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The differences between learning in an e-business and learning in a social business

Jane Hart

Although the advent of e-technology in the late 1990s changed businesses into e-businesses, this was essentially about automating existing business thinking and practices. Similarly e-learning was also about automating traditional training practices. Now, let’s be clear about what a social business is.

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Most popular posts about Working Smarter for July 2012

Jay Cross

July, 2012. JULY 25, 2012. We can officially declare massive open online courses (MOOCs) as the higher education buzzword for 2012. JULY 8, 2012. JULY 16, 2012. Communities of practice enable the integration of work and learning. COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. JULY 5, 2012. How wrong!!

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10 most popular posts of 2012

Jay Cross

Google Analytics tells me these are 2012′s greatest hits on jaycross.com. Organizations and their people are members of many different types of networks, for example, communities of practice, the company social network, and close-knit collaborative work teams. The world of business is undergoing a profound shift.

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Study: L&D Spending on the Rise

CLO Magazine

Money spent on training rose 12 percent on average in 2012, according to a new study, a sign that, amid greater financial stability, firms are focused on the development of their workforces. In 2012, U.S. Large businesses tripled their spending on social learning. In 2012, large U.S. Oakland, Calif. — Jan.

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Stats on Workplace Learning

Marcia Conner

With the popularity of my stats to make the case for social tools in business , post I realized others may also appreciate information on where to find data about learning at work. From Training Magazine’s 2012 Training Industry Report (full download available for free): Total 2012 U.S. Total 2012 U.S. In 2012, U.S.

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The Things We Can Do With Crowdsourcing Are Limitless (But Hard)

Nick Leffler

Communities of Practice. My first introduction to crowdsourcing is hard to put my finger on, but an example I do remember is from the Gamification conference in 2012. I don’t see that crowdsourcing is relevant to only business. You get out of it what you put in and that’s different for everybody.

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Learn Informal Learning Informally

Jay Cross

Workshop begins mid-July 2012. Form an on-going community of practice. The month-long event is appropriate for decision-makers, designers, CLOs, innovation leaders, managers of communications, and others who want to accelerate learning in their organization. prepare a business case for that informal learning project.