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A Brief History of AI

Learningtogo

1997: IBM’s “supercomputer,” Deep Blue, becomes the first computer to beat a human chess champion in a match against grandmaster Garry Kasparov. Many doubt that a machine could really have performed so well and accuse IBM of cheating. 2011: IBM Watson defeats the best human players in the popular television game show Jeopardy!

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A Network of Experts: From Content Curation to Insight Curation

CLO Magazine

IBM built this idea into its model as early as 2005. Similar to the embedded learning practices from the IBM model, insight curation technology allows employees to work directly with the needle instead of searching through haystacks. Jos Arets is co-founder of the 70:20:10 Institute. They can be reached at editor@CLOmedia.com.

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Lurking is Not a Static State

ID Reflections

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. There are communities where we continue to remain as lurkers. This happens due to various reasons.

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Quotes and excerpts on the need for Learning 2.0 from the Best of T+D: 2007-2009

ID Reflections

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.

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3 Reasons why online training is cost-effective

Matrix

Since it’s so hard to see crystal clear ROI for how more knowledgeable workers increase company profitability, training budgets are among the first to be cut in hard times. According to an older study , IBM managed to cut approximately one third of its previous training budget after going digital, to give one example.

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Tapping the Social Grid - Free Webinar

Tony Karrer

The methods and norms for tapping into the social grid are often not well understood by concept workers. In this talk, Dr. Tony Karrer will look at the places where the social grid is so important for concept workers. He will show an over the shoulder view of a modern knowledge worker tapping into the social grid.

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Big literacy questions

Jay Cross

Knowledge workers have replaced factory workers. Shareholders owned the factories, but workers own their minds. Information spreading through network connections empowers workers to make decisions and take responsibility for them. Our job is to help create the environment like that IBM describes.