Mindflash

MAY 29, 2012

I am simply saying that the authors, the puppet masters, of those stories have a unique perspective into the art of engaging readers through the craft of storytelling. London-based Jessica Stillman blogs about generational issues and trends in the workforce for Inc.com, GigaOM and Brazen Careerist. Should you?

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Mindflash

JUNE 14, 2011

Don Tapscott, author of Grown Up Digital , has argued yes on his blog, opening the discussion with a challenging question for older folks: “Are we, the adults, willing to accept that children who are growing up digital learn far more in an interactive, collaborative environment? (Image courtesy of Flickr user jaaasper , CC 2.0 ). >

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Mindflash

JUNE 24, 2011

The piece by author Lance Secretan looks to Sal Kahn for inspiration. London-based blogger Jessica Stillman covers generational issues and trends in the workforce for BNET.com. Image courtesy of Flickr user tuchodi , CC 2.0 ). > > More about employee training and retention on the Mindflash blog. >

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Mindflash

MARCH 30, 2012

Freakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner used his blog to jump on the Surowiecki bandwagon , using the piece to talk about his own experiences at Whole Foods Market and Michaels supermarkets. London-based Jessica Stillman blogs about generational issues and trends in the workforce for Inc.com , GigaOM and Brazen Careerist.

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Mindflash

MAY 31, 2012

I am not suggesting you abandon your authoring tools or LMS’s. London-based Jessica Stillman blogs about generational issues and trends in the workforce for Inc.com, GigaOM and Brazen Careerist. To the contrary, I am suggesting you expand your toolkit to include Twitter as a delivery platform — as appropriate.”

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Mindflash

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Ben Casnocha, an entrepreneur, blogger, and co-author of The Start-Up of You , says yes. London-based Jessica Stillman blogs about generational issues and trends in the workforce for Inc.com , GigaOM and Brazen Careerist. Before going outside for help, try to redeploy existing workers to teach them the new skills needed.

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Mindflash

JANUARY 5, 2012

Author Tom Vander Ark , another authority on the subject, instead feels our attention should be on the benefits of open education resources to disadvantaged learners. States that authorize multiple providers and allow part-time enrollment (like Florida, Idaho, and Utah) give every student access to great teachers in every subject.

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Mindflash

MAY 3, 2011

In the economic fires of the recession, companies switched from high cost (admittedly more high quality and tightly controlled) formal training to a lower cost, decentralized approach that empowered multiple employees to share bits and pieces of knowledge whenever it was useful — a sort of ever evolving, multi-author training wiki.

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Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The New York Times’ columnist, best-selling author Thomas Friedman, for example, gave the Baby Boomers a stern rap on the knuckles this summer, writing that his generation “will be remembered most for the incredible bounty and freedom it received from its parents and the incredible debt burden and constraints it left on its kids.”.

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Mindflash

MAY 18, 2011

Simple demonstration of heuristics, or strategies, may, at times, be sufficient to stimulate divergent thinking ,” write the review authors. London-based blogger Jessica Stillman covers generational issues and trends in the workforce for BNET.com. But don’t mistake simplicity of approach for lack of rigor. A Word of Caution.

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Mindflash

JUNE 1, 2011

The study’s authors conclude that companies “should be careful with their on-campus activities as to avoid negative reactions among job-seeking students,” and note that “when a company is very present on-campus it may evoke a feeling of distrust and lowered credibility.”. Image courtesy of Flickr user ben.chaney , CC 2.0 ). >

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Mindflash

JUNE 20, 2011

Influencing without authority. London-based blogger Jessica Stillman covers generational issues and trends in the workforce for BNET.com. Ware’s focus was less on tangible, work-ready skills and more on core abilities like: - Lifelong learning. Information search. Problem-solving. Scientific method. Tolerating ambiguity.

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Mindflash

MARCH 16, 2012

But not so fast, warns a recent article by author and consultant Peter Bregman on the Harvard Business Review blog. London-based Jessica Stillman blogs about generational issues and trends in the workforce for Inc.com , GigaOM and Brazen Careerist. A little bit of diversity training is all it takes to sort that out.

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Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Recently on the HBR blogs, Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist at the Center for Digital Business in the MIT Sloan School of Management and of author of Enterprise 2.0 , went with the latter. London-based blogger Jessica Stillman covers generational issues and trends in the workforce for BNET.com.

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