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The Case for Communities of Practice

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Jay Cross is CEO of Internet Time Group and a thought leader in informal learning and organizational performance. In his 2001 book Kitchen Confidential , Anthony Bourdain describes how he became a professional chef and how he continues to support the community of professional chefs. Have you assessed who might form natural communities?

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Detailing the Coherent Organization

Clark Quinn

I riffed on it for a Chief Learning Officer magazine, and my Internet Time Alliance colleagues have followed up. I had, as Harold’s original model provided the basis for, separate groups for Work Teams, Communities of Practice, and Social Networks. However, I want to take it further. Within each were separate elements.

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Do your leaders have the skills needed to successfully manage teams remotely?

Avilar

Flexible work schedules and work locations are “pros” when employees can work from anywhere with an internet connection. With built-in connections and a nudge for all parties to keep up with what works, mentorships are a non-threatening way for mentors and mentees to build their skills. Communities of practice.

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A Conversation with Author Catherine Lombardozzi

Kapp Notes

Too much of the other, and you are abandoning your learners to the vagaries of an internet search. We can make a difference if we help learners to leverage the resources of the internet, to learn from and with their peers and social connections, and to translate their experiences into learning that carries forward. Or from Amazon.

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Stuart Crabb of Facebook #ASTDTK12

Learning Visions

Middle ages the Guttenberg Press – huge advance in mass communication. 1970 Marshall McLuhan ‘the medium is the message’ 1995 The Internet 2004 Facebook and the social graph – the social layer of the internet which allows people to connect and share. Communities of practice – built on authenticity, social by design.

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

Instilled

But when it comes to the workplace, high-speed internet and sophisticated, social technologies have opened up new avenues for delivering learning and engaging learners across the enterprise. Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice. Facilitate informal learning and mentoring.

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2.0 is a philosophy, not a technology

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Internet Time Alliance spent a couple of days last week putting the 2.0 Informal Communities of practice. Informal Community e-news. Informal Mentoring. Social Mentoring/ coaching. into a tedious proposal for a large, forward-facing multinational corporation.