A definitely good read.

Expertise 100

Expertise Collaborative Learning Analytics Tagging 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2011

I mentioned that Adaptive Thinking that promotes adaptive expertise is what makes us learners, takes us out of our preconceived notions formed by our domain expertise, and allows us to probe and respond to changing situations with greater elasticity. In short, this helps us to deal with complex situations.

Cognitive 136

Cognitive Diversity Training Information Overload Behavior 136

ID Reflections

MAY 11, 2010

Shared expertise builds credibility. We should teach a man to teach & share expertise." ~@ dwilkinsnh Organizational network analysis (Rob Cross) shows how companies really work. Your SoMe group always moves w/you. ~@ dwilkinsnh Much of using SoMe is abt trust.Putting name on the line helps. Can't be anonymous.

ISPI 168

ISPI Skype Social Learning Social 168

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 4, 2009

the concept of expertise has become diluted and. Disciplined – we all need to have mastered one discipline to prosper or run the risk of being limited to menial tasks. My thoughts: With the advent of web 2.0,

Social Media 100

Social Media Collaborative Learning Expertise Tagging 100

ID Reflections

JULY 20, 2011

The perceived expertise level of the others in the community (if I am out of my depth, I may just lurk). The feel of the community--does it feel welcoming and generate a sense of belonging, accepting of different opinions, composed of people at different levels of expertise, and so on. The attention/time ratio I can devote.

Communities of Practice 203

Communities of Practice IBM Community Jive 203

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2009

They have acquired this expertise over the years by doing, by applying. With increasing expertise, their views of situations and ability to assimilate, analyze, synthesize evolve and change. The expert-novice divide Most experts “know” how to do something (whatever it is that they are deemed to be experts in).

Expert 112

Expert Knowledge ISPI Performance Support 112

ID Reflections

APRIL 6, 2014

o What kinds of skills are required – subject matter expertise, social media skills, community facilitation skills, learning experience design creation skills? Thus, it is critically important that organizations – if deciding to embark the MOOC way – also think of the roles that community facilitators will play.

Social Networks 189

Social Networks Benefits Forum Community 189

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Routine expertise , based on set skills and crystallized intelligence, is being superseded by a need for more adaptive expertise and fluid intelligence. The competitive edge is the ability to problem solve quickly and innovatively. The day of individual stars are past; it is time for collaborative team work.

Cognitive 165

Cognitive Diversity Training Social Networks Knowledge Worker 165

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

I have been thinking for a long time about what we, as L&D, need to and can do to foster a culture of sharing and collaborative learning to meet the challenges of a distributed workplace with dispersed expertise and complex work situations. In my mind, working out loud can be one of the means to strengthen organizational learning.

Social Networks 160

Social Networks PKM Organizational Learning Collaboration 160

ID Reflections

JANUARY 1, 2011

Rosenberg The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande The Future of Management by Gary Hamel Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results by Morten Hansen Getting Things Done by David Allen Building Expertise: Cognitive (..)

Cognitive 185

Cognitive Enterprise 2.0 Blogging KM 185

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

… Whatever the particulars of that episode in your life, I bet it involved people who were bound by their devotion to a common cause, who were undeterred by a lack of resources and by a lack of expertise, and who cared more about what they could accomplish together than how credit would be apportioned.” Bay decoration!

Innovation 110

Innovation Expertise Knowledge Management Ideas 110

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2015

The practice of working out loud across and beyond the borders of a conventional org chart leads to a much higher probability of expertise location, talent discovery, innovation, cross-pollination of ideas, and a resilient and constantly learning organization. We need it more than ever now – because we don’t have time.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Cognitive PKM Network 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 13, 2011

I wanted to understand how communities within an enterprise can help build capabilities, enable expertise, and truly transform an organization into a learning organization. My interest in social business expanded beyond the by now well-defined benefits of reduced time to market, increased scope for innovation, customer engagement, and such.

Instructional Design 193

Instructional Design Community Enterprise Instructional 193

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

Don't think of yourself as an expert: Be aware of the vanishing concept of "expertise". Today, everyone can easily gain expertise with access to information and the tools available to share and disseminate. The only way to keep up with the rapid pace of tech development is to share and participate in online conversations.

Skills 100

Skills Social Networks Big Question Theory 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 25, 2014

Access to good quality courses via a technologically sound platform is the bare minimum—the hygiene factor for starting a MOOC.

PKM 157

PKM OER Diversity Training Trust 157

ID Reflections

AUGUST 8, 2016

They may also be individual freelancers coming together to complete a project bringing their expertise to the table. This set of individuals will likely come together within an organization to form a project team (much like a movie team comes together) and disperse once the work is done.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Predictions Diversity Training Collaboration 100

ID Reflections

JULY 30, 2014

Through repeated application, employees gained expertise and efficiency was a direct outcome. So, a loop of training followed by application of the knowledge and processes learnt became the norm. It was “learn, then work.” Supervision and appraisals were centered on safeguarding conformance.

Performance Support 167

Performance Support Performance Knowing Doing Gap Coaching 167

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Afterall, UX designers come with years of experience, expertise in a specific area,and knowledge of their subjects. This doesn't of course mean that we become UX designers byvirtue of being community managers. That might be stretching it too far. Nevertheless, a community manager needs tounderstand the basic tenets of good usability.

Community 175

Community Management Design Search 175

ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Professionals are anyone who does work that cannot be standardized easily and who continuously welcomes challenges at the cutting edge of his or her expertise. Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance.

Learning 2.0 132

Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I will quote it here since it supports my view… “…Many consultants approach the task of giving advice as if it were an objective, rational exercise based on their technical knowledge and expertise. However, consulting is almost never an exclusively logical process.

Consulting 100

Consulting Project Management Roles 100

ID Reflections

MAY 25, 2015

Organizations like Google and Apple have become such talent communities attracting the best of the best in their areas of expertise. I came across this post by +Abhijit Bhaduri - Talent Communities Must Go Beyond Hiring.

Strategy 100

Strategy Attitudes Community Conversation 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Teaching Presence: This role can be played by the SMEs (subject-matter experts) for that particular topic who pose queries, respond to questions of a technical nature, and share their expertise.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Diversity Training Forum Network 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2009

Learner empowered = requires effective “self learners” and good knowledge networkers since it involves connecting with and finding expertise 9. Personalized = “Outcome is what the learner desires” 8. Pull learning= just in time, just the right amount 10. Meaning formed via social interaction since no learning can happen in a vacuum 11.

Informal Learning 110

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Social 110

ID Reflections

MAY 16, 2010

Search and 'find' skills To find the right information when it's needed Critical thinking skills To extract meaning and significance Creative thinking skills To generate new ideas about, and ways of, using the information Analytical skills To visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and concepts, and make decisions that make sense based on (..)

Innovation 158

Innovation Outsource Social Media Collaboration 158

ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

Those with cutting edge skills in their core areas of expertise will continue to see demand for their work while others waiting for orgs to re-skill them might just run the risk of becoming irrelevant.

Network 100

Network Diversity Training Personal Learning Social Networks 100

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

It’s a very short span of time to have gained any form of expertise in the use of SoMe and am looking forward to evolving my thoughts… I would love to hear your thoughts and learn from you. Simple rules you’d follow with a friend you love too. These are some of my beliefs garnered from my experiences over the past one year.

Social Media 140

Social Media Media Social Social Networks 140

ID Reflections

MAY 15, 2010

The conversation that ensued provided me with the following insights: The SMEs who had provided the review inputs on the initial storyboards had been unaware of the source of content The storyboards would be reviewed by multiple SMEs since it was important that all aspects of the tasks be covered Each SME had their own area of expertise, and all of (..)

Storyboard 144

Storyboard Course Develop Skype 144

ID Reflections

JANUARY 15, 2015

Adaptive over predictive Ruth Clark describes adaptive in relation to expertise in her book Building Expertise: Cognitive Methods for Training and Performance Improvement , and I think it reflects my understanding of Agile philosophy very well. Adaptive expertise brings open-ended inquiry to the problem and not a pre-defined solution.

Agile 100

Agile Social Networks Expertise Collaboration 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

An increasingly global and uber connected workforce, globally distributed organizations, dispersed expertise, ubiquitous connectivity powered by the affordances of social, local and mobile (SoLoMo) and the economy of individuals are giving rise to completely different working and learning behaviors.

PKM 100

PKM Diversity Training Community Communities of Practice 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 21, 2014

The days of routine expertise is over. Adaptive expertise and a growth mindset are the needs of the hour. A set of fixed skills and a stock of knowledge no longer suffice in the workplace today.

Outsource 176

Outsource Expertise Learning Policies 176

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

The hat of a Connector Collaboration platforms are all about connections--between content and people, between expertise and need, between skill-sets and projects, between people and people. Here are some practical tips to make a community engaging for its users.

Community 172

Community Roles Management Screencast 172

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 15, 2011

The hat of a Connector Collaboration platforms are all about connections--between contet andpeople, between expertise and need, between skill-sets and projects, betweenpeople and people. I will write moreabout what makes for a good content curator in a later post.

Community 193

Community Management Jive Screencast 193

ID Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2011

Wicked problems require creativity, expertise, and sometimes that leap of faith to solve. It is linear, logical, and analytical. Image taken from: [link] But trying to solve a wicked problem using such tools is like trying to tame a tiger using a dog leash. It also requires adaptive thinking abilities.

Problem 158

Problem Agile Cognitive Alternatives 158

ID Reflections

JULY 17, 2014

Today, in an era of ubiquitous connectivity, expertise comes from one’s networks. For generative learning to take place, it is important that people converse, exchange ideas and hold discourses. The era of becoming an expert in isolation is gone. The richer and diverse the network, the faster one learns.

Diversity Training 141

Diversity Training Specialist Performance Support Write Blog 141

ID Reflections

MARCH 7, 2014

This, IMHO, will offer the following advantages: Facilitate a social learning experience Facilitate capture of tacit knowledge through experience sharing and discussions Enable communication within cohorts and connect learners to relevant content and expertise Help to add context to the existing content – thus taking care of relevancy Initiate a “working (..)

Micro-Learning 192

Micro-Learning Lecture Module Virtual World 192

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Whether we depend on others to provide us with curated content or wedecide to become curators in our area(s) of expertise or interest, the need forcuration as a sense making and PKM activity is undeniable. It is difficult to deny anymore that curation is the need ofthe hour.

PKM 218

PKM Mashups Pattern Community 218

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

"Critical new skills are scarce - and their uneven distribution around the world is forcing companies to develop innovative new ways to find people, develop capabilities, and share expertise" ( Ref : [link] And this interactive dashboard lets you explore the trends using different filters and parameters.

Roles 100

Roles Blended Learning Diversity Training SAP 100