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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Jane Hart

APRIL 24, 2012

Yesterday, Harold Jarche shared the image on the right, in his post To learn, we must do. PKM is therefore the key to successful social learning. The PKM framework is based on eight years of practical research and use. For me this is spot on.

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ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

I thought I''d do the same from an L&D and workplace learning perspective. The former identifies shifts in specific areas that will and already are having a far-reaching impact on the way we work, learn, communicate, and engage with the environment and society. And that future is rapidly becoming our present.

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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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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. In his view, blended learning ".

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Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

JUNE 3, 2010

Keeping the Wheels Turning: The Dynamics of Managing Networks of Practice. Journal of Management Studies, 47(1), 85-108 The authors make a distinction between NoPs and CoPs; networks of practice and communities of practice. Managers should support and energize communities, not neglect and ignore them.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

I have been writing about MOOCs in the context of workplace learning from different perspectives for some time now. The earlier posts… MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 1: Some Points to Consider. MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 2: Designing a MOOC. I will just call out a few to set the context.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 11, 2013

This is a post in a series that I am writing about how the future role of L&D is moving from “packaging learning” to “scaffolding learning”. But what these both have in common is that they are still a “ managed learning ” process. Helping to provide the right conditions for ”team learning”, e,g.

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Jane Hart

JANUARY 14, 2013

Here are the details of two upcoming workshops and one free webinar at the Social Learning Centre. Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) Workshop. If you are a knowledge worker then this workshop can give you a head start in better managing what you know and where to find it so you can get things done.

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ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

I believe they are all very essential reads for today’s learning and development folks. 1 Instructional Design Multimedia Learning Richard Mayer. 2 Workplace Learning The Fifth Discipline Peter Senge. 3 Workplace Learning Informal learning Jay Cross. 4 Workplace learning The Working Smarter Fieldbook Jay Cross.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The employee onboarding process is another application of new-hire related knowledge management. Up next, we explain how your learning management system or learning portal can be employed to manage new knowledge for new hires so that it is available when needed. Your competitors.

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Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I started working within the framework of knowledge management and communities of practice. But knowledge management in the Netherlands is still associated with databasebuilders. And communities are hijacked by the marketeers for client communities. Who knows what you will learn.

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Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

The intention of an e-learning strategy is generally to advance the efficiency and effectiveness of organisational learning. However, there are other less obvious advantages of an e-learning strategy that may not be thought about at first. Here are seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy that I’ve come across.

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Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

The intention of an e-learning strategy is generally to advance the efficiency and effectiveness of organisational learning. However, there are other less obvious advantages of an e-learning strategy that may not be thought about at first. Here are seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy that I’ve come across.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 5, 2009

E-learning outside the training box with Nancy White and John Smith Once you've mastered enough of the new social media tools, training and development professionals are figuring out that technologies can change the boundaries around training itself, just as they can interrupt organizational boundaries.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 31, 2012

As I showed in my recent blog post , there are some big differences between learning in an e-business and learning in a social/collaborative business. It means encouraging everyone to take responsibility for their own continuous learning and professional development.

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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. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. Social learning” cannot be assigned as one would a course or a module.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

I have been writing about MOOCs in the context of workplace learning from different perspectives for some time now. MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 1: Some Points to Consider. MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 2: Designing a MOOC. MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 3: Launching a MOOC. The earlier posts….

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Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

The modern workforce is connected through an ecosystem comprised of business tools and learning technologies — like learning experience systems — and even personal devices. A constant state of connection has grown increasingly common, especially for knowledge workers. Deliver Learning in the Flow of Work.

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Jane Hart

APRIL 20, 2012

My previous blog post that revealed that around 70% of respondents in my recent survey found training (including e-learning) “unimportant” or only “somewhat important” has generated quite a bit of interest. Adopting a BYOL strategy will however require a different approach to learning and development.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

I have recently joined the open section of #MSLOC 430 - a graduate course in the Master''s Program in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University. This is the first week and I am absolutely looking forward to exploring the topics, learning from the other participants and participating in exciting conversations.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

In my recent webinar I shared a slide that showed the 5 stages of workplace learning. This has attracted a lot of interest, and I’ve been asked to talk more about the differences between “learning” in Stages 1-4 and Stage 5. Working and learning in Stages 1-4 is based upon a Taylorist , industrial age mindset. E-Learning.

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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. Shaffer in How Computer Games Help Children Learn (quoted by Harold Jarche in T+D) Professionals immeresed in communities of practice have a larger zone of proximal development.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 16, 2017

What is social learning and how can you use it to foster collaborative learning. As learning professionals, most of us are familiar with the 70:20:10 Model for Learning and Development that describes how learning happens. I will also share some best practices. What is social learning?

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TalentLMS

MAY 16, 2016

The boom in social media and the round-the-clock need to connect in communities is doing wonders for the eLearning industry. Social learning is an age-old learning and teaching strategy, backed by many cognitive scientists. Leveraging social learning with the eLearning content is the new norm of eLearning courses.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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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. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. Social learning” cannot be assigned as one would a course or a module.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Throughout my book The New Learning Architect I take time out to look at real-life examples of great learning architects in action. Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives.

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives. Rob looks at each element of the programme on a highly granular basis to determine whether it should be tackled in a face-to-face class, using e-learning content or directly through mentoring.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Work —complex knowledge work requires solitude as well as collaboration. 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. Are you a knowledge worker working from home?

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bozarthzone

JULY 3, 2017

Know what happens when a bunch of your friends get together and assemble the best compilation ever of thinking in the social-social media-collaborative learning-knowledge management-narrating work realms? De Clercq and her team come at this with multiple perspectives and real-world experience.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 25, 2013

2] And, I would argue between learning with a business and conducting business. In education and learning organizations, the measure of success is the positive educational and life long learning impact an up-to-date and unified digital campus has on a community college student.

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Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

The more I thought about it, the more it seemed to me that it is one of the fundamental blocks of building a community of practice. A community grows around a domain where practitioners share their insights, knowledge and doubts, the work processes. Explicit and tacit knowledge gets shared. Their inbox is deleted.

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EI Design

DECEMBER 11, 2015

What is social learning and how can you use it to foster collaborative learning. As learning professionals, most of us are familiar with the 70:20:10 Model for Learning and Development that describes how learning happens. I will also share some best practices. What is social learning?

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Acorn Labs

JULY 9, 2023

What is R&D capability? Research and development (R&D) capability refers to the collective skills, behaviours, knowledge, tools and processes required of R&D professionals for an organisation to achieve its goals. It could simply be lacking technical knowledge, process innovation or even basic research skills in their teams.

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Acorn Labs

JULY 9, 2023

What is R&D capability? Research and development (R&D) capability refers to the collective skills, behaviours, knowledge, tools and processes required of R&D professionals for an organisation to achieve its goals. It could simply be lacking technical knowledge, process innovation or even basic research skills in their teams.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. It could be knowledge gained from reading, Web searching, or from colleagues and friends. Build a Learning Culture. Foster Employee Engagement.

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