Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

We have known for more than a century that learning without context rarely sticks and rarely changes behaviour (and ‘learning’ is fundamentally ‘changing behaviour’). So we are seeing increasing interest in social and informal learning. Informal learning already happens without input from learning professionals.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

We have known for more than a century that learning without context rarely sticks and rarely changes behaviour (and ‘learning’ is fundamentally ‘changing behaviour’). So we are seeing increasing interest in social and informal learning. Informal learning already happens without input from learning professionals.

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Living in Learning

AUGUST 14, 2009

In the first hour-long segment, an Industry Perspectives panelist, Josh Bersin made an observation that validated one significant trend in particular – the rapid increase in the use of informal learning. It is important to include many venues beyond “job aids” and object-oriented solutions as informal.

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Ed App

AUGUST 23, 2021

It makes information more relatable for the employees and improves the likelihood of knowledge retention. Social learning in EdApp is practiced through its Assignments and Discussions features that support instant coaching and mentoring. It allows your learners to apply their knowledge and skills through virtual exercises.

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Jay Cross

MARCH 14, 2010

They have no patience for irrelevant exercises, be they useless curriculum or teaching what they already know. Here are some things one might add to any training director’s job description: • Supporting the informal learning process. Supplementing self-directed learning with mentors and experts.

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Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

To stay relevant, George believes training vendors should do two things: Stop talking “learning” and start talking “capacity” and “execution” like the rest of the C-suite. Augment their systems with components that provide opportunities for people to interact in social systems for informal learning. I’d say they can’t.

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Convergence Training

MARCH 30, 2020

So you’re thinking, exercises and engagement first, then the lecture part second. In the virtual space, what happens here is that you ask a question, people have to think about the question, they have to ponder their response, and then depending on the forum that you’re in they may have to type out an answer in the chat.

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Docebo

MARCH 28, 2018

Informal learning combined with formal training can boost employee engagement and retention. One of the biggest organizational L&D challenges is making sure employees are not only engaged with the learning content they’re being presented, but that they also retain it. An Exercise in Continuous Improvement.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 16, 2013

The start-up stiffed me but the paper morphed into the Informal Learning book. I’ll be leading a series of master classes on informal learning and working smarter in Europe. Informal Learning – the other 80%. Because organizations are oblivious to informal learning, they fail to invest in it.

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Learnnovators

JULY 29, 2015

This allows them to exercise the value that emerges from collaborating with other humans on open-ended, creative endeavors. The latter are extracting learning from their work and thus building stronger neural pathways to tackle similar challenges in the future. L&D needs to facilitate this for organizations to continually learn.

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