was interested in the skills we identified that are clearly vitally important to successful organizations, yet often significantly underdeveloped. Conversation is vital for today’s organizations for many reasons, including: - Customer engagement. These skills include: - Conversational skills. Context skills. MORE >>

How can badges play an effective role inside an organization? When an employee is able to demonstrate levels of knowledge, experience or acumen to others in the organization via badges, they are instantly gaining credibility with their peers. Let’s say, for example, an employee enters the organization as a Level 1 Engineer. MORE >>

I’ve been interested in the potential of running a massive open online course for basic skills for a while now. Overview of the MOOC for basic skills plan. Free online course teaching basic skills for success at university. Tag basic skills (in the succeed at the university sense) resources. How you can help. obs1 MORE >>

You appreciate that social business — connecting everyone in the organization in networks makes sense. You recently read a compelling argument that people in knowledge organizations learn three to four times as much from experience as from interaction with bosses, coaches, and mentors. Let’s test your skills and ability. MORE >>

Currently this is where corporate e-learning focuses its efforts  - delivering online learning experiences for its people to acquire existing bodies of knowledge or skill – it’s all about  learning the old. New learner skills Personal learning strategies self-directed learning Social learningWe also need to learn the new. MORE >>