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At the edge

Clark Quinn

Communities of Practice served as a model for this thinking. Using a Human Performance Improvement approach, they decentralized the work to more self-directed teams. Using a Human Performance Improvement approach, they decentralized the work to more self-directed teams. The problem was too much hierarchy.

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Knowledge Acquisition? Skill Develop? Go COP

eLearning 24-7

COPs – Communities of Practice. Communities of practice started to appear as both standalone systems an within a system in the early 2000s. Every client on the Blue Volt system (not the end-users) can be within this ‘community of practice.’ ’ It goes across all boundaries.

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Learning Agility: Re-Invention with Performer Support

Living in Learning

Two reasons: Traditional approaches to learning still fall short on delivering sustained performance. Our design efforts cannot deliver the results we need through shifting creative juices to sizzling, flash-based learning assets – the focus must be on the performer – and in their work context. What is Performer Support?

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Eight Leader Habits of a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

Functional units collaborate by sharing learning and best practices with each other. Managers and their direct reports frequently discuss what each needs to do to improve performance. We want to find out what they know and what they need to learn. In this kind of culture, formal classroom training is probably the least effective.

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Contest - Win a Free Copy of Digital Habitats via LearnTrends 2009

Tony Karrer

I almost think it's more a performance support tool than a book. And as a bonus, John will be doing another session with Jack Merklien of Xerox Global Services on communities. He's the host of com-prac, the longest-running conversation about communities of practice on the 'Net. This is a really awesome book.

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Why Context (Not Content) is Key to Driving High-Performance Digital L&D

Acorn Labs

Previously, I was the head of digital learning experience at a large professional services firm. I love not only having great communities of practice with people that are in the industry, but also obviously, helping that next generation of learning designer with the right mindset and skills to succeed. But I love it.

Digital 52
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Why Context (Not Content) is Key to Driving High-Performance Digital L&D

Acorn Labs

Previously, I was the head of digital learning experience at a large professional services firm. I love not only having great communities of practice with people that are in the industry, but also obviously, helping that next generation of learning designer with the right mindset and skills to succeed. But I love it.

Digital 52