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BIG DATA, GOOD INFORMATION & A WAY FOR YOU TO USE IT

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The first is about big data, the phenomenon that now makes available enormous, staggering, volumes of information almost instantaneously. The second is a condition that says information already known to us can limit how big data can be used because there are other types of knowing to expand thinking. So the era of big data is here.

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS ONCE THE RHETORIC IS REMOVED

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The benefits of knowledge management (KM) are a monster value-add to any organization. How could such a straightforward process for transferring information and learning become bogged down in dense MBA rhetoric taking what is essentially a simple idea and obfuscating it in layers of process and jargon? What is Knowledge Management.

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TAMING INFORMATION OVERLOAD BEFORE IT DEVOURS

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The temptation to employ every idea and methodology is an organic consequence of information overload. Rather than making learning design more direct and focused, content is too easily diluted by non-essential information—that, while interesting and valuable—does nothing to amplify the quality of the learning solution.

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PARDON MY SIN

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Knowledge was the door and reading, the key. As a child, even during college years, if I fell short of a fact or the merest iota of information, Grandma would, and this does say it all, “Richard, look it up”. We were vessels to replace the six million who died in the camps. The burning of books was the second-worst.

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PLAY ME or TRADE ME

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Maybe a notch below, my experiences and knowledge is pretty fair but I wouldn’t dispute a point with a respected expert–my words would only be a well-informed opinion. I am lucky to have very broad, if not exceptionally deep, smarts in common and arcane subjects. Nevertheless, the parallel is darn close.

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Overcoming Generation Differences When Building Learning: Part 2

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Whether creating a training program when all three groups are in the room or accessing courses online demands the learning designer incorporate specific ways of delivering information with the appropriate assets, techniques, and technologies. I am fully prepared to hear from all quarters. Apparently me. I hope it doesn’t end up in my heart.

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5.1 Reasons How and Why to Build Learning with Social Media

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Leveraging the collective intelligence of the group as they start producing information has never been easier with the portability, low threshold of technical savvy, and interconnectedness of these devices. Information for All on Demand. Build a place where information can be shared and critiqued – focusing on warehousing findings.