ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Preamble Some time back, I was asked to conduct knowledge transfer sessions for a new team member. Instinctively, I enlisted the “help” of another team member asking her to sit in during my KT sessions since “we shared a common frame of reference.” Here is an outline (rather cryptic) of the situation.

Knowledge 119

Knowledge iPod Collaboration Network 119

ID Reflections

AUGUST 8, 2016

This set of individuals will likely come together within an organization to form a project team (much like a movie team comes together) and disperse once the work is done. The success of the project will signify success for the team. Goals will be set around the project rather than at an individual level.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Predictions Diversity Training Collaboration 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Where I work, the e-learning team occupies 4 large rows with instructional designers, graphic designers, programmers, technicians, project managers spread out and rubbing shoulders in happy abandon. A few weeks back, there was talk of moving a part of the e-learning team working on a specific project to a different building altogether.

Network 128

Network Analysis Collaboration Social Networks 128

ID Reflections

APRIL 29, 2010

A seed brought to fruition by the collective effort of a team that has worked together, argued, fought, laughed, blamed, shared the blame, passed the buck and taken the onus, cribbed, encouraged, joked when things got tough, laughed when exhausted--in short, a team of warm individuals who will always be very dear to me, very close to my heart.

Consulting 114

Consulting Project Tagging Site 114

ID Reflections

JANUARY 5, 2011

In organizations and project teams – in situations where collaboration is the life blood of success – coherence amounts to shared understanding and shared commitment. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The antidote for fragmentation is coherence. How, then, do we create coherence? From [link]

Collaboration 128

Collaboration Project Teams Organization 128

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

However, this time it was different for our team. On the morning of this event, the team was galvanized into action. One of the team members painted some of these to represent toads. A thermocol umbrella held pride of place with names of team members scripted on it. Everyone participated.

Innovation 110

Innovation Expertise Knowledge Management Ideas 110

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

IMHO, the shifts and their impact delineated above will enforce and require collaboration -- between individuals, among organizations, between individuals and organizations, among project teams and communities of practices, and such. Some of the principle drivers and needs around collaboration are given below.

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

ID Reflections

MAY 11, 2010

Could SoMe help remote Sales Teams respond better to RFPs? Could SoMe help Field Marketing Teams do their work? Could SoMe help a Global Team do their work? What types of Performance would you recommend which SoMe tools for - if you had a 90 floor ELEVATOR ride w/ the CEO - and she asked? What would that be worth?

ISPI 168

ISPI Skype Social Learning Social 168

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 11, 2009

While physically tired, I however enjoy it because of the challenges, the interaction with team members (I work with a great team I can laugh with, work with, chat with), and the need to be on my "mental toes". One of those where I am seeking internal clarity and "talking" to myself. The last week has seen me completely mired in work.

Innovation 100

Innovation Industry Trends Tagging 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 29, 2014

The impact of technology, globalization, ubiquitous connectivity, remote work and distributed work teams, and economy of individuals to name a few drivers have changed the face of workplace learning and performance dramatically. It is essential that the L&D team members develop the skills of building their own PLNs.

Roles 167

Roles Social Media OER Performance Support 167

ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

Distributed and dispersed teams are coming together for projects, and disbanding once the task is accomplished. It is no longer necessary to come to office. Ubiquitous connectivity, mobile devices and social platforms ensure that work can happen from anywhere.

Network 100

Network Diversity Training Personal Learning Social Networks 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The Knowledge Era requires workers to be innovative and creative, to come up with simple and elegant solutions to complex business challenges, and each solution will require cross-disciplinary teams.

Collaboration 163

Collaboration Organization Diversity Training Harbinger 163

ID Reflections

MARCH 8, 2010

As I mulled over the points, I realized how these parameters can impact all relationships. Effective communication is the key to successful decisions. Effective communication enables information to be distributed to the right sources.

Communication 114

Communication Information Overload Picture Analysis 114

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

There was no one sitting the client-side stakeholders and the project team down and setting expectations and goals. The project had a project team and a project manager, but there was no project leader. Similarly, the project team internally needed to know who was responsible for what. The project lacked a leader.

Project 100

Project Director Instructional Design Analysis 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Both the posts referenced here from Anecdote are a must read for anyone who wishes to grow a motivated and enthusiastic team where knowledge is freely shared, learning and collaboration go hand in hand, and these get reflected in the work the team puts forth.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Providers Knowledge Worker Specialist 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 9, 2010

The big payoff arrives when companies are doing the sort of greater good that makes a team proud. Today's managers and team leads need to be aware of more than just the "facts and figures" and "deadlines and schedules" of a project. This is an excerpt from Motivation is not what you think from the Internet Time Blog.

Knowledge Worker 137

Knowledge Worker Write Blog Collaboration Diversity Training 137

ID Reflections

MAY 10, 2010

This comprise: Organizational gap analysis Strategic needs analysis Performance and task analysis Understanding the ROI Target audience analysis (psychographics, demographics, etc.)

Instructional Design 137

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 137

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. This mean, the technical team developing the application cannot always provide business reasons behind all the tasks. Wherein Lies the Problem 1. What is the way ahead?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Authoring Tools Program Rapid eLearning 100

ID Reflections

JULY 5, 2015

They'll not only work with business heads across different verticals and product lines but will liaise with the executive team to define the strategy that will bring about the change. Today's L&D team may need to evolve into a Enterprise Collaboration and Workplace Learning team and report into the Chief Collaboration Officer.

Community 100

Community Social Technology Management 100

ID Reflections

MAY 30, 2013

Spotting Talent and Leadership: One of Umesh''s responsibilities as a team leader is to induct new people into the group, help them learn the skills and get them started. Here was someone who had gone from cutting squares and rectangles and following instructions to leading a team of more than 20 people.

Leadership 139

Leadership Skills Job Predictions 139

ID Reflections

APRIL 25, 2009

Some of my “If Onlies”: If only the client increased the budget If only the client was moving to e-learning for the right reasons and not merely to cut cost If only the PM decided the deadline after consulting the delivery team If only people did not equate e-learning with screens filled with texts and one or two clickable tabs and buttons added in (..)

Big Question 100

Big Question ILT Instructional Design Budget 100

ID Reflections

APRIL 6, 2014

Even lurking on discussion forums outside of one’s immediate teams and functional areas can lead to bridging many of the silos that exist today – especially in distributed organizations. Potentially, many learners/workers could join courses that are cross-functional, even if it is with an intent to just browse through the modules.

Social Networks 189

Social Networks Benefits Forum Community 189

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

If senior leaders, members of the L&D team and other influencers (experts, senior and respected workers) engage in sharing their work by practising #wol, it would foster similar behaviour in the org. It takes practice and initial support. But I believe this could be achieved through modelling the desired behaviour.

Social Networks 160

Social Networks PKM Organizational Learning Collaboration 160

ID Reflections

MARCH 13, 2011

As he and the team rack their brains for solution, Alex suddenly recalls Sam, whom he had met all those months back. Alex and the team rack their brains to come up with a solution. Months have passed after that meeting. Sam had mentioned this as one of his key areas of interest. Maybe, Sam can help…And indeed, Sam can!

Expertise 147

Expertise Enterprise Convert Collaboration 147

ID Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2010

Stephen Denning : Steve Denning is the Warren Buffett of business communication says Chip Heath.Also look at his blog: High-performance Teams Work-Learning Research : Will Thalheimer--Wisdom for Wildly Enhanced Learning & Performance. Communication Nation : Dave Gray's Blog.

Informal Learning 104

Informal Learning Resources Cognitive Social Networks 104

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Why should I work out loud when my immediate team sits right next to me? Organizational silos form because we don’t know what the teams across the hallway are working on leave alone being aware of what other business units and divisions are doing.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Cognitive PKM Network 100

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Everyone is in this together—the team, the client, and all other remaining stakeholders. Please note that I am not advocating doing away with documentation, but documenting only what adds value and when it adds value—to the project, to the team, to the stakeholders or to oneself. Apparently not because there is no blame game!

Agile 179

Agile Expertise Cognitive Collaboration 179

ID Reflections

JULY 4, 2010

Managers responsible for team productivity and performance define the learning objectives and ask a vendor to create an e-learning course failing to take the opinion of end users (what the managers perceive as difficulties may not be the real/root cause for productivity or quality failures) 2.

Adoption 137

Adoption Adopt Course PPT 137

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Model Needless to say, culture is hugely significant in how people communicate, take decisions, interact with teams and clients, and approach their work and the workplace. I highly recommend this book and others on this site for their clear, concise, well-written and referenced matter.

Diversity Training 166

Diversity Training Community Management Culture 166

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

If the delivery plan follows a linear process (Waterfall Methodology), the designer and team could end up with a very very disgruntled customer. (No Rapid Prototyping) Remember Point e above? In the absence of a rapid prototype, there is no way of testing the analysis.

Project 100

Project Analysis Agile Report 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 21, 2010

In retrospect, I realized how that incident had almost symbolically marked the beginning of my disconnect from that team. Feeling as I had felt on my first day in office—lost, confused, rootless—I wondered why it affected me so. Till the end of my stay there, I could never regain my sense of belonging.

Personal 144

Personal Personalization Privacy Search 144

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Today, we were given the chance to help the Parikrma team serve breakfast. This is carefully distributed to avoid any wastage. And the children, even the youngest ones, know that food is precious, not to be wasted. That was perhaps the most moving experience for me. I am not certain I have words to express what I felt.

PKM 127

PKM Sun Picture Camera 127

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

Managers responsible for team productivity and performance define the learning objectives and ask a vendor to create an e-learning course failing to take the opinion of end users (what the managers perceive as difficulties may not be the real/root cause for productivity or quality failures) 2.

Adoption 100

Adoption Adopt Program PPT 100

ID Reflections

MAY 31, 2015

This post is inspired by last week's # ihrchat on Twitter hosted by Dr. Tanvi Gautam and supported by Team #ihrchat. The chat was full of insights and learning, as always. Flood of tweets poured in with inputs and suggestions on this thought-provoking topic - Reinventing HR for a Purpose Driven Workplace (PDW).

Roles 100

Roles Social Networks Community Diversity Training 100

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The Diversity session actually simulated the diversity in the team that had gathered at Royal Orchids y'day, helping us to see beyond the color of the skin and the shape of one's nose. This inclusive and interactive approach fostered the impression that the values were indeed an integral part of the org and not a set of bullet points.

Podium 104

Podium Simulations Diversity Training Slides 104

ID Reflections

MAY 22, 2015

Perhaps most importantly however is that is the key to unleashing agility using digital networks as it automatically collects institutional knowledge and critical methods, makes on-boarding new employees much easier, and frees up your knowledge to work for the organization continuously while still ensuring your contribution is recognized.

Write Blog 100

Write Blog Network Collaboration Platform 100

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2011

This can mean sitting with the web design team, figuring outwhat the original platform offers and what are the tweaks required to make ituser-friendly for the organisation. It is important to delineate all possibleuse cases and user types and explore how they are likely to interact with theplatform.

Community 175

Community Management Design Search 175