Acorn Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But when you couple it with other tools , analyses and planning activities , your inventory becomes invaluable for effective decision-making for your business strategy, especially when your skills database is consistently updated over time. In a vacuum, a skills inventory is just that: A catalogue of skills present in your organisation.

Skills 52

Skills Benefits Strategy Mobile 52

Origin Learning

MARCH 10, 2016

Organizations globally, irrespective of size, are concentrating on how to connect intellectual (knowledge), working (money), and human (talent) capital effectively so that efficiency drives growth and brings in economic gains to the stakeholders. Such being the scenario, every dime counts, right? billion annually?

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Social Social Networks 100

Learnnovators

OCTOBER 8, 2015

And helping SMEs focus on decisions and skills, not knowledge, working with them in a partnership rather than them as a fount of knowledge is helpful. This shouldn’t be (just) how much they like it (though that is not a bad thing to evaluate), but how effective the outcome is. Having end user stakeholders (e.g.

Design 133

Design eLearning Strategy eLearning Cognitive 133

CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In the 20th century, information became as important as materials, leading to what my friend and mentor Peter Drucker called knowledge work. People were no longer viewed as mere “hired hands,” and managers had to learn to encourage and inspire those who worked with them. Before she left the hotel, the guest booked her next stay.

Server 73

Server Leadership Behavior Reputation 73

ATD Learning Technologies

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Faced with a future in which AI makes work even less stable, what is needed is a wholesale transition from knowledge work to learning work. For the last seven years at Grovo, I have studied what makes microlearning effective in an organizational setting. Targeted review based on performance in the simulation.

microlearning 95

microlearning Grovo Micro-Learning Simulations 95

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

iPad (and iPhone) are Much More Useful Than I Expected I didn’t actually think that I would care about the iPad except as a tool for training and performance support in environments like retail and restaurants where it’s always been an issue having access to machines. Performance Support in 2015 What Makes an LMS Easy to Use?

Text-to-Speech 200

Text-to-Speech Compliance Training Diversity Training SharePoint 200

ScholarLMS

OCTOBER 10, 2020

With support and guidance being readily available during class hours, the learning process gets easier and enjoyable, hence more effective. Effective collaborations are possible when backed by efficient course design, delivery, and the use of suitable tools and technology. Share experiences and knowledge. Work in groups.

Virtual Learning Environment 52

Virtual Learning Environment Learning Environment Collaboration Environment 52

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

Effective managers make stretch. Knowledge work has evolved into keeping up and taking advantage of connections. These posts offer guidance to managers who want to make learning from experience and conversation more effective. Members of CoPs develop and share knowledge, values, recommendations and standards.

Social Networks 83

Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

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. And I believe that the Tilde Effect is full force here.

Social Media 100

Social Media Wikipedia Social Networks LinkedIn 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 8, 2009

Harold Jarche, Michele Martin and I are pleased to announce a new workshop offering that relates to the recent posts on Tool Set 2009 and to the issues of Work Literacy. Work Literacy Skills Workshop Was the last formal training you had on knowledge work skills the use of a card catalog and microfiche reader?

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Skills ASTD 100

AXIOM Learning Solutions

MARCH 23, 2023

The workshop provides tools and approaches which can be used by anyone – not only people who work in sales – to manage your own energy and to be more present and effective in your workplace, and by doing so better understand and define how your work relates to the demands and recharging effects of both your work and personal life.

Podcaster 49

Podcaster Podcasting Podcasts Management 49

Tony Karrer

MARCH 23, 2009

Dodged that bullet. :) Patterns and Knowledge Work I understand the concern that when you share best practices, you may come out with very different results. Consequences: A description of the results, side effects, and trade offs caused by using the pattern. eLearning Technology. Browse eLearning Content

Pattern 100

Pattern Examples Metrics Knowledge Worker 100

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2017

Then providers can better target solutions to meet customer needs and drive business performance. The disruption higher education is experiencing will have a cascading effect that corporate learning will have to adjust to. Because of these realities, HR and talent managers will have to look more to their home markets for talent.

Metrics 32

Metrics Augmented Reality Develop Diversity Training 32

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. There will always be some level of training/education required.

eLearning Consultant 103

eLearning Consultant Consulting Job Management 103

Everwise

JANUARY 25, 2018

The onboarding practices of the past – completing checklists of tasks, filling out forms, and even watching old grainy compliance tapes – may no longer cut it, particularly in industries like knowledge work, where talent (and therefore turnover) is very expensive. Create a balanced, effective onboarding program.

Atlassian 40

Atlassian Compliance Training Mentoring Trust 40

ATD Learning Technologies

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Faced with a future in which AI makes work even less stable, what is needed is a wholesale transition from knowledge work to learning work. For the last seven years at Grovo, I have studied what makes microlearning effective in an organizational setting. Targeted review based on performance in the simulation.

microlearning 40

microlearning Grovo Micro-Learning Simulations 40

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.

Trends 121

Trends Blended Learning Social Networks eLearning 2.0 121

CLO Magazine

MAY 11, 2017

“People think of quality as a constraint that creates an environment where innovation is not possible,” and yet “there’s a continuing demand for more products that are more cost effective,” she said. Even in the most regulated industries, we have to enable opportunities to innovate and change.

Innovation 87

Innovation Roles Cognitive Leadership 87

Jay Cross

JUNE 5, 2009

This is a book for business managers about applying common sense to the task of building workforces that improve performance naturally, without prodding. It’s a new way of looking at how people become competent in their work and fulfilled in their professional lives.

Brain 36

Brain Upgrade Innovation Internet 36

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Unpacking each claim Adaptive over predictive Ruth Clark describes adaptive in relation to expertise in her book Building Expertise: Cognitive Methods for Training and Performance Improvement , and I think it reflects my understanding of Agile philosophy very well. This is the state of being truly adaptive and agile.

Agile 179

Agile Expertise Cognitive Collaboration 179

Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Effectiveness – Jay Cross. Some cutting-edge corporations are adopting a new bundle of practices — let’s call them informal learning 2.0 — in order to improve operating efficiency by: • Slashing time to performance. In a networked corporation, there is scant difference between knowledge work and learning.

Learning 2.0 75

Learning 2.0 Informal Learning Informal Cognitive 75

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 3, 2008

Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective. Prediction #6 => Metrics-Driven Performance and Learning Interventions My article coming out in January will spark discussion around what is actually a quite common model. This will increase adoption of Web 2.0 tools by learning professionals ( More eLearning Bloggers).

Predictions 100

Predictions Authoring Tools Instructional Design Virtual Classroom 100

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

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Sometimes it’s more effective to imbed the knowledge in the work than to plant it in the head of the worker. Old-style training enraged many managers because it was separate from work. Why isn’t Sally at work today? It needn’t be this way, particularly since knowledge work and learning are nearly indistinguishable.

Instructional Design 46

Instructional Design Agile Instructional Instruction 46

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

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. The Future Business of Learning for Suppliers - Performance Learning Productivity , July 21, 2009. Mobile Learning in India - Upside Learning Blog , July 25, 2009.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Social Skills 40

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

ABOUT CHARLES JENNINGS (Managing Director, Duntroon Associates): Charles Jennings is a leading thinker, practitioner and consultant in the areas of performance improvement, change management, and learning. He also knows ‘what works’ in the world of strategic talent. They are happening anyway, and have always happened.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Performance Support Compliance Training eLearning Consultant 100

Performance Learning Productivity

DECEMBER 20, 2013

When asked about the overall performance of the L&D department, rather than single learning events or interventions, the survey data revealed the following: L&D’S OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT IS EXTREMELY POOR 77% of executives and managers rated their L&D department’s overall performance as poor or very poor.

Social Media 221

Social Media Attitudes Performance Support eLearning Consultant 221

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

ABOUT CHARLES JENNINGS (Managing Director, Duntroon Associates): Charles Jennings is a leading thinker, practitioner and consultant in the areas of performance improvement, change management, and learning. He also knows ‘what works’ in the world of strategic talent. They are happening anyway, and have always happened.

Performance Support 113

Performance Support Compliance Training Social Learning Ratio 113

Spark Your Interest

MARCH 7, 2021

Automated administration tasks such as course registration, Tracking learner progress and analyzing user data, Tracking certification and compliance, Create individual learning plans for users, Performance-based tasks, e.g. skill gap analysis, Course administration including a course catalog, and. Beware Of Feature Bloat.

LMS 262

LMS Authoring Tools Compliance Training Instructional Design 262

Tony Karrer

MARCH 25, 2009

I firmly believe that all management and workplace learning professionals need to be constantly looking at how we can improve the performance of knowledge workers. These numbers can be used with a Data Driven approach to supporting performance improvement. It also causes us to confuse activity and effectiveness.

Productivity 100

Productivity Product Social Networks Knowledge Worker 100

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. Blogging is a different animal.

Social Networks 102

Social Networks Social Ning LinkedIn 102

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2018

The answer is yes — and that means they need the skills to author effective, high-quality insights. Aligned insights have a direct relation to business performance metrics (growth of intellectual capital, employee engagement, financial return, sales growth, customer satisfaction, talent turnover, productivity) that you control and influence.

Informal 71

Informal Business Authoring Tools Score 71

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2009

At the same time, we are shifting into an era in which knowledge work and learning occur where re-engineered business processes collide with a participative and interactive ecology of information flows. Companies also use ROI to evaluate past performance. Make a hypothesis of cause and effect. What You Can’t See.

ROI 66

ROI Social Networks Network Authoring Tools 66

ID Reflections

JANUARY 15, 2015

Adaptive over predictive Ruth Clark describes adaptive in relation to expertise in her book Building Expertise: Cognitive Methods for Training and Performance Improvement , and I think it reflects my understanding of Agile philosophy very well. Unpacking each claim 1. This is the state of being truly adaptive and agile.

Agile 100

Agile Social Networks Expertise Collaboration 100

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Official description: Microlearning: Beyond Learning Objects and Just-in-time Performance Support. 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.

LearnTrends 262

LearnTrends microlearning Learning Objects PLE 262

Clark Quinn

JULY 23, 2009

We need reactivation, as massed practice isn’t as effective as spaced practice. Reflection is an important form of processing after action, and one of the technology-mediated benefits is being able to capture individual performance and debrief it. Providing a challenge that mimics one in the real world (e.g.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive RFP Simulations Mentoring 100