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A Brief History of AI

Learningtogo

digital assistants for enterprise knowledge workers. According to one 2020 benchmarking study, 6 percent of Fortune 500 employers include chatbots in their recruiting and onboarding experience, and 8 percent deliver recommended jobs based on candidate profiles. automated threat intelligence and prevention systems.

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How to Encourage Physical Activity as Part of a Learning Strategy

Absorb LMS

In recent months, major studies have been published indicating that sitting for extended periods dramatically increases our risk of getting a wide range of diseases and significantly shortens our lives. Getting up and walking around, or working at a standing desk rather than seated, should be a priority for desk-bound knowledge workers.

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How to Encourage Physical Activity as Part of a Learning Strategy

Absorb LMS

In recent months, major studies have been published indicating that sitting for extended periods dramatically increases our risk of getting a wide range of diseases and significantly shortens our lives. Getting up and walking around, or working at a standing desk rather than seated, should be a priority for desk-bound knowledge workers.

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Harness human skills to build future-ready teams

CLO Magazine

For knowledge workers everywhere, the nature of work is shifting fast. Put another way, half of the skills knowledge workers have today will be useless in less than five years. A study by EY Consulting found that practicing empathy in the workplace increases efficiency, creativity, satisfaction, innovation — and revenue.

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Task, Interrupted: How to Seamlessly Integrate Training into Work

Litmos

Case in point: according to the Information Overload Research Group (IORG) , if a knowledge worker is interrupted at work, it takes 10 to 20 times the duration of the interruption to recover and get back to their previous task. The human brain isn’t designed to handle context-switching.

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Your Workplace Can’t Be Dull or Dirty

CLO Magazine

That’s not doing you or your fellow employees’ brain health any favors, according to a study published last month in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The expression that a cluttered desk — room, home, whatever — is a sign of a cluttered mind may not ring true for you, but a dirty and unstimulating office?

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Memory, Web 2.0, Reading Level, Case Study, Audio, & Productivity

Big Dog, Little Dog

That is because the brain's storage is not as exact as written text. Is the case study method of instruction due for an overhaul? - Case studies can serve as a touchstone for discussions of real-world situations in organizations. How can you imagine yourself as a highly-paid knowledge worker and not know how to do these things.