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Taking Stock and Making Choices: Working from home and other such stuff

ID Reflections

But not so great for building bonds and trust. Working from home offers me plenty of solitude but not the intellectual stimulation and those over-the-shoulder conversations so crucial to serendipity, ambient awareness, and informal learning. Work —complex knowledge work requires solitude as well as collaboration.

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Informal learning from the horse’s mouth

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Every morning, my email is littered with very basic questions about informal learning. I’ve been ranting about informal and computer-supported learning in organizations for twelve years now. I’m the Johnny Appleseed of networked, social learning. It’s the Coach’s list of Stock Photo sites.

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Tony Bingham #ASTDL20 keynote

Learning Visions

Students are interested in concept of global citizenship Jim Hackett of Steelcase – on building a new learning center: How do you rationalize investing in a learning center when you’re cutting 50% of staff? Because learning is the center of strategy. The concept of learning as an event has changed. Is Social Media a Fad?

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The end of publishing as we know it

E-Learning Provocateur

Already we are seeing an acceleration in the sales of e-books, which I expect will correlate with a resurgence of reading as an informal learning activity. But I suggest that another, less obvious, effect of the e-book phenomenon will be a resurgence of storytelling as an informal teaching activity. A lost art.

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Social Learning in Financial Services – Tales from the Real World

Dashe & Thomson

In the past, it was about stocks and bonds, now it is more complex than ever. There are many more investment vehicles out there and advisors need to be knowledgeable about areas such as life insurance, long-term care, charitable giving, trusts and estate planning, etc.

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CLO Symposium

Jay Cross

I’m not far enough into this to see if social and informal learning are part of the equation so I’m reserving judgment on this potentially promising effort. Covey delivered the opening keynote on trust. Trust is vital for business; it’s not just touchy-feely — there’s a huge economic payoff.

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Sahana Chattopadhyay – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

She blogs at www.sahanac.com on topics related to the future of work, the shifting digital trends, and their deep impact on how we will work, learn and live in the future. Open cultures are based on transparency, participation, trust and communities.