The point, however, is from the point of the view of the learner, all the resources needed are ‘to hand’  through every stage of knowledge work. Courses, information resources, people, representational tools, the ability to tap into the 4 C’s (create, contextualize, connect, co-create). What do I mean?  MORE >>

Working collaboratively and effectively is a challenge for all organizations and must be continuously renegotiated as conditions change. Collaboration is working together and achieving a shared objective. The pragmatic reality is that innovation happens at the intersection of learning and cultivating diverse connections. MORE >>

That is one reason Google gives everyone time — called 20 percent time at the company — to work on their own projects. The company tries to limit groups of engineers working on projects to 10. Apple Why is Apple so good at innovation? In knowledge work, it doesn’t work that way. Quick! Facebook? Wrong! MORE >>

Corporations that understand the value of knowledge sharing, teamwork, informal learning and joint problem solving are investing heavily in collaboration technology and are reaping the early rewards. ~ Our relationship with knowledge is changing as our work becomes more intangible and complex. Making social learning work. MORE >>

In this post, I describe the practices involved in the shift in coordinating work: from hierarchical bureaucracy to dynamic linking. Work is presented to the client or customer proxy at the end of the process of iterations, so that the team doing the work can experience the reaction.   4.     and I. MORE >>