The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Following is an excerpt from our new book, Minds at Work: Managing for Success in the Knowledge Economy (Chapter Seven). A company managing minds maintains a culture in which learning how to learn is valued and accepted, and the pursuit of learning is woven into the fabric of organi­zational life. What are the visible signs?

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Sometimes this fear can overtake all rational thought processes and really impede our well-intended performances. Gone are the days when individuals would feel lucky to be part of a successful organization. The employee onboarding process is another application of new-hire related knowledge management.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Following is an excerpt from our new book, Minds at Work: Managing for Success in the Knowledge Economy (Chapter Seven). A company managing minds maintains a culture in which learning how to learn is valued and accepted, and the pursuit of learning is woven into the fabric of organi­zational life. What are the visible signs?

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

Finding the right design is like solving a multi-dimensional puzzle of business goals , organizational realities, performance context, audience needs, and instructional strategies. and methods of collaboration (social, communities of practice , etc.). What is blended learning? In his view, blended learning ".

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

By combining the power of the human brain with technology in a way that facilitates work, collaboration and communication, leaders can turn learning into multifaceted performance support. The Coherent Organization This is called the coherent organization. ” The goal is to support the full suite of needs.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Discovering opportunities and gaps in knowledge flows, improving personal networking and finding experts (in larger firms). This requires ethnographic digging, an understanding of the organization, a deep appreciation of knowledge practices and emergent affordances.

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ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world? Managers and leaders have to don the hats of coaches and mentors for organizations to become learning organizations that adapt and move with the tide.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

A Social Business is one that embraces and cultivates a spirit of collaboration and community throughout its organization—both internally and externally.”. Recognises that informal learning can’t be designed not managed, and that true social learning can’t be (en)forced. Supporting autonomy. Community management.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices. MOOCs are facilitated but typically not Instructor Led.

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Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

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Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

So how can smart organizations seize this potential to reach employees and stakeholders with effective learning? Because of its on-demand consumability, microlearning can elevate productivity and performance—delivering concise, targeted learning content designed to close gaps in skills and knowledge.

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Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. In this post, I want to focus on the support and environment needed to get people started.

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Convergence Training

APRIL 22, 2019

We’ve written before about what a learning organization is and what are some of their traits, and we’ve even talked about how to integrate safety departments into learning organization efforts (see this Safety & Learning Organizations article or this recorded Integrating Safety into Learning Organizations ASSP webinar ).

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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices. MOOCs are facilitated but typically not Instructor Led.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance. Shaffer in How Computer Games Help Children Learn (quoted by Harold Jarche in T+D) Professionals immeresed in communities of practice have a larger zone of proximal development.

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Learnnovators

MAY 10, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

After the delivery of any formal training (whether a problem-based scenario as described above or any type of traditional classroom course), consider using a wiki, blog, or other knowledge management tool to: Provide a space for learners to reflect on what they learned in training. Handbook of human performance technology (pp.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Branon Learning Management System App Stores Bob Little Apps, Not Courses Inge de Waard Augmented reality moves towards augmented learning with easy tools: Wikitude , Layar , ARToolKit. Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality. Here's what came up.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 23, 2015

Are you trying to find an eLearning consultant who would help develop learning and knowledge management solutions for your organization? Take charge of your organization’s learning needs before you appoint an external consultant. Remember, eLearning is all about people, process and product management.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 23, 2015

Are you trying to find an eLearning consultant who would help develop learning and knowledge management solutions for your organization? Take charge of your organization’s learning needs before you appoint an external consultant. Remember, eLearning is all about people, process and product management.

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Jay Cross

MARCH 29, 2015

Any system that claims to “manage informal learning” is a learning management system, since once you start to “manage informal learning” it becomes “formal learning” as in a LMS the learning of the learners is still under the control of the organization.

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Jay Cross

MAY 30, 2009

Companies should embrace network-supported informal learning because it works better, not because it reduces labor costs. Rather, we recommend redeploying them in new capacities, serving as connectors, wiki gardeners, internal publicists, news anchors and performance consultants. New communities have different requirements than old.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

I discussed the fact that there was a common Adoption Pattern that went from personal adoption to work groups to organization. – Personal => – Work group => – Organization I also discussed that often these things evolve into solutions. Choose the top 3-5. I somewhat expected that the answers would be scattered. as I expected.

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 8, 2005

Effective organizations are running at warp speed in a global and fiercely competitive environment. If employees do not feel well served by us, they can reach beyond us to online classes, communities, modules and e-coaches, no matter the physical locations. Everything is different today.

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 2, 2009

While I still find it a bit clumsy, the potential is there for new kinds of interfaces that will support powerful new models for social learning. Despite SharePoint Fear and Loathing by Learning Professionals , SharePoint is installed and the tool of choice in too many organizations. Community (1202). Hot Topic #4 – SharePoint.

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

After all, one aspect of our job is to create an environment, and deliver interventions, that helps to improve the performance of novices and experts alike. Communication has been at the core of being human since before the campfire. concepts and practices. So we should know. 1] How often? Blah, blah, blah, experts … so what?

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

in their respective organization. Key Social Learning Roles - Daretoshare , April 4, 2010 Premise : Learning communities or networks thrive because its members possess certain skills and capabilities. Community members should be able to perform one or more of the five roles described in the table that follows. .” – The McKinsey Mind.

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Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2009

We are witnessing the death throes of management models that have outlived their usefulness. Networked organizations are reaping rewards for connecting people, know-how and ideas at an ever-faster pace. Companies also use ROI to evaluate past performance. The impacts of collaboration-based knowledge work are accelerating.

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Xyleme

JUNE 5, 2010

Today, I’m going to talk about learning content management (ECM) and enterprise content management (LCM). Here it is: Many of these should look familiar to any training department that is looking to purchase a learning content management solution, so I won’t elaborate on them.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 14, 2015

The OpenStack project intended to help organizations offer cloud-computing services running on standard hardware. On March 1, 2011, IBM announced the IBM SmartCloud framework to support Smarter Planet.” Workplaces will become communities – This change is likely to be more subtle. ” – Wikipedia.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 14, 2015

The OpenStack project intended to help organizations offer cloud-computing services running on standard hardware. On March 1, 2011, IBM announced the IBM SmartCloud framework to support Smarter Planet.” – Wikipedia. Workplaces will become communities – This change is likely to be more subtle. Very soon, that luxury will be gone.

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Learnnovators

JULY 29, 2015

In another related HBR article with an interesting title, We Should Want Robots to Take Some Jobs , the writer makes a valid point: “ In the task-centered economy humans have no value beyond the tasks they perform. Certain skills will become fundamental to thriving in future organizations. That is the topic for another post.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JULY 1, 2009

world, where learning and performance solutions take on a wider variety of forms and where churn happens at a much more rapid pace, what new skills and knowledge are required for learning professionals?&#. consulting / coaching acumen (as well as learning acumen) that is focused on performance problems and outcomes.

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