The only challenge I see is knowing the learner's job precisely and having a decent grasp of the subject-matter to nail down what you need to help him learn the subject. Information is now so well indexed and easily accessible, Internet connections are faster, Web technologies have come a long way and social learning has just made learning so much easier. Learning will become a part of performance support and training will be delivered in smaller strategic chunks, directed at a particular learning path and leave out everything else. What might it look like? MORE >>

How do you cost-justify social learning initiatives? Social learning is no different from other business investments. Draw analogies to what other companies have accomplished with social media: Large company implements an organizational wiki informally. Tags: Metrics of improving organizational learning This month’s Big Question is one that I’m asked all the time. You don’t sell the tools; you sell the business value of the project. Does it increase revenue? Cut costs? Improve service? Speed things up? How much? MORE >>

And then suddenly, just as I always do, I thought about the learning tools we tend to provide to people in our organisation. We want people to learn, not socialise." Don't police, let users moderate Control is an illusion; 80% of learning already happens outside your 'control' spaces. Exposing this learning via social media provides options for influence: correcting, improving, extending. organizational learning social media learningIts amazing how things happen to me at airports. You can see that I enjoy my food! The Internet and the Web2.0 MORE >>

The key question we must ask ourselves is, “Are we learning anything? Communication Evaluation Organizational Learning data information knowledge listening presentation storytellingI like this quote by the Swedish author Henning Mankell that appeared in a Sunday New York Times op-ed column titled “ The Art of Listening ”:  “. Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening. We are awash with data and information. MORE >>

However, barriers to this learning are common in organizations. Limited resources – learning is not given adequate funding and support, e.g., staff are not given resources to experiment with new ideas before risking large scale implementation. Work-learning dichotomy – producing and selling things is valued whereas learning is merely tolerated, e.g., little involvement of supervisors in the training of their direct-reports. What additional barriers to learning have you observed in organizations?  . individual success but not recognizing team success. MORE >>