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Peter Thiel, College and The Modern Knowledge Worker

OpenSesame

In response, Thiel is funding a new fellowship that provides hundreds of thousands of dollars of seed funding for under-20-year-olds who “stop out” of school to start a new tech business. The post Peter Thiel, College and The Modern Knowledge Worker appeared first on OpenSesame. Image Credit: fireboat895 on Flickr.

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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

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.

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4 Ways L&D Can Maximize Learning Technology for Hyper-Connected Learners

Instilled

The modern workforce is connected through an ecosystem comprised of business tools and learning technologies — like learning experience systems — and even personal devices. A constant state of connection has grown increasingly common, especially for knowledge workers. Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice.

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Taking Stock and Making Choices: Working from home and other such stuff

ID Reflections

Mostly, business as usual at work and crisis situations at home took my time and attention. Ever since I started working primarily from home, I realized (even more so than before) the importance of online communities—within my organization and without. Are you a knowledge worker working from home?

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The Working Smarter Fieldbook: A Glimpse and Some Thoughts

ID Reflections

The book is a synthesis of years of collective experience, know-how, knowledge and deep passion for improving and enabling human performance. The book is divided into the following key sections: Working Smarter Informal Learning Social Learning The Business Case Develop your Elevator Pitch Cheat Sheets Instructional Design 2.0

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Success Formula for Discussion Forums in Financial Services

Tony Karrer

In terms of finding people with experience on this, my first suggestion was using LinkedIn and particularly looking through LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers , LinkedIn for Finding Expertise , and Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers. Of course, there’s no easy answers here, but lots we can discuss and learn around this.

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Jay Cross – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. He distills lessons from cognitive science, social networking, business strategy, futures research, and psychology to boost sales, improve customer service, and spark innovation.