Work is changing. The nature of work is changing in our increasingly networked economy. What was considered good, dependable work in the 20th century is now getting automated or outsourced. Automated tellers have replaced thousands of bank clerks but even more advanced jobs are getting automated as we connect the world with computers. Conclusion. MORE >>

This post is in response to the Adidas Blog Carnival on a New Way of Working and Learning  and more specifically responding to the question, “What should a true learning organisation look like?” ” W. The role of managers should be to manage the system, not the individual functions. Even team-based knowledge comes and goes. MORE >>

Take a look at these 8 demand-side knowledge management principles by Nick Milton. People don’t pay attention to knowledge until they actually need it. People value knowledge that they request more highly than knowledge that is unsolicited. People won’t use knowledge, unless they trust its provenance. They won’t really know it until they do it. MORE >>

Here’s an elevator pitch , in 10 parts, for social learning , which is what really makes social business work. The increasing complexity of our work is a result of our global interconnectedness. Today, simple work is being automated (e.g. bank tellers). Complicated work (e.g. accounting) is getting outsourced. MORE >>

“The basic unit of social business technology is personal knowledge management, not collaborative workspaces.” ” - Thierry de Baillon. Personal knowledge management (PKM) is a set of processes, individually constructed, to help each of us make sense of our world and work more effectively. ” Knowledge. Seek : Sense : Share. MORE >>