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Open Office, Work Culture, and Productivity

The Performance Improvement Blog

But the business community insists this is good for me. Instead of IM''ing each other, we''re talking in person. Leaders have to decide what kind of design will work best for their organizations given the culture that they want and the strategic goals of their businesses. Rich Sheridan, in his book Joy, Inc.

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

In addition to the use of video games for recruitment purposes, which have been available for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning , avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena

Dashe & Thomson

Army to help instruct soldiers on the sort of cross-cultural skills that can ensure success and safety when dealing with Afghani natives. When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena.

Dashe & Thomson

Army to help instruct soldiers on the sort of cross-cultural skills that can ensure success and safety when dealing with Afghani natives. When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace.

Dashe & Thomson

All the cool kids on the adult learning block are enthralled with ‘Peer-to-Peer Learning’ and ‘The Emergence of the Collective’, phrases used by Brown and Thomas in A New Culture of Learning. Going back to Brown and Thomas’ A New Culture of Learning , “students themselves are taking an active role in helping to create and mold [learning].”

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Quip: conversations

Clark Quinn

Conversations are the engine of business. Consequently, we need to ensure that we have the tools to support conversations, and a culture that promotes them. It’s got to be valued to be helpful, and part of the culture. IM chats provide an open channel to have a continuing presence.

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Social Networking – A Contrarian View

Upside Learning

Perhaps they lacked the required understanding of business processes, the systems used to enable these and the ‘culture’ that each company develops over time. Till that time, I wouldn’t be relying on them for much more than connecting and communicating, another tool like IM, video chat, VoIP etc.