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Online Learning Trends That You Can’t Ignore

Gyrus

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Almost two-thirds of Americans are predicted to own a smartphone by 2017, more than a threefold increase since 2010.

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The Future of Work: As Gartner Sees It

Upside Learning

Work swarms. Swarming is a work style characterized by a flurry of collective activity by anyone and everyone conceivably available and able to add value. In this work environment, the lines between personal, professional, social and family matters, along with organization subjects, will disappear. Purchase required).

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Use Employee Health As a Performance Engine

CLO Magazine

In 2010, Towers Watson & Co. Essentially, if employees engage in healthy behaviors, they are more likely to bring their best energy and selves to their work and teams, which fuels business performance. Employees are behavioral beings, and each person contributes to the success of the enterprise.

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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

According to CARA’s 2010 Survey on social media impact, nearly 70% of what is learned in life and at work happens through informal and social learning. A special training kit should be prepared for novice workers to adopt the company’s working style in the shortest time possible.

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DAN PONTEFRACT – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

Dan is author of “ Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization ” and is currently at work on the follow-up book. He is Chief Envisioner of TELUS Transformation Office; a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance corporate culture, leadership, learning, work styles & collaboration practices.

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Dan Pontefract – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

Dan is author of “ Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization ” and is currently at work on the follow-up book. He is Chief Envisioner of TELUS Transformation Office; a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance corporate culture, leadership, learning, work styles & collaboration practices.

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Cross-Generational Mentorship: Why Age Should Be No Object

Everwise

Seeing their ideas borne out and their perspectives respected can reassure older workers that you’re committed to working together. When ad agency CEO Andrew Graff of Allen & Gerritsen participated in his company’s reverse mentoring program in 2010, he did learn “the latest smartphone apps” from mentee Eric Leist.