The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Following is an excerpt from our new book, Minds at Work: Managing for Success in the Knowledge Economy (Chapter Seven). A company managing minds maintains a culture in which learning how to learn is valued and accepted, and the pursuit of learning is woven into the fabric of organi­zational life.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

ABOUT SAHANA CHATTOPADHYAY (Social Learning & Collaboration Strategist, Performance Consultant Exploring Emergent Learning, Blogger). Sahana Chattopadhyay is a performance consultant and an L&D professional with 15 years of experience in the field of academia and organizational learning.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Following is an excerpt from our new book, Minds at Work: Managing for Success in the Knowledge Economy (Chapter Seven). A company managing minds maintains a culture in which learning how to learn is valued and accepted, and the pursuit of learning is woven into the fabric of organi­zational life.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

By combining the power of the human brain with technology in a way that facilitates work, collaboration and communication, leaders can turn learning into multifaceted performance support. Learning leaders should facilitate this learning to optimize outcomes. ” The goal is to support the full suite of needs.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

[updated from the original publication of February 2019} We find the challenge of designing, and engineering, effective blended learning experiences exciting and compelling. What is blended learning? The term blended learning is often used synonymously with hybrid and multi-modal learning.

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Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. In this post, I want to focus on the support and environment needed to get people started.

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Learnnovators

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Over the past few years, the need to become a social business and to promote enterprise-wide collaboration have taken hold in many organizations. The usual culprits are the hapless organizational culture closely followed by hierarchy and leadership lethargy. In this context, I had a bit of an epiphany.

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ID Reflections

JUNE 25, 2014

Most organizations (hopefully) have accepted that learning is crucial to their strategy for growth and performance, and if done right, has a direct impact on the bottom line. However, the flipside is that training and other forms of structured, top down learning—the pillars of organizational learning so far—are tottering.

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Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

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WhatFix

JULY 25, 2022

For an organization to stay competitive, it must have a workforce with the right skills to be productive, innovative, and ultimately drive more revenue. Creating a learning and development initiative around employee reskilling is a way to ensure your workforce has the skills needed to thrive and help your organization grow.

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Learnnovators

JULY 13, 2015

This post is inspired by the #ihrchat on Twitter hosted by Dr. Tanvi Gautam and supported by Team #ihrchat. The chat was full of insights and learning, as always. And the trigger for this post was the question: How will learning & development shift in a PDW? They want to work for organizations with a Purpose.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 6, 2015

I have been reading a spate of articles and posts related to the need for a change in the way organizations function. The diagram traces the evolution of different social technology and their potential to enforce and enable a deep change in how organizations function and their structure.

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Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A methodology that can flourish under very controlling and hierarchical organizations. A process to be mandated by management/supervisors/organizations with defined rules. Thus not only do we lose out on diverse inputs and knowledge, we also proverbially reinvent the wheel many times over and feed into systemic inefficiency.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 20, 2015

Here are two definitions from Wikipedia that captures the essence of Networked Learning: “ Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another’s learning. Ref: [link].

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Learnnovators

JUNE 8, 2015

Before I plunge into the heart of my analysis and discussion, I want to share a couple of snippets on Networked Learning from Wikipedia. ( [link] ). “ Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another’s learning.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

Hence, these require learners to “pull” their own learning. For organizations, this has a direct implication and reflects the motivation employees feel, the autonomy they enjoy and the purpose they find in their work. The MOOC format is primarily learner-driven and learner-directed.

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Ideaon

JANUARY 8, 2018

Most of our behavior is learned through observing others: one forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed, and on later occasions this information serves as a call to action to create a new process. The importance of social learning has increased 210% over the last six or seven months, with the explosion of social networking.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 8, 2015

Before I plunge into the heart of my analysis and discussion, I want to share a couple of snippets on Networked Learning from Wikipedia. ( [link] ) “ Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another’s learning.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 19, 2015

Here are two definitions from Wikipedia that captures the essence of Networked Learning: “ Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another’s learning. The central term in this definition is connections.

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Learnnovators

MAY 10, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 100

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

Hence, these require learners to “pull” their own learning. For organizations, this has a direct implication and reflects the motivation employees feel, the autonomy they enjoy and the purpose they find in their work. Often, this proves to be a great opportunity to build one’s PLN within an organization and to form weak ties.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 23, 2015

Are you trying to find an eLearning consultant who would help develop learning and knowledge management solutions for your organization? Take charge of your organization’s learning needs before you appoint an external consultant. Remember, eLearning is all about people, process and product management.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 23, 2015

Are you trying to find an eLearning consultant who would help develop learning and knowledge management solutions for your organization? Take charge of your organization’s learning needs before you appoint an external consultant. Remember, eLearning is all about people, process and product management.

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Diversity Training eLearning Consultant Productivity Product 40

OpenSesame

JANUARY 3, 2013

Coupled with conversation these two easily make up the majority of real learning and yet, for most organizations it is by far the least attended to. People can’t be forced to reflect on content or an experience but the opportunity can be enabled/supported with ample space and time. Reflection is about opportunity.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 13, 2010

The general sentiment around the room was that many workplace learning organizations were focused on nuts-and-bolts training, and that there was little innovation. I tend to work on things that are a bit leading edge like Data Driven performance solutions or eLearning Startups or the next great idea that someone has.

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OpenSesame

JANUARY 20, 2015

To support this effort, I am doing a better job of calendaring my commitments. I write about it, I live it, I’ve helped individuals and organizations to get it, but when I took on my new position, one that had no learning function prior, I slipped into a long stretch of analysis and organizing and meeting individual needs.

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Extending Learning to the Edges of Organizations. Building a Social Learning Environment. Merging Information, Media, and Social Learning. Personal Knowledge Management. The Immernet Singularity: How the Immersive Internet Will Redefine Learning and Collaboration. Reinventing organizational learning.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Today’s organizations expect employees to LEARN and INNOVATE at the ‘speed of business’! This is one of the most critical qualities that can help organizations succeed in rapidly changing business scenarios driven by disruptive technological advancements. 10’ refers to ‘structured learning’.

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OpenSesame

JANUARY 20, 2015

To support this effort, I am doing a better job of calendaring my commitments. I write about it, I live it, I''ve helped individuals and organizations to get it, but when I took on my new position, one that had no learning function prior, I slipped into a long stretch of analysis and organizing and meeting individual needs.

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Calendar Cognitive Write Blog PKM 40

Xyleme

MARCH 13, 2009

Everyone knows that the old way of doing things is just not working any more once you have any number of courses… doing your Instructor Guide and Student Guide in Word or FrameMaker, your Slides in PowerPoint or Keynote and your learning in Articulate or Lectora.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Today’s organizations expect employees to LEARN and INNOVATE at the ‘speed of business’! This is one of the most critical qualities that can help organizations succeed in rapidly changing business scenarios driven by disruptive technological advancements. 10’ refers to ‘structured learning’.

Performance Support 100

Performance Support Performance Develop Blended Learning 100

Xyleme

MARCH 13, 2009

Everyone knows that the old way of doing things is just not working any more once you have any number of courses… doing your Instructor Guide and Student Guide in Word or FrameMaker, your Slides in PowerPoint or Keynote and your learning in Articulate or Lectora.

Content Developer 40

Content Developer Blended Learning Content Xyleme 40

Learnnovators

JUNE 15, 2015

The formal education system still functions as it always did churning out graduates ill-equipped to meet the demands of the current day organizations. is an incisive article by @Josh_Bersin on the way Gen Y views the world of work, leadership, career progression and learning. The world has gotten complicated. “ (Ref: [link] ).

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Roles Blended Learning Corporate eLearning Diversity Training 157

Learnnovators

JUNE 1, 2015

All of these are putting organizations and individuals in a tough spot. There is an urgent need to re-imagine workplace learning for the networked world. Organizations can no longer hope to recruit experienced people and expect they will have the necessary skills.

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Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Community Management is an evolving role and organizations are beginning to see the need for this role. In this post, I want to talk about the different hats that we need to don as community managers. When an organization moves to a different mode of communication, it calls for a huge amount of change management.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 1, 2015

All of these are putting organizations and individuals in a tough spot. There is an urgent need to re-imagine workplace learning for the networked world. Organizations can no longer hope to recruit experienced people and expect they will have the necessary skills.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Diversity Training Design Micro-Learning 100

Learnnovators

JUNE 15, 2015

The formal education system still functions as it always did churning out graduates ill-equipped to meet the demands of the current day organizations. is an incisive article by @Josh_Bersin on the way Gen Y views the world of work, leadership, career progression and learning. The world has gotten complicated.

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Roles Blended Learning Corporate eLearning Diversity Training 100