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That is what “Social Media” (SoMe) is to me, an opportunity to create, provoke, and reflect on conversations. However a recent discussion found me on the side against SoMe when my colleague was waxing poetic on the interactions, the threads, the discussions, the variety of topics, the breadth of people involved until I asked, “but … Continue reading
Over six years ago Sir Ken Robinson proposed a education system that would nurture rather than, as he states, “kill creativity”. This idea is around exploring, learning as you go, and experimenting alone as well as in groups; business is following this path even if they don’t know it. Harold Jarche wrote recently that the … Continue reading
I break with thee oh old LCMS – enough! As we move to support people at the point of need the key focus should be on the tools that help identify the need first and then guide the solution to those in search. ~95% of an employee’s time is not spent in training, they are … Continue reading
I am fascinated by people, confused and bemused as well! A key focus in learning is developing people and I am delving into leaders, the impact one can make and how organizations grow and evolve. Fairly recently a leader in an organization was defined by their department or division and this role had relatively clear … Continue reading
Did you see the USA Today article about potato chip maker Popchips marketing via mobile games? Collaborating with Kiip (developer of smartphone apps) they created games that result in winning free bags of chips! I wrote about gamification recently (It’s all fun and games until you lose…) and many of the articles focus on having … Continue reading
If your first response was “Ghostbusters” I understand however according to a Pew Internet study 88% of adults have cell phones with ~half of them being smart phones. So odds are pretty good you aren’t calling anyone however you may be tuning into the resources you have collected that you feel are important to you. … Continue reading
A recent request came from someone presenting at a conference seeking ideas that “highlight the top 5 “big ideas that matter right now”…trends occurring in learning today and into the near future. Participants will be asked to incorporate these “big ideas” into their collaboration”. I really think there is one big idea that has at … Continue reading
Have you ever had the discussion with a client from a business unit that sounds like, “look, I need a 4 hour class and I can tell them all they will need to know…”? And the kicker, “and we’ll videotape it so others can watch it later”! How can we get the conversation started that … Continue reading
I have to be transparent with you; I have come to realize I am a content curator. “Curare” (to take care of) has a long history and one update describes the role as one “who continually finds, groups, organizes and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific issue online”. The most important … Continue reading
… your position in first! I look forward to our family ski trips and a fun activity is checking our daily stats on “Epic Mix”. Lots of facts and all kinds of fun awards for riding the chairlift “x” number of times, going down a run or racking up vertical – it is all a … Continue reading
Monday Morning Musings 