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TED | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee reunited with the man who saved her family Lee didn’t have any of his contact information – but Stolp had seen her TED Talk and SBS , catching wind of the story, orchestrated the surprise reunion. 'TED speaker Hyeonseo Lee (right) meets Dick Stolp (left), the kind stranger who gave her a wad of cash to help get her family out of jail four years ago. Photo: SBS. ’”. -
TED | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 20+ resources for better giving and living a more altruistic life site dedicated to informing would-be donors through reviews from board members, volunteers, experts and regular folks who’ve interfaced with a charity. 'Peter Singer explains the “effective altruism” movement at TED2013. Photo: James Duncan Davidson. asks Singer. But he’s not saying this to make us feel bad and helpless. -
BETH KANTER | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings Effective learning that creates results and transfers to action over time starts with unleashing people’s existing knowledge – they need to pull forward pre-existing information. 'Sunrise on Sacred Maori Land outside of Auckland, NZ. New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions. Connecting Up Master Class. Space to Move Around. -
PSYBLOG | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 How to Pick a Winner: A Psychological Trick to Improve the Odds Publishers Weekly, 12/10/12 “An accessible and informative guide for readers to take control of their lives.”. ? 'Does thinking too specifically about a bet make you more likely to lose? I''m not, as they say, a betting man; but if I were I''d put down the form book and spend my time studying a new paper by Yoon et al. of the time. to 53.5% -
DOC SEARLS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 What’s right with QR codes As an example, SquareTag gives almost anything an online social profile … Many companies confuse “having information” about their customers with having a relationship. 'I first heard QR codes called “robot barf” yesterday, when JP said it. on 28 January 2012. We have this technology. It is called writing.”
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DOC SEARLS | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 What can people do with data that companies alone can’t? Even when that data is open and exportable (as it is, say, with Zeo sleep data), you can’t easily pull that data into one place that is yours, where you can analyze them together, and make fully informed decisions based on that data. So, to help with that, here are a few starters: Quantified self data. Retail. Media usage. Count on it. -
DOC SEARLS | SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 2013_05_19 link pile Executive Order — Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information. 'Data. The Man Who Turned Off Cookies In Firefox Doesn’t Care If It Hurts Advertisers. Dynamic pricing vs./+ savvy consumers. Big Data makes the movies. Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy Law. ProjectVRM blog. -
TED | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 Only connect!: Fellows Friday with Erik Hersman, on the rise of his go-anywhere modem BRCK 'Five years ago, the non-profit tech company Ushahidi exploited existing technology to create a powerful platform that allowed users to crowdsource crisis information sent over SMS. And then if possible — if it has something to do with increasing information flow from ordinary people, we’ll look at it. -
TED | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 Our thoughts on using Google Glass so far, plus videos that show what it can do We ultimately question if this is the ultimate future of how you want to connect to other people in your life, how you want to connect to information. 'Sergey Brin shows a demo video of Google Glass at TED2013. In today’s talk, he reveals the big idea behind the project. Photo: James Duncan Davidson. Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass? -
TED | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 Jamie Oliver gears up for Food Revolution Day on May 17 Stay tuned for more information. 'Tomorrow is a holiday, and one you can celebrate simply by eating. Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food Jamie Oliver, who won the TED Prize in 2010, has declared May 17 as Food Revolution Day. Anyone is also welcome to get involved by sharing a treasured recipe. Me laid out!! -
HAROLD JARCHE | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 Shifting work Jobs in manufacturing, information processing, or other types of routine work are quickly disappearing. Supporting informal learning and helping connect implicit knowledge amongst workers are becoming business imperatives. 'Note: this is a synthesis of several previous posts. Today it is less than 10%. similar shift is happening now. -
CLARK QUINN | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 Contextifying With GPS chips in many devices, and other information potentially useful (what wifi networks you’re near and their location is known), we’ve been able to do lots. We can also lay over information (c.f. Really, context is the new opportunity. So what are the opportunities? Most of mobile context is about where we are. -
TED | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 10 stunning images from Liu Bolin, the disappearing man For more information on Liu Bolin, and to see much more of his work, head to his site at Eli Klein Fine Art ». 'Hiding in New York No. 7 — Made in China, 2012. Photo: courtesy of Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin. Liu Bolin’s images invite a game akin to Where’s Waldo? Watch the talk now ». Hiding in the City No. 16 and No. -
IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 Traditional Data Analysis and Data Science Institutions are now wrestling with information coming at them in volumes and varieties never encountered before. 'I recently participated in an industry panel on Redefining BI & Analytics in the Cloud at a conference in New York. Simple, linear systems, such as those found in classical mechanics , are much easier for us to deal with. -
DAVID WEINBERGER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 [meshcon] Ryan Carson of Treehouse Omitting key information. 'Ryan Carson [twitter: RyanCarson ] of Treehouse at the Mesh Conference is keynoting the Mesh Conference. He begins his introduction of himself by saying he is a father, which I appreciate. Treehouse is an “online education company that teaches technology. ” NOTE: Live-blogging. Getting things wrong. -
PSYBLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 The Incredible Dating Power of a Guitar Case Publishers Weekly, 12/10/12 “An accessible and informative guide for readers to take control of their lives.”. ? 'Would you give this man your telephone number? Don''t let the guitar case influence you.). This isn''t just to boost the national stereotype, but all in the name of science. My name’s Antoine. Image credit: Kris Kesiak. Reviews. -
DAVID WEINBERGER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 Lucky me 'I had a lovely time at the University of Toronto Faculty of Information yesterday afternoon. About twenty of us talked for two hours about library innovation. -
BETH KANTER | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013 A Dog Named Red Helps Best Friends Animal Society Get Results on Facebook This dialog gives us permission to read (and share with Best Friends) basic contact information (name, email) from their Facebook profile and to use Facebook Open Graph to share their online actions. Number of fans whose contact information was acquired. 'Note from Beth: Greetings from the Gold Coast in Australia. Enjoy. melissa l.”. -
HAROLD JARCHE | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013 London Summer Picnic This will be an informal Summer camp, but Jane & I will bring a basket full of social goodies. 'For the past 18 months, Jane Hart has been hosting the Social Learning Centre , offering a wide variety of resources, coaching, and workshops. have run several workshops as well, some alone, and others jointly with Jane. Online Communities. -
LUIS SUAREZ | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Open Business – From Document-Centric to People-Centric Collaboration As such, it looks like we are ignoring people, but, most worrying, we are ignoring their conversations and their rapid, free access to information in order to make better decisions, without having to handle additional frictions. 'Lately, I have been thinking quite a bit around the topic of Social / Open Business Transformation. To quote: . -
PSYBLOG | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 How to Help Other People Change Their Habits Publishers Weekly, 12/10/12 “An accessible and informative guide for readers to take control of their lives.”. ? 'Three pointers on helping someone else change their habits. Having written a book on how to change your own habits , in interviews I was often asked: how can I change another person''s habits? Do they want to change? Reviews. -
DAN PONTEFRACT | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 It’s Time to Revolutionize Corporate Learning ” Use as you see fit and imagine a new ‘learning arc’ Imagine “learning nouveau” Revolutionize Corporate Learning: Beyond Formal, Informal, Mobile, Social Dichotomies by Marcia Conner , Dan Pontefract , and Kerry Brown. For information about this report or to begin, contact revolution@sensifygroup.com. -
HAROLD JARCHE | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013 Sense-making in practice pulled the following actionable information from what I learned: * If there was a long article with someone, it was useful. If it was just “informative,” I couldn’t actually remember the lesson. If the article suggested other resources, the information suggested was always helpful in deepening my understanding. -
TED | FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 The guerilla astrogardener: Fellows Friday with Louisa Preston There will be signs and information everywhere where people can learn about the different plants, how they might grow on Mars, and the various ways we need to develop tools so we can garden on Mars. 'Astrobiologist and geologist Louisa Preston looks for analogues to possible life on Mars in the most extreme environments on Earth. -
LUIS SUAREZ | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 Meet Your New CEO – Your Kid It’s a presentation put together by my good friend Professor Paul Jones who I had the great pleasure of co-sharing the remote stage (Along with Robert Shaw from ATOS) through a webinar, organised by IORG , where we talked about Information Overload and what it is like living in a world without email. And it’s actually quite fine. -
HAROLD JARCHE | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 The new enclosure movement 'ENCLOSURE : In English social and economic history, enclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land formerly held in the open field system. Once enclosed, these uses of the land become restricted to the owner, and it ceases to be land for commons. Wikipedia. -
TED | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 7 talks for inspiring transformed curriculums His students don’t learn how to retain information, but instead, how to decode a textbook. 'With more colleges shifting courses to the online classroom and high school teachers and students alike expressing a strong desire to move away from rigid, mandated lesson arcs, it’s clear — classes don’t have to be exactly as they are. Educators -
Slideshare reaches 10 million downloads. and my Top 100 Tools slideset is featured. Just for information, this year''s slideset has to date had 438K views and last year''s 2011 slideset has over 844K views 'I just read a blog post from Slideshare to mark the fact it has reached 10 million downloads. Impressive! - A Theme Park E-Learning Application
'Here''s the challenge (from the E-Learning Professionals Group ): "Can anyone give me suggestions of how to blend learning objectives with ELearning. My goal is to have the user not know they are taking a course." As such, the learning objectives would be fairly low level knowledge about the park." -
DONALD CLARK PLAN B | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 MOOCs: old narratives v new narrative - open, scalable, diverse & relevant We learn most of what we learn, not from direct teaching but informally from all sorts of sources and interactions. 'Narratives There’s been a lots of different reactions to MOOCs and a few fixed narratives have emerged: 1. US Valley’ narrative around Khan, Stanford, not-for-profits, investors, Coursera, Udacity, NovoED and so on. It is not. -
PSYBLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 Illusory Correlations: When The Mind Makes Connections That Don’t Exist To see how easily the mind jumps to the wrong conclusions, try virtually taking part in a little experiment.imagine that you are presented with information about two groups of people about which you know nothing. In reality you just had less information about the Begonians. Let''s call them the Azaleans and the Begonians. Reviews. -
CN1376 AcadMOOC 31 pm Rob Straby connected 8:32 pm Roz Hussin connected 8:32 pm Stephen Downes @JH - a couple of things: first, formal learning tends to be knowledge-oriented (deep enquiry, and all that), while informal learning tends to be task-oriented (I need to know x to do y) 8:32 pm Susan Dixon Sorry about spelling.gRSShopper.Funny? credits. -
IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 The New Center for Global Enterprise Major improvements in the Internet and other information technologies over the past decade, as well as the rise of standards in IT and operations have made it much more feasible to share business services, regardless of where they are being performed. . What is a globally integrated enterprise and why should companies strive to become one? - Open for business: Refocused NRC
Maybe NRC management will send the information to all staff, but in case it doesn’t, here is the relevant information. McDougall, President of the National Research Council of Canada and, Deputy Leader of the Government at the Senate, Claude Carignan. We are very excited about this change. So I''ll do that. Of this sum, €1.6 -
BETH KANTER | TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The camp took place in Cha-am, Petchburi, Thailand. -
TED | TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Op-Ed: Moving beyond dropout statistics and toward solutions Everyone from the candy store owner on the corner to the man at the newsstand had an opinion about our activities and behavior — and conveyed this information to our parents. 'John Legend hosts TED Talks Education—tonight, May 7, on PBS at 10/9c. Photo: Ryan Lash. By Patricia Harrison. We knew they cared, so we had to care too. -
PSYBLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Perform Better Under Stress Using Self-Affirmation Publishers Weekly, 12/10/12 “An accessible and informative guide for readers to take control of their lives.”. ? 'Can thinking about what''s important to you improve your problem-solving powers? Have a look at the following list of values and personal characteristics. Your family. Being good at sports. Belief in a higher power. Your friends. -
LUIS SUAREZ | MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Life Without eMail – 5th Year Progress Report – The Community, The Movement You never know where it will go next and who may leak the information across). Did I give up on giving up on corporate email? Did I get tired of it and moved back to email? Was the experiment a total failure? Did I get tired of it and move on to something else? What happened? Well, nothing and a lot! The movement is still alive and kicking. -
TED | MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 The story behind my new TED Talk: Giving teachers what they deserve first met him when we were both involved with the documentary Waiting for Superman , and I could tell right away that he was an impressive and well-informed guy, in addition to being a super-talented musician. 'Bill Gates speaks on teachers’ need to get better feedback. Photo: Ryan Lash. By Bill Gates. m also a big fan of TED Talks. -
HAROLD JARCHE | SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2013 The new work For instance, Gary Hamel identified obedience, diligence, and intellect as industrial/information economy competencies. 'All work today can be reduced to just four basic types of jobs, according to Lou Adler. His company identified four prototypical jobs after developing thousands of job descriptions over the years. This the second job. -
LUIS SUAREZ | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Radical Transparency in the Era of Open Business Indeed, I have always felt that unless you are dealing with rather sensitive, private, confidential, work related information (HR, Legal, Copyright, IP Assets, Financial data, etc.), 'In a work context, I have always been fascinated by transparency. And, lately, even more about radical transparency. And it shows. Over Goodness. -
TED | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 The teachers who inspired us, and even changed the trajectories of our lives And when, in a fit of undergraduate irresponsibility, I simply failed to do an assignment, she wasn’t the least bit mad — instead, I received a phone call from her a week after the end of the semester informing me that, because I’d done such good work, she couldn’t bear to give me the B+ I numerically deserved. class. -
ANDY MCAFEE | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Technology’s Real Benefits (Hint: They’re Not Economic) Productivity growth took off in the mid 1990s, and research (led, I’m proud to say, by my colleague and coauthor Erik Brynjolfsson ) showed conclusively that this was due mostly to information technology. This is both a really important question, and one that misses the point. And for a while there, we could. No one knows exactly why. -
TED | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Collapse of faith: Mohammad Tauheed on the Savar garment-factory disaster ArchSociety.com focuses on helping architects with open source resources and information. Now it looks like we have to consider adding basic construction safety and law information to that package. Hundreds of workers were killed, and many more were trapped for days under the rubble until rescued with severe injuries. What happened? -
HAROLD JARCHE | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Innovators, imitators and idiots For example, my research found that, on average, people made up one third of the participants (the nodes illustrated by person thumbnails in the networks illustrated above) of a serendipity story, where the remaining participants were deemed to be either information or physical objects. ” – @littleidea. “Sad. via @sheynkman. -
Free webinar: Learning in the Connected Workplace In the digitally connected enterprise everyone will need a new set of personal and social workplace skills, including: Personal knowledge management skills - in order to make sense of, and learn from, the constant stream of information that they encounter from social channels both inside and outside the organisation. Register here -
JANE HART | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Free webinar: Learning in the Connected Workplace ¦ - in order to make sense of, and learn from, the constant stream of information that they encounter from social channels both inside and outside the organisation. [.]. Social learning -
TED | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013 Two ways of thinking about social media: digital tattoos and virtual shadows And what if they provide as much information about who and what you are as any tattoo ever would?”. 'At concerts, lighters once swayed in the air during poignant moments, the audience belting out lyrics together in a moment of catharsis. Yes, by recording the full show, you get to watch it later. Here, a deeper look at the two concepts. -
BETH KANTER | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013 Making Data Visualizations: A Survival Guide And Other Resources did a quick scan of data visualization resources to look for practical advice on the process of thinking visually and some technical information on what chart to select and data storytelling. The deck was part of a workshop facilitated by Gregor Aisch who combines data visualization, information design, and journalism. Label your axes! -
TED | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 6 reasons to watch TEDxCERN this Friday Tim Berners-Lee was a software engineer at CERN in the 1980s, when he proposed the idea to his bosses as a way to “reframe the way we use information.” For more information on TEDxCERN , visit their website, or follow them on Facebook or Twitter. 'TEDxCERN will be held inside CERN’s world-famous Globe. ” 5. -
IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 Some Early Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation Social media played an important role in disseminating information about the bombing as soon as it happened. The craving for information leads to behaviors that are alternately rewarded and punished,” wrote author and journalist James Gleick in New York Magazine. Let me share a few of my personal first impressions. They were ready. -
CLARK QUINN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 Products As you might expect, they’re oriented towards Windows, with no information for a Mac user provided, but their website shows how to load music on them. One problem for a Mac is that there’s no obvious information about how to have different playlists, though your supposed to be able to shuffle between lists. Caveat emptor. -
DAVE SNOWDEN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 Walking & conversation as therapy While walking around Auschwitz a few days before I received an email from my Doctor to inform me that the latest routine blood tests had revealed that I had developed Type II Diabetes. 'I went for a walk with my daughter on the weekend. From there its a short bus ride to the top of Beachy Head and the walk commenced. Diabetes Great places -
JAY CROSS | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 13 books on learning, people, organizations, corporate culture, and change Informal Learning by Jay Cross. 'This morning I conducted a webinar on Making Learning Stick. Funny, isn’t it, that we invest so much to help people learn and so little to help them remember? Lots of what we learn goes down the drain before becoming converted to action. It’s a biased list. like what I know. Just Jay -
TED | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 As we celebrate 20 years of the World Wide Web, lessons from Tim Berners-Lee '“I wanted to reframe the way we use information, the way we work together.”. Berners-Lee was annoyed that he couldn’t collaborate easily and seamlessly with the many colleagues who came through CERN’s doors, each one clutching potentially valuable insights and information locked away behind a ton of different formats. Don’t Stop. -
BETH KANTER | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 Content Curation for Nonprofits – Notes from #13ntccur8 Later that year, I had begun to notice that I needed to pay more attention to training my attention and to be more intentional about how I was sharing information. 'This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. -
CLARK QUINN | TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 Types of thinking Digital technology is exactly the reverse: it’s great at remembering rote information and in doing complex calculations. 'Harold Jarche reviews Marina Gorbis’ new book The Nature of the Future, finding value in it. was intrigued by one comment which I thought was relevant to organizations. Social and emotional intelligence. -
ADAPTIVE PATH | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 UX Week 2013 Speaker Preview Information architecture champion Dan Klyn on the life and work of Richard Saul Wurman. '[UX Week 2012 attendees enjoying lunch outside on one of the workshop days]. We're still putting the finishing touches on the program for UX Week 2013, but here's a taste of what you'll see in San Francisco this August. -
TED | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 The future of the U.S. economy: TED fans join in the Robert Gordon/Erik Brynjolfsson debate With 113 excellent questions and answers, this was a fascinating and informative debate. 'Robert Gordon and Erik Brynolfsson debated their opposing views of where the economy is headed at TED2013. Last week, they brought the debate to a TED Conversation. Photos: James Duncan Davidson. My industry has lagged other industries in digitizing. -
BETH KANTER | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations – Reflections & Notes Our foundation is viewed a valuable information source. Katelyn Mack from FSG gave a presentation about the results of social media impact for the Knight Foundation Community Information Challenge. Our foundation is viewed as transparent. Lessons are disseminated, multiplying impact beyond our foundation’s reach. Elizabeth R. -
TED | FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013 How soon is now?: Fellows Friday with Alicia Eggert And I have a feeling my work will evolve as I keep absorbing new information and discovering new technologies. 'Conceptual artist Alicia Eggert uses words as found objects in her sculptural art — a body of work that serves as an ongoing investigation of time. How did this come about? It was pretty breathtaking. Photo: Alicia Eggert. -
DAVE SNOWDEN | THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 Context, is well contextual The fact that information could now move quickly, if not then in real time, to allow executives to manage international organisations produced fascinating changes in behaviour and expectation. The resulting stress and focus on short term measurement had a negative impact on intrinsic motivation, customer service, innovation and so on. -
TED | THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 Last night at TED headquarters: a salon on life hacks In this incredibly honest talk, she explained why she created 10 fake male accounts to scrape data about successful female candidates and how they presented information about themselves. 'Charles Duhigg talks about the incredible staying power of habits at TED@250 “A Better You.” ” Photo: Ryan Lash. Photo: Ryan Lash. -
TED | THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 10 adorable animated characters from the first year of TED-Ed The lesson lays out the basics of good journalism — asking interesting questions while interviewing sources from official channels, sources who were affected by the story and sources who have interesting background information. 'A year ago today, the TED-Ed website launched. Here’s how.). How is chemistry like dating? Mmmm, pizza. -
TED | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 9 ways that sound affects our health, wellbeing and productivity The research examines the causes and impacts of sound on our health, recovery from illness or surgery, our ability to absorb information and learn, our productivity, and general sense of wellbeing.”. Julian Treasure cares very deeply for your ears. Read the paper in full , or check out some of the most fascinating facts below. -
IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 The Evolution of Online Learning This is not surprising given the central role of information and knowledge in our increasingly digital economy. 'Where will good jobs come from in our emerging digital economy? Unfortunately, we don’t have very good answers. Workers without a post-secondary education face a contracting set of job opportunities. He took several. -
ANDY MCAFEE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 Head-to-Head at TED It was great geek fun – informative, enlightening, and entertaining all at once. 'My colleague, coauthor , and friend Erik “The Iceland Cometh” Brynjolfsson went up against Bob “Flash” Gordon onstage at TED earlier this year. It was one of the highlights of the conference for me, and the videos are now up. -
DOC SEARLS | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013 CISPA roundup Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a self-protected entity may, for cybersecurity purposes … share such cyber threat information with any other entity, including the Federal Government.”. House of Representatives , with enormous lobbying help from IBM and other industrial giants. Please get the word out. Fight this thing. Blog it. -
DAN PONTEFRACT | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013 The Organization as a Cycling Peloton “On your right” or “stopping” are simple examples that cyclists shout out in the peloton to inform others of their intentions. 'As it turns out, cycling is beginning to take over North America as an extra-curricular athletic hobby. According to Outdoor Foundation there were 1.2 What’s a peloton? Sharing the load. -
TED | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 From the archive: Deepak Chopra’s 2002 talk at TED We add just one talk each weekday on our homepage, chosen from thousands of candidate talks in our archives, and strive for a broad variety of topics and styles designed to inform, entertain and inspire. We admired Deepak’s desire for a more spiritual, connected world. -
HAROLD JARCHE | FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013 All models are wrong Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” 'Friday’s Finds: “Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.” ” – George Box [1919-2013] passed away today – @fhuszar. Scott Fitzgerald – via @goonth. ” ~ T.S. Been here before. -
TED | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 This week’s best questions, ideas and debates from TED Conversations Here, a sampling of the highlights: First, a lively and informative discussion on the science of Hadar Cohen’s excellent question: Is the heart overlooked when it comes to intelligence? Our hormones and sensors give a lot of information and influence what we do and think. I See this , this and this. don’t think so. -
TED | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 Announcing three new TEDGlobal speakers, plus more who’ve been in the news recently On March 30, The New York Times ran a story on behavioral economist Allessandro Acquisti , who looks at the vast wealth of information we give away online without even realizing it. 'Three fascinating speakers have been added to the lineup for TEDGlobal 2013 , which kicks off in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 10 to 14. What is the benefit? -
BETH KANTER | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session The annual conference helps inform, enable and enhance the strategic nature of their work. This year’s conference, “The Future We Make” had four themes – strategic philanthropy, modern day slavery, agriculture and nutrition, and education, learning, and employment. Notes from Session. gpf13 #philanthropy. -
JAY CROSS | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 Nailed! How managers develop proficiency 'Informal Learning and the Transfer of Learning: How Managers Develop Proficiency. “Our study suggested that managers learn mostly from informal learning, that proficiency is the product of informal learning, and that metacognitive knowledge and self-regulation skills moderate informal learning and the transfer process. -
JAY CROSS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 More of Jay than you planned on Informal learning, 702010, complexity, amygdala learning, eLearning, and more. 'This is a recording of a two-hour session with Prof Curt Bonk at Indiana University. Unless you have a lot of time on your hands or are a Jay-junkie, I wouldn’t bother. The content’s not bad — there’s just too damn much of it! Just Jay -
STEVEN BERLIN JOHNSON | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 The GovLab As late as 2009, the blacklog of unreviewed applications in the US Patent Office had reached 1.2 million.) Based on its success in reducing the backlog (now down to 600,000 applications) and expanding the range of discovery, the U.S. Pilots of Peer-to-Patent have also been launched in the U.K., Japan and Australia. So stay tuned. -
BETH KANTER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 How Do We Balance Measuring Outcomes with Measuring to Learn and Improve? (#SM_RE) In other organizations, those that are lucky enough to have M&E staff, there is a disconnect between measurement practices for programs and communications. It is important to think of measurement integrated into everything the organization does – I’ve called it being data-informed. Click to See Larger Version. Measurement -
HAROLD JARCHE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 Activate your knowledge 'PKM is much more than processing information. The top sector represents the domain of developing ideas , which requires the filtering of vast amounts of information, making sense of it, and connecting different bits and pieces to come up with new ideas. It’s about ideas, conversations and especially relationships. -
IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 Reflections on Storytelling The universal reach and connectivity of the Internet were enabling access to information and transactions of all sorts for anyone with a browser and an Internet connection. We have to absorb oceans of information. We can best absorb new knowledge and remember new information if presented to us in story forms. It worked. -
DAN PONTEFRACT | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 An Example of the Flat Army CLAM in Action: BC Ideas2Action Visit the IDEAS2ACTION site for more information. 'I’m not a very political man. You may even call me apolitical. always vote, but I often vote based on the issues versus being tied to a political party. I’m politically Neapolitan. Encourage More Tradespeople to Become Teachers. Invest in Facilities and Equipment for K-12. -
JAY CROSS | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 Informal Learning – the other 80% The start-up stiffed me but the paper morphed into the Informal Learning book. I’ll be leading a series of master classes on informal learning and working smarter in Europe. Informal Learning – the other 80%. Because organizations are oblivious to informal learning, they fail to invest in it. Execution is the goal. -
BETH KANTER | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 #npfail Reflections and Call To Action from NTC Plenary on Failure The plenary session was called “ Placing Little Bets: Failing Informatively for the Nonprofit Technology Sector,” and I was joined by smart folks – Brian Reich, Erin Shy, Megan Kashner, and Allie Burns who represent different points of view in our community – from funders, disrupters, software platform, and nonprofits. -
DONALD CLARK PLAN B | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 MOOCs: taxonomy of 8 types of MOOC MOOCs will inform and shape what we do within and without institutions. What’s important here is that we see MOOCs as informing the debate around learning to get over the obvious problems of relevance, access and cost. 'We''re not payin'' because this guy.this guy''s a fuckin'' mooc. But I didn''t say nothin''. And we don''t pay moocs. -
DAN PONTEFRACT | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 Don’t Be a FOOL: Fear of Open Leadership Why do we see information and knowledge hoarding? 'There are a lot of fools in our organizations today. Why else is employee engagement at deplorable levels? Why else do we see senior leaders failing to adopt social collaborative technologies inside (or outside) the organization? It’s because the people who act this way are fools. -
HAROLD JARCHE | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 The Connected Workplace Personal knowledge management ( PKM ) skills can help to make sense of, and learn from, the constant stream of information that workers encounter from social channels both inside and outside the organization. Keeping track of digital information flows and separating the signal from the noise is difficult. Practice is necessary. - McLuhan - Understanding Media - Summary of Chapters 11-14
Chapter 14 McLuhan describes the progression of money from its origination as a commodity to its modern incarnation as a medium of information, a language of exchange. Today, even natural resources have an informational aspect. Numbers, he writes, grip us and keep us in their thrall. They counted in terms of "One, two, heap." -
The Great Rebranding They need to see beyond an idea of education where the students come from cookie-cutter upper income homes and whose deepest problems are motivation, distraction and information overload. The attendees are self-selected from an audience consisting almost entirely of instructors (people outside this community were prohibited from attending). -
TED | FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 Your weekend reading: Simple secure passwords, an invisible brain If you need to ask why this is important, watch our informative playlist all about hackers. 'Some staff picks of smart, funny, bizarre and cool stuff on the interwebs this week: Super-duper useful mandatory homework: Get a secure password now. Now go get yourself a good password. io9 ]. powerful human-interest piece. PBS ]. military. io9 ]. -
TED | FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 The future unfolding: Fellows Friday with Skylar Tibbits Part of me is just fascinated by pushing the boundaries of what we know, what’s possible, what materials can do, and how much information you can embed. That showed me possibilities of construction at other length-scales that used computational processes and embedded assembly information. Why is this process called 4D printing? -
BETH KANTER | FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 #13NTC Session: Mindful or Mindfull Social Media? To assess and reflect on how we use information effectively to make decisions or own patterns of distraction online. The Information Diet. Information Coping Skills on Scoop.It. Information Coping Skills Wikispaces. Social media and working online doesn’t have to be overwhelming; you can take back control. Wisdom 2.0: -
JAY CROSS | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 Dated best practices the training department and information. Create incentives for informal learning and. formal courses with informal learning. to enable greater multiuse of digital content for formal and informal. 'This appeared on SRI-Business Consulting’s Learning on Demand page in April 2004. ELEARNING BEST PRACTICES SUMMARY. Learning. -
ADAPTIVE PATH | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 Exploratorium: Mapping the Experience of Experiments good map is a snapshot of reality, where all the unimportant information has been removed to show a useful perspective. 'We're huge fans of our soon to be San Francisco waterfront neighbors, the Exploratorium. So when we had the opportunity to help them map out their visitor experience, we jumped, ran, and flew at it. Maps get you places. -
TED | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 Nominations are now open for the 2014 TED Prize For more information about the nomination process and tips on what makes a good wish, head to the TED Prize website. Or look the very informative infographic below. 'Education innovator Sugata Mitra accepts the 2013 TED Prize and shares his wish for the world. Could you or someone you know win the prize in 2014? -
TED | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 How technology can empower patients, including 4 diagnostic tools for your iPhone Department of Health and Human Services put out a recent request for information seeking new approaches for smart medical hardware that can remain on even during power outages in natural disasters. 'Eric Dishman is used to thinking about how technology can transform the world of health care. To hear what each means, watch this talk. The U.S. -
DAN PINK | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 Office Hours is back — and it’s sticky! You can find more information on the Office Hours page and download previous episodes on iTunes. 'Office Hours — our super-cool, call-in, radio-ish program — has been on hiatus for a few months. But we’re coming back with a great show to kick off our 2013 season. Think of it as “Car Talk” for the human engine. -
HAROLD JARCHE | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 We need more sandboxes Informal learning environments tolerate failure better than schools. For that, we have a robust informal learning system that eschews grades, takes all comers, and is available even on holidays and weekends. Informal Learning Behaviour change comes through small, but consistent, changes in practice. Play, explore and converse. -
TED | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 9 documentaries that you need to see this year A must-see for an informed public that remembers the World Trade Center attack of 2001, the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and everything that has happened since. 'By Marianna Torgovnick. Some documentaries show us the strange, the exotic and the unfamiliar; others make us feel anew about something so everyday, we barely thought about it before. Some -
IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 Data Science - the Emergence of a New Discipline Patil , define data scientist as “a high-ranking professional with the training and curiosity to make discoveries in the world of big data, Their sudden appearance on the business scene reflects the fact that companies are now wrestling with information that comes in varieties and volumes never encountered before.” What is data science? -
DAVID WEINBERGER | TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013 [berkman] Derek Khanna on connecting the dots Omitting key information. 'Derek Khanna is giving a Berkman talk on trying to connect the dots so that policy-makers “get it.” ” “How do we even frame discussions about the economy and innovation?” ” Copyright law hasn’t been re-assessed in at least 15 yrs, he says. Worked for Romney and Scott Brown. |
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