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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. They’re sources of novelty and innovation (because they know quite different things than we do) and bridges to other social networks (because they know quite different people than we do).

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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture? 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?

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The Top Six Things Organizations Must Do to Enable Emergent Learning

Learnnovators

In this post, I am going to explore six key requirements necessary from an organizational and leadership standpoints to make collaborative and emergent learning work. But first, WHAT IS EMERGENT LEARNING? Emergent Learning is a condition and an outcome of organizational culture, strategy and purpose.

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

Chapter 9: “ Like, Comment, Share: Collaboration and Civic Engagement Within Social Network Sites ,” by Greenhow and Lee, in Emerging Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences Perspective. Social media and social networking sites allow individuals and groups to collaborate and learn together.

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Performance Ecosystem Maturity Model

Clark Quinn

We also start looking at informal learning, the continual innovation. This includes both the status of networks and the usage of those networks. Then we incorporate informal learning, and finally where measurement’s naturally part of our practices.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

by Andrea on February 23, 2011 in social learning The other night I attended a lecture at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The topic of the evening was emerging stem cell therapies with a particular focus on applications for heart disease. I was blown away by that little nugget of information. Fascinating stuff.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

There is no central network the learners can access. In both cases, much of the trick when it comes to user adoption has to do with getting the word out early and often about the tools you are developing. In a recent post What Makes a Successful Community Manager? That’s where “party boxes&# might come in.