ID Reflections

OCTOBER 21, 2009

If we can keep a hold of the larger picture, we can train ourselves to be at ease with the blurry outlines of today. Most importantly, it means being able to handle ambiguity and imperfect information with élan and see the pattern in the scattered pieces. What triggered this thought?

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Google Wave Pattern Micro-Learning Google 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I only want to say these do not invoke the complete picture. Before I proceed further, let me clarify that these culprits are not blameless. A fair number of mistakes can be attributed to them. We have to dive deeper to understand why organizations across the world – from the Americas to Asia – are apparently making the same mistakes.

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ID Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2009

They soon go into information overload mode without a clue as to how to connect the small pieces to arrive at the big picture. Whereas, a novice gets mired in the details because, for them, each piece of information is a separate bit. When does the divide occur?

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ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We''ll have to become deft at designing as we go while keeping an eye on the big picture. The external conditions and environment are not going to stabilize enough for us to take a step back and come up with a solid plan and blue print of organizational learning. Volatility : Lack of stability is a given.

Roles 132

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ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

It also means that participants engage more actively and can share content in various forms -- videos, pictures, podcasts, micro-blogs, and forum posts. MOOC platforms like Coursera and Udemy have mobile apps that make accessing these MOOCs at any point of time a seamless experience. Enter wearables into the scene.

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ID Reflections

MAY 26, 2011

A forest of contrasts, beauty and elegance, it was picture perfect. On our way, we passed a couple of antelopes grazing by the roadside. I felt we had finally arrived. Ranthambore took my breath away. It is a forest that can inspire poets and dreamers. At least a 1000 years old, this majestic old fort adds to the unique charm of the place.

KM 132

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ID Reflections

JULY 28, 2009

This need for a training module was not identified earlier and the training design team, i.e. us, came into the picture a week or so back. Users need to know how to move around within the application before they run amuck on the live system and wreak havoc. Wherein Lies the Problem 1.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 1, 2010

The Big Picture: Writing with Perspective What did I learn: Discusses the importance of perspective, of deleting pretty passages that diffuse the message and focusing on the end result, paying attention to the modifiers and the phrases, those little inserts that can make or break a prose. And her knowledge in this area is formidable.

Social Networks 120

Social Networks KM Social Network Write Blog 120

ID Reflections

JUNE 13, 2011

I think I had stopped breathing and taking a picture had not remotely occurred to me. A few seconds later she sprang out--that is all I can say--on to the road, mock-growled at us perhaps for causing her that slight delay, and vanished into the other side with a leap. It was all over within seconds. She was gorgeous.a

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Waterfall method depicted above is a picture of already knowing where one applies pre-defined steps to solve simple or known problems following sequential steps. And as delineated above, it comes very close to the Agile approach.

Problem 158

Problem Agile Cognitive Alternatives 158

ID Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2014

Whether it’s tweets from the Twitter feed, blog posts and articles, or the latest You Tube video and TED Talk, these essentially comprise nuggets and bytes of content in various forms that we pull from the environment and then string together to make sense and build a cohesive picture. Learning bytes can be created by literally anyone today.

Micro-Learning 222

Micro-Learning Informal Roles Wikipedia 222

ID Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2016

Everyone has to merely follow their part of the goal, and rarely do those in the bottom few rungs know the big picture. Ambiguities have always been ironed out, and quarterly and yearly projections and targets have been decided in advance. Top down cascading of goals have been the order of the day.

Emergent 100

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 17, 2016

Dearth of Digital Skills - It is not that people do not know how to tweet or post pictures on Facebook or create a Pinterest board. Times of intense change and ambiguity as we are living in today demands collaboration and a strong leadership who will walk the talk.

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