We released our first white paper, on Social Learning , at the Collaborative Enterprise last week. For me, the essence of social learning is that as our work becomes more complex, we need faster feedback loops to stay on top of it. Constantly evolving with technology, this way of learning is naturally “nimble”. MORE >>

As social learning grows does the requirement for traditional training departments shrink? based eLearning development firm Epic asks this very question in its fourth E-learning Debate – and this Epic debate is being hosted only online. Clive argues that social learning that employs Web 2.0 by @rgogos. MORE >>

Judith passed on a couple of papers which I found most interesting, as she has looked deeply into the theory behind the need for what I would describe as social learning networks. Judith uses the term, “fluctuating support networks&#. Tags: Communities Informal Learning Work Holton, 2008). MORE >>

Tweet In social networks we can learn from each other; modelling behaviours, telling stories, and sharing what we know. Modelling, on the other hand, is the foundation of  social learning : Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory posits that people learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling. MORE >>

Joachim Stroh adds some perspective to my post on  tools and competencies for the social enterprise : “It’s about you, but you’re not the only bee in the hive; the further you expand the more you grow.” It is social and it is complex. The more colleagues we can depend upon, the better we can get work done. MORE >>