Following World War II and the onset of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the US undertook a series of measures to strengthen the resilience of the country. These included a significant expansion of government support for scientific research in universities and R&D labs, leading to product innovations from the private sector and better weapons from the defense industry, - and making the US the most prosperous and secure nation in the world. MORE

When Tim Berners-Lee invented the Worldwide Web he made it free and open source, so others could build upon it. In the early days it was quite open with individuals sharing knowledge through blogging and collectively building knowledge with wikis, the largest being Wikipedia. But as more people joined the web two things happened. Commercial forces found ways to monetize their audiences. They built attractive ways for people to get online as easily as possible. MORE

Organizations around the world have been forced to rapidly step up their crisis management initiatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While virtually no organization has been untouched by the coronavirus, some are adapting more quickly than others. Those that haven’t already started offering remote learning and training opportunities should consider deploying an online learning platform for employees or members. This can be done in just a few simple steps with the right technology. MORE

This key post in our COVID series has been written by our long term partner and friend Wendy Schultz a major thought leader in the Futures Community. It describes the critical importance of starting to think about the future now, not once the crisis is over. The site is now open for public capture, but we have an additional option for organisations. If you want to distribute this link to your own networks or community we can create a unique URL so you can look at that data as a distinct set. MORE

This key post in our COVID series has been written by our long term partner and friend Wendy Schultz a major thought leader in the Futures Community. It describes the critical importance of starting to think about the future now, not once the crisis is over. The site is now open for public capture, but we have an additional option for organisations. If you want to distribute this link to your own networks or community we can create a unique URL so you can look at that data as a distinct set. MORE

The weekend of March 7-8, on our drive to Baltimore (where we would visit the grandkids one last time before the lockdown came), we tried to talk about the likely cascading effects that would come if large parts of the economy shut down. For example, if people weren’t going to theaters and sporting events, or traveling at all, what would that do to the businesses involved, especially if one looked at all the dependencies between different kinds of businesses? MORE

Fifty-seven percent of employees are now working from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Gallup. 1 Remote work can negatively impact employee engagement within organizations, especially if individuals are new to remote work or if they strongly prefer to work from the office. Related Reading: Does an Online LMS Increase Employees Engagement? MORE

In a conversation the other day, I was asked about what’s needed, and what’s missing, in making the L&D revolution come to life. I’ve previously opined about the changes I think are necessary, but I realized that for folks making the change, there are hurdles. It occurred to me that there are some points of inflection that could make a difference. As I had previously suggested, it’s idiosyncratic. MORE

In The Web and the New Reality , which I posted on December 1, 1995 (and again a few days ago ), I called that date “Reality 1.995.12,” and made twelve predictions. In this post I’ll visit how those have played out over the quarter century since then. As more customers come into direct contact with suppliers, markets for suppliers will change from target populations to conversations. Well, both. MORE

There’s been a lot written about schools having to adapt almost overnight to a digital world when lockdown was thrust upon them. And from conversations with family and friends, schools seem to have taken very different approaches to this. For some it has involved setting up online classrooms on established education technology platforms that involve […]. Modern Workplace Learning MORE