Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The result is more opportunities for social learning and more opportunities to advance new ideas. Work to develop business ideas often happens in teams because the knowledge and experience of many is always better than one. And successful businesses must continually use what they have learned to develop new ideas or be left behind.

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MARCH 22, 2011

View the video below to get an idea of how important on-floor communication between teammates is in basketball. From the minute you start playing basketball, coaches will never stop demanding communication on the court. The same should be demanded at work. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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APRIL 19, 2011

Companies like Hubspot (love them, by the way) that market themselves as “social media” or “inbound marketing” experts do have some great ideas on how to leverage social tools to increase traffic, sales leads, etc. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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MAY 4, 2011

Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. Wikis are an easy place to start the promotion of collaborative learning spaces, and clients seem to be willing and able to accept this informal tool into their everyday lives. However, wikis are only the tip of the iceberg.

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MAY 8, 2011

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. That said, I’d like to share some of my ideas about how we need to change what we do to address on-demand learning and performance needs during design, development, and deployment of a training program.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. Simple: as we all have, I drove someone home to a place I was unfamiliar with, and realized after dropping him off that I didn’t have the slightest clue how I had got there. So what did this teach me about learning?

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MAY 18, 2011

The potential of such an idea is enormous, and its application is certainly not limited to the military arena. It’s those intersections where you see creativity occurring. The advantage of online crowd-sourcing is obvious: you have many more intersections and many more diverse backgrounds.” Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d.

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APRIL 23, 2011

This can be especially true in the training field, where the training department’s ideas of success can be vastly different from a harried team manager who wants to minimize lost productivity due to excessive training. Since you may have only one immediate contact, often within the training department, it’s a good idea to dig deeper.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 7, 2011

People pay way more attention to ideas and comments that are “out there,” and therefore memorable, than to those that are staid and commonplace, and therefore boring. In about a week, he has amassed more than 2 million followers on Twitter, and his catch phrases (“ winning ,” “ tiger blood ,” etc.) What’s the cause of all this attention?

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Here are some ideas for taking care of your SMEs. Clients will often ask what I see as the biggest risk or roadblock to end-user readiness. My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Here are some ideas for taking care of your SMEs. Clients will often ask what I see as the biggest risk or roadblock to end-user readiness. My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We train our clients’ employees on new systems, processes, and ideas, with the intention of helping them maximize their productivity while simultaneously minimizing disruption. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

We train our clients’ employees on new systems, processes, and ideas, with the intention of helping them maximize their productivity while simultaneously minimizing disruption. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Because this person had worked in training and development for a large mortgage company for many years and now works as a leadership development contractor, I thought she would be a great person with which to talk shop and brainstorm social learning ideas. However, conversation quickly turned to the temporary staffing industry in general.

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MARCH 8, 2011

This can be detrimental to learners who need that interaction to assess their new skills against others, discuss ideas, and gain new perspectives. These are just a few ideas for social anchors that might help create a more social learning enabled environment for the lonely eLearner. I’d love to hear yours. Properly d. Properly d.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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MARCH 27, 2011

Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Economists call this the 80/20 Principle or the Pareto Principle , which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the work will be done by 20 percent of the participants. Instead of relying on this collective to share ideas organically, however, try pushing a bit. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d. Properly d.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Twitter is where these extraordinary few reside, so leverage the few to learn and to exchange ideas and information. TweetDeck – I recently read an article stating that if you aren’t salaried by a big company to generate brand new ideas, it’s a waste of your time to do so. It’s a great way to stay current on industry happenings.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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MARCH 29, 2011

I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. View all posts by Andrea → ← Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In?

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MAY 11, 2011

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MARCH 1, 2011

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JANUARY 21, 2011

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

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MARCH 2, 2011

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

I Love To Learn While reading the article, specifically the excerpt above, I was blown away by how simple yet powerful an idea Best Buy was implementing. Going forward, our retail associates can learn where, when and how they choose.” As a salesman I’ve been taught to avoid selling situations for buying ones. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

I Love To Learn While reading the article, specifically the excerpt above, I was blown away by how simple yet powerful an idea Best Buy was implementing. Going forward, our retail associates can learn where, when and how they choose.” As a salesman I’ve been taught to avoid selling situations for buying ones. Properly d. Properly d.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

This helps encourage direct application and prevents learners from leaving the session without an idea for how they’re going to apply their new knowledge. Spend time asking your learners for ways in which they can apply the content to their current environment. Learners as Teachers. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d. Properly d.

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