EPSS Learning @ the Point of Work Performer Support convergence informal learning Learning 3.0 learning at point of work LinkedIn performance support work contextParadigm shift? Methinks this evolution is going to make more noise than a dramatic shift of thinking. My only hope is that training organizations hear the noise and embrace the implications of new skills and integration of learning @ the point of work before they hear another sound – the firing squad blasting away at their training budget. MORE >>

Given the amount of information we all have to deal with daily and the documented loss of up to 85% of knowledge gained from training within three weeks, it is no wonder mistakes happen. Continuous Learning EPSS Learning @ the Point of Work Performer Support Social Learning Taxonomy learning and performance portal learning at point of work learning portal LinkedIn performer support portal portlet PSO training portal work contextWhere we would like to be is giving them an efficient resource where reference knowledge is readily accessible. MORE >>

Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity? Training typically ends at the event – how does that help the learner when they get to the point of performance? domains: formal, informal, performance support. If you think through the full spectrum, then training becomes less important… Performance support tools given out after a training event: Leadership Competency Model Wheel – competencies are around the outer edge of the tool (e.g., performance improvement comes in the before and after. Teach the performance support tool. MORE >>

It is well documented that the vast majority of learning in the workplace is informal. This 70:20:10 breakdown has since been supported by subsequent research , though sometimes the ratio is represented as 80:20 to reflect informal learning and formal training respectively. • 20% on informal learning. As its philosophy matures, the process of learning becomes increasingly informal, self-directed and collaborative. And one way of doing that is by committing to “informal first” What is informal first? Vive la revolution! MORE >>

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. Become a Performance Ninja. By the close of the workshop, you will be able to… understand what informal learning is, how it works, why it’s important. review models, cases, archetypes of successful informal learning. spot the fakes, e.g. “managing informal learning”. identify opportunities to improve performance by a minimum of $100,000. prepare a business case for that informal learning project. with Jay Cross. MORE >>