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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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The figure was highest among large businesses, 42% of which spent money on informal learning during the year. Among industries, a greater number of technology companies and business services/consulting firms spent money on these tools. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning). In dollar figures, spending is minimal. Properly d.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

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Medical researchers take what they have learned and think of new ways to apply the knowledge, to make procedures better and safer, to solve other problems. Now let’s translate this to a business setting. Once skills are mastered, workers can figure out how to apply them in new ways to further business goals.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

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People in your network become the portals to knowledge, opportunity, and information you might not find on your own. From the business perspective, however, networking isn’t only helpful, it is mandatory. Your business networks can be your most valuable resources! So how do you build your network? Start meeting more people.

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Using Wikis to Stop Brain Drain | Social Learning Blog

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Not only are these organizations losing skilled workers, they are losing the institutional knowledge they rely on. That knowledge has to be replaced and distributed to personnel in different geographic locations, which is where distance learning becomes a necessity.&# Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 70% of workplace knowledge is learned informally (a statistic that is frequently referenced in the learning industry). Of course, you ask someone who knows widgets really well and who is willing to share their knowledge.) Instead, they show you how to do it and then help you as you try. Social Media.

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What Can Charlie Sheen Teach Us About Internal Marketing? | Social.

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Just good, wholesome, social learning knowledge. 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. But then I got to thinking about it a little more. We all know that social media will be a major driver in the 2.0 Properly d.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

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Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005. It’s not enough for people within functional areas (clusters) to connect. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!