Informal learning is mostly Pull. They are also more in control of who Pushes to them, through social networks and other sources of online information. It’s not that informal learning support is better than anything instructional design can deliver, it’s really a question of time. Informal Learning MORE >>

I have enrolled in a MOOC offered by Santa Fe Institute on Complexity. Introduction to Complexity. About the Course: In this eleven-week course you’ll learn about the tools used by scientists to understand complex systems. Lecture units (approximate 1 per week): What is Complexity? Cities as Complex Systems. MORE >>

Tweet Informal learning is not better than formal training; there is just a whole lot more of it. Supporting informal learning at work is not as clear-cut as something like ISD. The modern workplace is a complex adaptive system. Today there is no agreed-upon informal learning design methodology. Informal Learning MORE >>

Studies  show that informal learning accounts for between 70 and 95% of workplace learning  [USBLS: 70%; Raybould: 95%; EDC: 70%; CapitalWorks: 75%; OISE: 70%; eLG: 70%; Allen Tough: 80%]. According to Gary, as much as 95% of workplace learning is informal. This is completely inadequate in a complex work environment. Wikipedia. MORE >>

An IBM Global CEO Study conducted in 2010 concluded that complexity was the primary challenge emerging out of its conversations with 1,500 CEOs and senior government officials.  CEOs told us they operate in a world that is substantially more volatile, uncertain and complex.  At B-School? This is where we enter the world of design.  . MORE >>