Tony Karrer

JANUARY 27, 2009

In Networks and Communities , I discuss the limits of search and how Evaluating Performance of Concept Workers leads us to needing to derive Value from Social Media. The common threads here are: People Networks To me, the biggest work literacy gap is in this area. The new skill is. Any suggestions? P.S. - I'm doing X now.

Social Media 100

Social Media Wikipedia Social Networks LinkedIn 100

Tony Karrer

MARCH 5, 2008

Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 links: [link]

Personal Learning 128

Personal Learning PLE PWLE Personal 128

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 5, 2009

As an aside, what finally pushed me to create this series was a great post by Sue Waters' about creating your own personal learning network (PLN). Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective. The same tool and method can be highly effective for one person and not effective for others. So, here goes.

PWLE 122

PWLE Tools PLE PKM 122

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Work Literacy eLearning 2.0 Fourth Grader Wikipedia Update New Work and New Work Skills Work Skills Keeping Up? What resources would u recommend for a baby boomer 2 become proficient in blogging, social networking, wikis, etc? How does this apply to non-knowledge workers? or Learning 3.0

Social Networks 102

Social Networks ASTD Wiki eLearning 2.0 102

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

This taught me a few things about work, technology and myself. Work —complex knowledge work requires solitude as well as collaboration. To let people know about my work, socialize it as much as possible. It’s definitely a skill much needed in today’s extrovert oriented, non-hierarchical workplaces.

Stock 124

Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2022

The trend is starting as we speak, err you read this, and by the end of 2023, it will overtake the whole skills hot trend (albeit, skills will still be very popular – and yes, is heavily tailored to a professional (office) workforce). Knowledge Sharing – It is a component of cohort-based learning Network – A must.

Learning System 103

Learning System System Trends Blended Learning 103

eLearning Learning Posts

AUGUST 4, 2009

LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers - eLearning Technology , July 6, 2009 How to use LinkedIn more effectively as part of your knowledge work. New skills for learning professionals - Informal Learning , July 1, 2009 Jay Cross response to this month’s big question “In a Learning 2.0 LMS Selection , July 24, 2009.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Social Skills 40

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 30, 2010

My interpretation of the Agile philosophy I am trying to acquire better ways of learning and building personal knowledge networks and helping others do it. Collaborative companies run on networks, those informal working relationships among people that cut across formal lines of reporting.

Agile 179

Agile Expertise Collaboration Cognitive 179

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective 1,655 6 98 Fun Headline Generator 1,503 0 1 Top Ten Reasons To Blog and Top Ten Not to Blog 1,500 22 52 Web 2.0 and eLearning 2.0 Start-Up Guides 1,368 1 22 eLearning 1.0 Tools - A Summary 1,147 2 28 Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools 1,140 9 43 eLearning 2.0 and eLearning 2.0

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Bookmarking Authoring Tools eLearning 2.0 100

CLO Magazine

MAY 11, 2017

Steven Johnson, in his 2010 book, “Where Good Ideas Come From,” discusses the role of networks to support innovation, and again the notion of time comes into play. One realization is that most of the benefits to business are coming increasingly from so-called knowledge work, work that processes information in productive ways.

Innovation 87

Innovation Roles Cognitive Leadership 87

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2009

You were somewhat forced into learning the skills required. You won't think of things like the location of the document (local, email attachment, network drive, SharePoint) or multiple versions in files at all. There is a network effect with the adoption of discussion groups. and eLearning 2.0

Social Software 116

Social Software Adoption Adopt Social Networks 116

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 31, 2009

And you cannot Separate Knowledge Work from Learning. I know from Data Driven performance improvement solutions that often informal learning can be very effective in driving results. One option is to say that limit of training / workplace Learning Responsibility is formal learning. I'm hearing more on this all the time.

Trends 121

Trends Blended Learning Social Networks eLearning 2.0 121

ID Reflections

MARCH 27, 2010

A powerful question also has the capacity to “travel well”—to spread beyond the place where it began into larger networks of conversation throughout an organization or a community. .” ~ MARILEE GOLDBERG, THE ART OF THE QUESTION Powerful questions are viral. Questions that travel well are often the key to large-scale change.

Conversation 123

Conversation SAP Innovation Collaboration 123

AXIOM Learning Solutions

MARCH 23, 2023

In the past several years, knowledge workers have embraced technical skills and the realities of blended and remote work. So I think there’s a convergence of three themes that really caused a lot of stress for people this concept of digitization and remote work, being constantly available or accessible.

Podcasts 49

Podcasts Podcaster Podcasting Management 49

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Strategy (15) PWLE Not PLE - Knowledge Work Not Separate from Learning (15) Corporate Social Bookmarking Tools (14) Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis (13) Test SCORM Courses with an LMS (13) 90-9-1 Rule aka 1% Rule in Collaborative Environments (13) Social Conference Tools - Expect Poor Results (13) Instruction eLearning 2.0

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Social Networks Long Tail eLearning 2.0 100

Tony Karrer

MARCH 16, 2009

But there was another significant trend in the answers… Learning and Work Converge In a world where Knowledge Work and Learning is Inseparable , finding ways to support and improve work is the same as finding ways to support and improve learning. Individual work and learning will be the focus of all levels of management.

eLearning Consultant 103

eLearning Consultant Consulting Job Management 103

Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2009

Leveraging Networks is Key Skill and the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. Tools and Methods for Networks and Communities - Discusses specific tools and methods for using Networks and Communities as part of Knowledge Work. I think everyone has to evaluate what works for them.

Social Networks 102

Social Networks Social Ning LinkedIn 102

Jay Cross

JUNE 5, 2009

It’s a new way of looking at how people become competent in their work and fulfilled in their professional lives. In the network era, brains replace brawn, and most work evolves into knowledge work. Using your brain(s) effectively becomes the key to prosperity and the ultimate corporate survival skill.

Brain 36

Brain Upgrade Innovation Internet 36

Jay Cross

MARCH 19, 2012

Mayo discovered the Hawthorne Effect, opening the study of motivation. Understanding what type of environment we are working in (Simple, Complicated, Complex or Chaotic) lets us frame our actions. Effective organizations are starting to look more like inverted pyramids. GE started its corporate schools. ASTD is born.

Authoring Tools 46

Authoring Tools CD-ROM Compliance Training DDI 46

Tony Karrer

MARCH 25, 2009

Complexity of Productivity for Knowledge Work Productivity is defined as: the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time For some knowledge workers, we can reasonably define things this way. It also causes us to confuse activity and effectiveness.

Productivity 100

Productivity Product Social Networks Knowledge Worker 100

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Charles has deep experience in both the business and learning practitioner sides of performance improvement and effective learning solutions. He also knows ‘what works’ in the world of strategic talent. Each of these is driving changes in the way we understand that learning needs to happen. That’s certainly not the case.

Performance Support 113

Performance Support Compliance Training Social Learning Ratio 113

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Charles has deep experience in both the business and learning practitioner sides of performance improvement and effective learning solutions. He also knows ‘what works’ in the world of strategic talent. Each of these is driving changes in the way we understand that learning needs to happen. Could you please elaborate on this?

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Performance Support Compliance Training eLearning Consultant 100

Performance Learning Productivity

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The way organisations work today is almost unrecognisably different from the structured and closely-managed systems in pre-Internet and pre-ubiquitous connectivity times. Separating stakeholder needs from wants and identifying the root causes of underperformance is a skill that many learning professionals simply do not possess.

Social Media 221

Social Media Attitudes Performance Support eLearning Consultant 221

ID Reflections

JANUARY 15, 2015

Communities and teams of diverse people have to work together to solve complex and emerging challenges through innovative and creative means. This is where I keep harping on my theme of workplaces as communities , and enterprise social networks as platforms for communication and learning. Through this endeavor, I have come to value: 1.

Agile 100

Agile Social Networks Expertise Collaboration 100

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2009

It features an article in which Jon Husband and I delve into how to measure the impact of learning in the network era. Productivity in a Networked era: Not Your Father’s ROI. The network era now replacing the industrial age holds great promise. In the network era, things you can’t see are more valuable than things you can.

ROI 66

ROI Social Networks Network Authoring Tools 66

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Specifically focusing on OTJ skills & knowledge. From a 2008 microlearning conference “There is a need and pressure to learn continually due to rapid change in society and the economy…Knowledge gaps are widening.&#. Basic goal: make learning more effective through new media. Why study microlearning?

LearnTrends 262

LearnTrends microlearning PLE Learning Objects 262

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2018

As such, we must implement and operate networks of insights. The answer is yes — and that means they need the skills to author effective, high-quality insights. 2 (behind only problem-solving — a requisite critical thinking skill) in the top 10 skills for the global economy in 2020.

Informal 71

Informal Business Authoring Tools Score 71

Tony Karrer

MARCH 29, 2009

And you cannot Separate Knowledge Work from Learning. I know from Data Driven performance improvement solutions that often informal learning can be very effective in driving results. I would claim that we need to help people with their Search Skills. Network Learning? It helps share effective patterns.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Compliance Training Write Blog 100

Jay Cross

MARCH 14, 2010

An executive, a manager, a training director, and a worker each have different but valid ways of evaluating the effectiveness of learning. The knowledge worker’s objective is to learn what it takes to do the best she can. Using smart tech to make it easier for workers to collaborate and network. Not selfishly but realistically.

Business 52

Business Metrics Director Knowledge Worker 52

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Learning develops new capacities, skills, values, understanding, and preferences. It’s a dog’s breakfast of acquiring skills, information, knowledge, savoir faire, and more. In fact, Frederick Taylor told workers, ‘You’re not paid to think’ Along came knowledge work.

Knowledge Worker 57

Knowledge Worker Learning Performance Support Cognitive 57

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2011

Working smarter is the key to sustainability and continuous improvement. Knowledge work and learning to work smarter are becoming indistinguishable. The accelerating rate of change in business forces everyone in every organization to make a choice: learn while you work or become obsolete. Workscapes.

Compliance Training 64

Compliance Training Social Media Knowledge Worker Instructional Design 64

Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Effective managers make stretch. These posts offer guidance to managers who want to make learning from experience and conversation more effective. Replacing today’s haphazard approaches with systematic, enlightened management accelerates the development of future workers and gets the entire organization working smarter.

Diversity Training 95

Diversity Training Blended Learning Social Networks Performance Support 95