Tony Karrer

JULY 26, 2010

I’m not and I gave him the standard advice about looking through LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers , LinkedIn for Finding Expertise , and Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers. A colleague just asked me if I knew anyone who was using Augmented Reality for learning. He did that, but didn’t find particular people.

Augmented Reality 164

Augmented Reality Case Study Social Networks LinkedIn 164

CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For knowledge workers everywhere, the nature of work is shifting fast. Put another way, half of the skills knowledge workers have today will be useless in less than five years. One app in particular, the generative AI tool ChatGPT, was adopted practically overnight by professionals in a range of roles.

Teams 84

Teams Skills Cognitive Blended Learning 84

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Before that, we need to examine what are some of the characteristics of today’s workplace, especially those that depend on knowledge workers for success. Knowledge workers are increasingly taking more responsibility for their work as well as personal growth. Hierarchy is being replaced by wirearchy.

Cognitive 165

Cognitive Diversity Training Social Networks Knowledge Worker 165

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

It's such an amazing resource to find expertise and get answers. Corporations have not woke up to the need for knowledge workers to reach out for expertise. Corporations have not woke up to the need for knowledge workers to reach out for expertise. Great question. Anyone have an answer?

Web 140

Web Corporate eLearning Social Networks eLearningGuild 140

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Thursday, 01/29/2009 8:00AM - 9:00AM Over the past 20 years, there has been an explosion of information sources, greatly increased accessibility of experts and expertise around the world, and new tools emerging every day. These changes are continuously transforming the landscape for knowledge work. Learning 2.0

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TechKnowledge ASTD Wiki Social Networks 102

ID Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2011

I mentioned that Adaptive Thinking that promotes adaptive expertise is what makes us learners, takes us out of our preconceived notions formed by our domain expertise, and allows us to probe and respond to changing situations with greater elasticity. In short, this helps us to deal with complex situations.

Cognitive 136

Cognitive Diversity Training Information Overload Behavior 136

Think Orion

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Selecting the right AI tools and platforms AI platform tools enable knowledge workers to analyze data, formulate predictions, and execute tasks faster and more accurately. Quality control mitigates potential biases, ethical concerns, and inaccuracies in the content, balancing tech and human expertise.

Market 59

Market Strategy Content Predictions 59

Tony Karrer

JUNE 8, 2009

I regularly use LinkedIn for Finding Expertise and Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers. I would point out that the first danger is akin to the danger of confusing confidence with expertise. This is the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Network Network Expert 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance. Professionals are anyone who does work that cannot be standardized easily and who continuously welcomes challenges at the cutting edge of his or her expertise.

Learning 2.0 132

Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

CLO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2018

A recent study from Wainhouse Research found that the youngest workers and the oldest workers have similar preferences when it comes to workplace learning — and that all learners want a variety of approaches. Recognize and capture internal subject matter expertise.

Mentoring 80

Mentoring Coaching Survey Blended Learning 80

OpenSesame

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Skills have a major bearing on workforce productivity – especially in developed economies where the majority of employees are knowledge workers. Plenty of studies confirm this view and suggest that the modern worker spends less than half an hour a week on learning and development. more-than-a-month-away) benefits.

Roles 52

Roles Productivity Product Blended Learning 52

PlatCore

OCTOBER 6, 2021

So we assembled a world-class team that had the technical and design expertise to take an LMS that was powered by ServiceNow – AND make it easy for everyone to use. Knowledge workers like working from home – and many will never go back to the office full time. Change brings opportunity.

Culture 59

Culture Global Knowledge Worker Version 59

Jane Hart

MARCH 1, 2013

They consider the entire puzzle, not just their own area of expertise. They have instant access to multiple knowledge workers via a phone call, email, Twitter post, or LinkedIn InMail. They have instant access to multiple knowledge workers via a phone call, email, Twitter post, or LinkedIn InMail.

Resources 199

Resources Yahoo Diversity Training Toolkit 199

Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 27, 2008

There are also several studies of knowledge worker practices that suggest that a lot of what is effective is quite personal. Social bookmarking, searching browsing trails, capture of communications as clues to expertise. Sitting beside the worker is ideal - but scaling that can be a problem. So, maybe it's work buddies.

Work Skills 100

Work Skills Skills Develop Social Bookmarking 100

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The 9:00 am to 5:00 pm notion of work is all but vanishing, at least for the knowledge workers. An organization that shares openly –successes and failures, learnings and insights, explicit and tacit knowledge – learns faster, builds an ambient awareness and paves the road for serendipity.

Diversity Training 172

Diversity Training Cognitive Blended Learning Network 172

ID Reflections

JULY 20, 2011

Let them figure out the value they would want to get from it is probably as good as it gets in order to allow for knowledge workers to understand how, when, why and what to contribute, whenever they may be ready. The perceived expertise level of the others in the community (if I am out of my depth, I may just lurk).

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Communities of Practice IBM Community Jive 203

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

In the past, I’ve always been successful finding good interactive writers because I can use techniques as described in LinkedIn for Finding Expertise and the rest of my LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers.

Interactive 100

Interactive Write Blog Instructional Design Social Networks 100

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

I think this is the case for lots of knowledge workers. These activities are drivers for the information I to take on board in my attempts to enhance my skills, abilities, and expertise. For me, I generally put to-learn items in my to-do based on specific projects or preparing presentations, writing, etc.

Write Blog 100

Write Blog Knowledge Worker Big Question Podcasts 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

It puts forward lots of suggestions for how knowledge workers can leverage technology to make themselves more effective. I actually think this is some of the most valuable stuff on my blog, and I believe that most knowledge workers are not really taking advantage of this at the level they should. Of course, I do.

Predictions 200

Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

OpenSesame

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Skills have a major bearing on workforce productivity – especially in developed economies where the majority of employees are knowledge workers. Plenty of studies confirm this view and suggest that the modern worker spends less than half an hour a week on learning and development. more-than-a-month-away) benefits. .

Productivity 40

Productivity Product Blended Learning Roles 40

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Tapping the Social Grid Date: Friday, February 27th Time: 9 - 10 am PACIFIC, Noon - 1 pm EASTERN Register Here Over the past 20 years, knowledge work has been transformed by the explosion of information sources and information flow. A social grid has formed that provides concept workers new work methods. About Tony Karrer Dr.

Social 100

Social Free Sun IBM 100

Instancy

JANUARY 25, 2011

technologies enable rapid knowledge content creation by not just having a one-directional information flow from the instructional designer or subject matter expert to the learner. There is a big push now to encourage participation from the end-users/knowledge-workers – a community–based learning and knowledge management environment.

Social Networks 52

Social Networks Technology Mashups Management 52

Disprz

MAY 31, 2021

You can identify their areas of expertise, track growth, and create targeted learning initiatives to get better results. Analytics builder can be used in the performance management of both knowledge workers (finance teams, operations, supply chain, etc) as well as frontline workers (sales, insurance agents, store managers).

Analytics 52

Analytics Skills ROI Metrics 52

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Vast construction projects are in evidence everywhere, as the Saudi government pours its money into building new university campuses and research centres, purchasing world class expertise and developing an infrastructure that will harness the potential of learning edge technologies.

License 101

License Creative Commons Knowledge Worker Education 101

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 2, 2008

To me, this is a critical part of The New Skills for knowledge workers. And what I often cite as the biggest change in knowledge work skills over the past 20 years is the change in access to people. But, more remarkable is that now you have a lot of mechanisms to reach out to people and find expertise.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Conversation Ning Moodle 100

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I’m convinced that we are all struggling to have our Work Skills Keep Up. And many of my 2009 Top Posts and Topics are related to exactly this.

Diversity Training 109

Diversity Training Scanning PWLE Case Study 109

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2013

As the corporate learning industry has evolved in the past few years, we now spend a lot of time talking about Gen X and millennials’ learning styles, user-authored content sharing, expertise directories and knowledge sharing. But how does all this fit into our overall learning strategy?

Knowledge 88

Knowledge Taxonomy Expert Authoring 88

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2015

An organization that shares openly –successes and failures, learnings and insights, explicit and tacit knowledge – learns faster, builds an ambient awareness and paves the road for serendipity. It is an excellent method for bridging those very gaps and silos – the white spaces – between the defined boxes of the org chart.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Cognitive PKM Network 100

Disprz

JUNE 4, 2021

You can identify their areas of expertise, track growth, and create targeted learning initiatives to get better results. Analytics builder can be used in the performance management of both knowledge workers (finance teams, operations, supply chain, etc) as well as frontline workers (sales, insurance agents, store managers).

Analytics 40

Analytics Skills ROI Metrics 40

Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I've been slowly making my way through Thomas Davenport's book Thinking for a Living - How to Get Better Performance and Results from Knowledge Workers. it becomes a wonderful resource for any organization to leverage as part of larger knowledge management solutions. But, wow, there was one part that just. well here it is.

Blogging 100

Blogging Write Blog Knowledge Worker Social Software 100

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

JANUARY 26, 2009

9 - Knowledge Worker Skills Topic growing rapidly, problem getting recognized, more and more people offering workshops and solutions to address this I realized in 2007 that there's a very important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap emerging. 2009 is going to be a big year for this issue.

Predictions 125

Predictions Virtual Classroom Wiki Corporate eLearning 125

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 14, 2009

I'm coming to believe this is the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. However, each of these can be directly addressed through conversation. This is why I say that Leveraging Networks is Key Skill. Note: I often try to connect with people who provide answers directly (via Skype or phone) to discuss in more detail.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Network Community LinkedIn 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 6, 2009

When were you taught: how to take take notes on a laptop during a meeting, how to filter a flood of new content, how to reach out via networks to find expertise, how to leverage the wisdom of crowds? A lot of people who are concept workers use Google every day and have no idea that the ~ operator even exists.

Work Skills 102

Work Skills Skills Information Overload Search 102

Tony Karrer

JULY 21, 2010

In terms of finding people with experience on this, my first suggestion was using LinkedIn and particularly looking through LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers , LinkedIn for Finding Expertise , and Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers. This is in process. I’ll also reach out via twitter.

Forum 115

Forum Social Networks Discussion Case Study 115

Jay Cross

JULY 3, 2013

The concept of ‘knowledge worker’ which Peter Drucker coined in 1959, is perhaps not so clear (as shown again in a recent LinkedIn discussion - access potentially limited) and can be understood at … Jay Cross ‘s insight: Brilliant. See on Scoop.it – Humanist Business.

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Knowledge Worker Knowledge Attitudes Write Blog 65

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 20, 2008

How to reach out and find expertise ? Of course, if you are reading this post (and it's still roughly Oct/Nov 2008), then likely you are a bit ahead of the average knowledge worker. How to use Social Media to Find Answers to Anything ? How to Learn through Conversation ? and the list goes on. So, maybe you are okay?

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Work Skills Skills Wiki Google Docs 100