ID Reflections

JUNE 25, 2014

Most organizations (hopefully) have accepted that learning is crucial to their strategy for growth and performance, and if done right, has a direct impact on the bottom line. Added to this is the relentless pressure to do more with less – both on organizations and on employees. Into this space enters MOOCs!

PKM 157

PKM OER Diversity Training Trust 157

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The snippet succinctly puts forth the challenges of being a hierarchical organization set to operate in a stable world but hurled into the new world of complexity, change and disruptive tech. The unfortunate truth is that most organizations cling to past experience and glory almost as an armor against new thinking. I completely agree!

Emergent 136

Emergent Agile Culture Diversity Training 136

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In typical organizations with a hierarchical structure, employees are still expected to do as told. The approach taken is still that of “the organization will provide the training I need”. There are organizations that encourage and facilitate self-driven learning. In most cases. That was a bit of a detour.

Skills 132

Skills PKM Diversity Training Social Media 132

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

The difference between the terms “ learners ” and “ learned ” and what it implies when applied to the experts in our organizations is crucial in today’s environment of constant change. In troubled times and when faced with critical challenges, organizations have always leaned on the experts to step in and guide others, and take charge.

Diversity Training 123

Diversity Training Learner Cognitive Expertise 123

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

As a community manager and social business evangelist in a highly distributed and diverse organization, I’ve begun to realize not only the value of but the critical need to understand these aspects. And a successful social business is nothing if not an organization that communicates seamlessly and transparently at all times.

Diversity Training 166

Diversity Training Community Management Culture 166

ID Reflections

JUNE 29, 2014

It is increasingly becoming evident that L&D department in organizations can no longer function the way they used to, at least not if they want to be relevant and be a business partner to the organization. Somewhat complicated tasks are being outsourced but even the face of outsourcing is undergoing rapid change.

Roles 167

Roles Social Media OER Performance Support 167

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2014

While it focuses on guiding organizations to select the right people at the top, the lessons can be applied to recruiting, coaching, developmental feedback and team building. More than ever before, organizations need to build the right culture to retain the right people, be on the cutting edge and meet the flux of change.

Case Study 113

Case Study Coaching Culture Assessment 113

ID Reflections

JANUARY 1, 2011

This is a quick recap and a list of the posts, articles, and books that have shaped my thinking, provided me with insights and supported or challenged my assumptions. Designing Training for Organization 2.0 The Evolving Social Organization by Harold Jarche 10. Posts and Articles 1. Corporate Learning’s focus by Harold Jarche 2.

Cognitive 185

Cognitive Enterprise 2.0 Blogging KM 185

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. Given that the organization culture encourages sharing and transparency, it still takes some effort to create a community space that is safe. What Makes Working Out Loud Easy 1. Is there fear of ridicule?

Strategy 100

Strategy Attitudes Community Conversation 100

ID Reflections

APRIL 10, 2015

Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix. This post focuses on the challenges organizations face when attempting to integrate social learning and synthesizes some of the key concerns. And therein lies the problem.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Integrate Off-shore 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Each area is critical today in building an organization and an organizational culture that will not only attract the best employees but will also provide them with the necessary platform to give their best. Not only in ourselves, but also in the organization. This is more of a #wol and thinking-aloud post. Can these be taught?

Roles 132

Roles Agile Cognitive Attitudes 132

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

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. However, the truth is that most organizations find themselves eminently unprepared to meet this changing state of being.

Network 100

Network Emergent Collaboration Virtual World 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 8, 2016

Organizations made and still make goal-based and goal-driven quarterly plans. The coming of the digital world is changing organizations and the nature of our work at unprecedented speed. Does that means we strike the death knell of Goals just as many organizations are doing or have done with the Bell Curve? IMHO, perhaps not!

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Predictions Diversity Training Collaboration 100

ID Reflections

MAY 22, 2015

When you do that – when you work in a more open, connected way – you can build a purposeful network that makes you more effective and provides access to more opportunities.” Process sharing provides deeper insight into how a task is done. Here's a nice comic strip style graphic illustrating the 5 key elements of "working out loud".

Write Blog 100

Write Blog Network Collaboration Platform 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

In this post, I am going to focus on what IMHO are requirements and demands from MOOC participants and organizations looking to go the MOOC way. Having said this, I also understand that MOOC as a design methodology is flexible and can be crafted to suit an organization''s needs, culture and context.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Diversity Training Forum Network 100

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A very mundane event that HR usually organizes in all organizations in a bid to demonstrate their attempt at engaging employees, “providing” for fun at the workplace and other such piffling stuff that no one really takes seriously. This reminded me of an event that took place a few weeks ago. Bay decoration!

Innovation 110

Innovation Expertise Knowledge Management Ideas 110

ID Reflections

JUNE 9, 2010

I understand that the need differs from organization to organization. Learning Strategy Expert It depends on the need of the organization. Learning Consultants, especially outside consultants, generally provide one or more of the following services: 1) Identify the problem that learning is meant to solve. Comments (12).

Consulting 141

Consulting Social Networks LinkedIn Discussion 141

ID Reflections

JULY 30, 2014

A quick summary of each of the paradigms mentioned above shows how these could probably have an impact on the overall performance of each individual, and on the organization as a whole: Growth mindset - Carol Dweck , in her research, differentiated between Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset.

Performance Support 167

Performance Support Performance Knowing Doing Gap Coaching 167

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

Summative evaluation "provides information on the product's efficacy ( it's ability to do what it was designed to do)." Organization characteristic and support: Is this the first e-learning course for the organization? Now, evaluation happens at two levels: Formative and Summative. So, what's the big deal you may ask."

Adoption 100

Adoption Adopt VOIP SharePoint 100

ID Reflections

MAY 15, 2010

Who can provide assets like logos, images, and documentation? I have added some questions that I have found useful to ask Who provides the final sign-off? Whose buy-in do you require to ensure that there is post-rollout support provided to the learners? Who can review the content? Who will review or pilot the course?

Storyboard 144

Storyboard Course Develop Skype 144

ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

The diagram illustrates some of the possible approaches to creating our PLN within an organization. In today''s context of rapid change, unexpected challenges, and complex scenarios, it is not possible for an organization to provide training for every conceivable skill that may be required in the future.

Network 100

Network Diversity Training Personal Learning Social Networks 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

marcjrosenberg on #lsmag [link] #lrnchat The excerpts: We need context to understand complex issues and this can be provided by those we are connected to. The tweet: It’s not about the tweets; it’s about the context. The reach and depth of our connections become critical in helping us make sense of our environment and to solve problems. ~

Cognitive 144

Cognitive PKM News Tagging 144

ID Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2010

I am re-reading Informal Learning by Jay Cross and was going through the resource links he has provided. Internet Time Group : Jay Cross Meta-Learning Lab : Dedicated to increasing people's capacity to learn and improve the performance of individual's and organizations.

Informal Learning 104

Informal Learning Resources Cognitive Social Networks 104

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Most often, these will also be a lot quicker and a hell of a lot cheaper in providing the information needed than a full-fledged training program. If an organization already has a platform where the end users contribute to share information, knowledge, updates 2. Training programs may go the Conde Nast way.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

ID Reflections

JULY 12, 2009

The set of questions below were raised by a friend that triggered of the post that follows: If SCORM is a technical specification, does it interest, content providers, Instruction Designers, Project Managers ? Content providers will quickly see how SCORM helps implement reusable learning objects.

SCORM 100

SCORM Instructional Design Learning Objects Instructional 100

ID Reflections

JULY 28, 2009

Currently, I am in the middle of creating a simulation-based training program for certain applications for a well-known organization. The organization wishes to roll out the application along with the training modules—a noble endeavor and a logical one, no doubt. They do and can explain the usage without necessarily knowing the logic.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Authoring Tools Program Rapid eLearning 100

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2011

And given that an organization's socialplatform is going to be their knowledge sharing and collaboration hub, it isimportant to identify the key actions a user will perform on the platform. Provide visual cues to help users navigate. Any user of the platform will most likely be part of atleast more than one smaller community.

Community 175

Community Management Design Search 175

ID Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2009

The term Social refers to a characteristic of living organisms (humans in particular, though biologists also apply the term to populations of animals and insects). Solitary formal learning is more self driven than formal social learning like classroom trainings that typically take place in organizations Informal Learning: 1.

Informal Learning 110

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Social 110

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Given that today’s workplaces have more and more decentralized units combined with a rapidly growing business need to share tacit, complex knowledge, knowledge management and social tools need to be built into the fabric and DNA of today’s organization such that weak ties can be converted into strong ones. Contrast creativity with intellect.

Cognitive 165

Cognitive Diversity Training Social Networks Knowledge Worker 165

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Probably one of the most important uses of SoMe is the ease with which it allows a trainer, an organization L&D department, a learning analyst/strategist/consultant include formative and summative evaluations, and “stretch” the course—preventing it from becoming another classroom event that is soon forgotten.

Social Media 166

Social Media Media Wiki Blogging 166

ID Reflections

MARCH 27, 2010

A powerful question also has the capacity to “travel well”—to spread beyond the place where it began into larger networks of conversation throughout an organization or a community. Switch The most fascinating find in the white paper was the following bit of information: Are there organizations that do place a high value on questions?

Conversation 123

Conversation SAP Innovation Collaboration 123

ID Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Institutions are now opening up to mlearning and corporate organizations are asking for it, as the examples below will illustrate. Duke University made headlines when it provided all incoming freshmen with their own 20 -gigabyte iPods. Surge in social media adoption and participation 4. Growth in cloud computing 5.

Mobile Learning 166

Mobile Learning Mobile iPod Wiki 166

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

The main reason is of course the shifting, evolving technology and a flatter world with organizations spread across the globe. That is all that matters to an organization. As I read through the different responses to this month's Big Q, I saw that most of the major points had been covered.

Skills 100

Skills Social Networks Big Question Theory 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I turned up at The Lalit well-ahead of time as I’m wont to do, and was ready to meander in the lobby when I encountered at least 300+ people generally hanging around – some in clusters, some alone and some evidently #BNLF organizers wearing the hashtag T-shirt. Not quite what I had envisaged for sure. And registration was yet to start.

Write Blog 100

Write Blog Social Media Music Slideshare 100

ID Reflections

JULY 15, 2009

It is not about "simplification" but about providing only the required information. When instructional content is broken down into small chunks that are yet contextually meaningful and self standing, a good designer will automatically eliminate the redundant and retain the essential. Business impact. Benefit to clie nt. ~

Case Study 100

Case Study Performance Support Training Train 100

ID Reflections

MAY 18, 2010

Preamble Projects are how we change the world and introduce new knowledge into our organizations (when they are done well that is - also sometime how we remove obsolete knowledge and processes). They had a some notion of what it entailed having observed other organization. Read the post for a more detailed explanation.

Project 104

Project Change Storyboard ILT 104

ID Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2016

Let’s pause a bit and think what this would mean to the L&D world in any organization. Uber taps into existing resources providing people – both the suppliers and the buyers – with a platform to connect. Organizations can no longer hope to thrive in a VUCA world without enabling the coming together of their people.

Organizational Learning 100

Organizational Learning Course Scanning Community 100