Jay Cross

JANUARY 26, 2014

When I say informal , I mean that the person who is learning is in control of the learning. The person who makes a difference in metrics is the person who has checkbook power. If that person is convinced that the workers did this and they’re performing better as a result, I’ll buy it.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

” With eLearning, I’d explain to the professor that he was unaffordable but personal treatment by Ivy-League professors does not scale. Coursera purports to provide personalized active learning with retrieval practice built in.

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Jay Cross

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Stephen Downes makes a great case for personal (not personalized) learning. The Kurfurstendamm in lights. Howard Rheingold, outside the former Stasi headquarters. Inside, an extensive exhibit on the Gestapo. Howard Rheingold is a champion of co-learning. Take a look at Peeragogy. Online Educa is a crossroads for divergent ideas.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 17, 2012

In a Science Times essay, “Death Knell for the Lecture: Technology as a Passport to Personalized Education,” Daphne Koller described how Stanford University has flipped traditional courses: At Stanford, we recently placed three computer science courses online, using a similar format. Flipping Stanford. Watching passively is not enough.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 26, 2013

Christopher Peterson, the godfather of personal strengths research, died this month, leaving behind a treasure trove of findings and insights. Peterson refers to personality as “the story we tell about ourselves” and asserts, “all too often, redemption is the narrative we tell.” You’ll be happier.

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Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

That is why I want to shoehorn another network into Clark’s matrix for The Coherent Organization: the Personal Network. Without my personal network, I’d cease to function. Your personal network is where you shape your aspirations, validate what’s important to you, and let your emotions play out.

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Jay Cross

JUNE 17, 2013

This is an inevitable part of moving from Stocks to Flows, from Push to Pull, from institutional control to personal freedom, and from rigid industrialism to flexible, more human work environments. Foster open, frequent, frank conversation both virtually and in person. . Give me the pieces to create personalized learning experiences.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 2, 2013

Two or three managers spend two days at the Internet Time Lab in Berkeley, California, in a heavily personalized experience. Members of the Internet Time Alliance may join us virtually or in person during a retreat. What’s covered? Here’s an overview of the topics from recent Masterclasses.

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Jay Cross ‘s insight: Great post by Harold Jarche detailing the steps of Personal Knnowledge Management (PKM). See on Scoop.it – Informal & Experiential Learning. See on www.jarche.com. Just Jay'

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Jay Cross

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Government reports that one worker in eight is a sales person. Nothing Personal. What does the phrase Don’t take this personally bring to mind? These things are very personal. Dan Pink has written another best seller. The book won’t be released until December 31 but is already in its third printing.) Dan disagrees.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 23, 2015

Learning is the primary determinant of personal and professional success in our ever-changing knowledge age. Everyone has the capacity to learn but most people can do a much better job of it. Learning is a skill one can improve. Learning how to learn is a key to its mastery. Our goal is to help them.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 1, 2013

Jay : Experiential (personal, connected, examples). What’s the centerpiece of the learning field? Clark : Meaningful (a larger purpose, relevance, deep practice). Just Jay'

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Jay Cross

JULY 1, 2012

They can be personal or professional on either side of the firewall (for example, the company football pool or machinists who support Obama’s re-election). The individual worker ‘s in there because we each bring our own mix of personal and professional networks to the job. These networks operate behind the firewall (e.g.,

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 27, 2015

I was the first person to take part in this project some nine years ago and now it’s an annual ritual. I like to see the person I’m talking with. It’s time once again to contribute to Jane Hart’s annual survey of tools for learning. It’s enlightening to review what’s best in the toolbox.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 27, 2014

Disclaimer: Kevin is a personal friend, but I’m not on commission. This one weekend per year has profoundly shaped how I think about learning, talent, and the future of HR. Late September’s session has a few more openings. Call me if you’d like to know more. I promote this event because I’m a true believer.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

That’s my personal view. Jane, Charles, Clark, Harold and I chatted at length. We came up with twenty-four suggestions which I’ll soon walk the CLOs through. One piece of advice stood out for me as the crux of it all. I haven’t asked my The Internet Time Alliance buddies. Meta-Learning Psychology'

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 20, 2013

Jay Cross ‘s insight: The four things all require a personal knowlege management mindset. See on Scoop.it – Complexity. Yes it’s down to 4. You better be good at them. Pattern recognition, probing, filtering, curating, experimenting. As Harold Jarche says, "Seek, sense, share." " See on www.fastcompany.com.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 21, 2013

We looked at bunch of factors you might have thought would affect it: things like the psychological safety of the group, the personality of the group members, et cetera. An excerpt: If it’s not just putting a bunch of smart people in a group that makes the group smart, what is it?

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Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

My research methods — my personal knowledge management system, if you will — are also different from yesteryear’s. My personal research page at [link] , a general jumping-off point for looking things up. My personal archives, which have grown to thousands of entries. (I I use Google to search my own work.).

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Jay Cross

JUNE 10, 2014

The numbers told Google that its most innovative workers “are those who have a strong sense of mission about their work and who also feel that they have much personal autonomy.” But all-in-all, Google’s findings bring into question training’s usual focus on knowledge over personal growth. . Leadership.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 22, 2011

One person’s constant is another person’s variable. Those of us who work in the field of learning are accustomed to dealing with managers who think that learning’s solely a matter of herding people into a room to listen to an authority spout content.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 22, 2015

Foster open, frequent, frank conversations both virtually and in person. Give employees the pieces to create personalized learning experiences. Facilitate social networks that enable people to compare their situation with others. Conversations are the stem cells of learning. Praise courageous conversations. People learn by doing.

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Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

You’ll take away some tips on what you can do to be happier personally. Happy people are 30% more productive on the job. People can learn to be happier; I’ll explain how. If you can’t make up your mind which of 13 sessions at 10:30 to attend, come to this one. You’ll be happy you did.

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Jay Cross

MAY 1, 2014

Personal Narratives: Insight and Impact. ‘We all have a personal narrative, even though few of us have made the effort to articulate it. That’s a shame because our personal narrative can be a source of deep insight as well as a great way to amplify impact. They sat in desks, read from a textbook, and completed worksheets.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 23, 2012

Most of Chinese Pod’s learners are 25-50 year old adults who are learning Chinese for personal growth, as a hobby, or because they have Chinese spouses or kids. Personally, I think I’m immune to learning languages in a classroom. 75% are native speakers of English.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 6, 2015

Add people to personal and problem-solving networks. Hunt for a job, add potential hirers and hiring companies to personal network. Expose mind to new ideas from other fields. Build reputation in the industry (speaking, presenting papers). Represent one’s company as a leader.

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The bankers in Paris got the message without the expense of having me drop by in person.* When I do a gig like this in person, we’d spend a whole lot more time together, we’d deep dive, we’d wrap some project name around it. Marc weaves my remarks into a targeted on-site discussion about making this work in the bank.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 31, 2012

This could be a tool you use for teaching, training or creating learning content/solutions for others, and/or a tool you use for your own personal or professional learning. The past five years bear witness to major shifts, from authoring Push content to discovering via Pull and learning in communities. What is a “learning tool”?

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Jay Cross

JULY 27, 2015

Tacit knowledge doesn’t simply inform you, it makes you a better person. New York Times columnist David Brooks talks of two different sorts of personal virtues. Tacit knowledge can’t be captured in a book. It calls forth judgments, emotions, and complexities that you only absorb through experience.

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The person who submits what I deem the best item will win $50. I’ll show some examples and announce the winners at Online Educa in Berlin and add a section to the Important Stuff page. And I’ll award prizes. INCENTIVES. I’ll draw a name out of the hat to win €20. I expect to offer some surprise gifts, too. Stay tuned.

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Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The GGSC is unique in its commitment to both science and practice: Not only does it sponsor groundbreaking scientific research into social and emotional well-being, it also helps people apply this research to their personal and professional lives. “The Science of Happiness” is a prime example of the GGSC’s work.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 28, 2010

More tentative, experimental, and personal items will show up here on the Internet Time Blog. Experimental, tentative, zany, and personal items. Insights and pointers on learning, corporate performance, research. Informal Learning Blog. Left brain dominant. A group of us contribute our best thinking on working smarter. Lots of brains.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Around 1900, America shifted from a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personality. The Culture of Personality embodies qualities that are harder to acquire: magnetic, fascinating, stunning attractive glowing dominant, forceful and energetic. Twenty years after school, my personality flipped. It’s me to you.

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Jay Cross

MARCH 17, 2013

Your Personal Austerity Program , a story in last week’s New York Times magazine planted a powerful story in my mind. Alexander the Great’s supreme strategist, Xenophon, suggested that a commander can strengthen his position by fighting next to a dangerous cliff. His soldiers have but two choices, fight or die.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 12, 2012

Players with competitive natures usually wait until a person has said their three paragraphs, hoping they’ll blurt out several of the forbidden terms in one turn (which will cost them several quarters). Play continues until only one person still has quarters; that person takes the pot.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

That includes making allowances for personal baggage. ”To become a better writer, become a better person,” wrote Brenda Ueland. Companies will be against this matching of person and the relationships they are expected to make and maintain. We’re all in this together. It takes trust to tango. Dangerous coddling.

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Jay Cross

MARCH 21, 2012

Data-driven organization, outsourcing / franchise models (company = data), high volume, high variety (personalized information), structural competence visualization. This is social business. Informal learning thrives here. Make your social networks thrive. Get your mobile learning strategy together. Big Data (Structured & data-driven).

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