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Networks and Complexity (1)
Dave Snowden
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Complex human systems, such as organizations, communities or economies, go hand-in-hand with networks.
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The Social Network Is the Computer
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
“Human beings have always been a social species,” writes MIT professor Sinan Aral in the opening paragraph of The Hype Machine , his recently published book. “We’ve been communicating, cooperating, and coordinating with one another since we were hunting and gathering.”
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Performance Ecosystem Maturity Model
Clark Quinn
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Someone on LinkedIn asked about a way to evaluate orgs on their learning infrastructure. And I had developed a Performance Ecosystem Maturity Model as part of Revolutionize Learning & Development, but…I hadn’t presented it. At least not in full. Here I rectify that ;). (A
Behind The Scenes Look of the LEAD. CARE. WIN. Learning Program
Dan Pontefract
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Releasing in conjunction with my 4th book, LEAD. How to Become a Leader Who Matters is a 9-lesson online learning program, available for… The post Behind The Scenes Look of the LEAD. Learning Program appeared first on Pontefract Group. leadership learning Lead. online learning
Free Sales Tools Reps Can’t Live Without
Xyleme
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Like the elusive Yeti or the Loch Ness Monster, free sales tools might seem like the stuff of folklore. Sure, everyone claims to have a sighting—but do they really exist? As intrepid salespeople, we wanted to investigate once and for all. What we discovered might surprise you.
get out to the edges
Harold Jarche
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
In March [ making sense of our digital world ] I wrote that my own understanding of the COVID-19 disease started with centres of networked expertise — WHO , CDC , Public Health Agency of Canada.
Reflections on the Futures of Education
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
On the Futures This post is a series of short comments on the just-released document from the Canadian UNESCO chairs on the future of education.
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Be the hawk
Doc Searls
DECEMBER 14, 2020
On Quora the question went, If you went from an IQ of 135+ to 100, how would it feel? Here’s how I answered :::: I went through that as a kid, and it was no fun. In Kindergarten, my IQ score was at the top of the bell curve, and they put me in the smart kid class.
With the launch of Infinite Office Facebook is making a play for virtual reality offices
Trends in the Living Networks
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
From today’s suite of virtual reality and augmented reality product launches by Facebook, one of the most interesting was its announcement of Infinite Office , allowing users to work on multiple screens in a virtual/ augmented reality space.
Do we suffer ‘behavioural fatigue’ for pandemic prevention measures?
Mind Hacks
MARCH 20, 2020
The Guardian recently published an article saying “People won’t get ‘tired’ of social distancing – and it’s unscientific to suggest otherwise” “Behavioural fatigue” the piece said, “has no basis in science” ‘Behavioural fatigue’ became a hot topic because it was part of the UK Government’s justification for delaying the introduction of stricter public health measures.
Mostly harmless
Dave Snowden
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
I was asked this evening via LinkedIn to comment on the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program and I replied with the title of this post. I’m not sure why I was asked as there is nothing exceptional about it and it has little or no connection with complexity theory.
The Future of L&D? A pitch
Clark Quinn
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
I was talking with a colleague the other day, and got a wee bit dramatic. I also thought it was an important point. So here, for your dining enjoyment, I’ve roughly recreated the pitch (in 3 mins and 30 secs): I hope this makes sense. I welcome your thoughts and feedback.
The Cheat Sheet For LEAD. CARE. WIN.
Dan Pontefract
AUGUST 17, 2020
In my 4th book, LEAD. How to Become a Leader Who Matters, I outline 9 insightful yet super practical leadership lessons to help… The post The Cheat Sheet For LEAD. appeared first on Pontefract Group. leadership Lead.
Free eBook by Brandon Hall Group & Xyleme: Content Personalization at Scale
Xyleme
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Download the free eBook by Brandon Hall Group and Xyleme, “Content Personalization at Scale: Why Content Strategy and Technology are Critical to Success.”
cynefin
Harold Jarche
JULY 19, 2020
This is a retrospective on how my work has been influenced by the Cynefin framework , which I first came across in late 2007, many years after it had been originally published in 1999 — the same year as The Cluetrain Manifesto.
The Future of Online Learning 2020
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
OCTOBER 31, 2020
This is an edited text transcript from my presentation from April 27, 2020. Presentation page (audio, video, slides): [link] This talk is about change. It's about the change we see individually in our homes and in our workplaces and it's about the larger changes sweeping through society.
Modern Workplace Learning – in a nutshell
Jane Hart
JUNE 12, 2020
Here is a short slideset (of 10 slides) explaining the rationale for Modern Workplace Learning and some of its features. You can read the first introductory section of Modern Workplace Learning 2020 for free here. To access the full resource (25 sections see below) you will need to become a registered user; you can purchase access here. Modern Workplace Learning
Zoom needs to clean up its privacy act
Doc Searls
MARCH 27, 2020
As quarantined millions gather virtually on conferencing platforms, the best of those, Zoom , is doing very well. Hats off. But Zoom is also—correctly— taking a lot of heat for its privacy policy , which is creepily chummy with the tracking-based advertising biz (also called adtech ). Two days ago, Consumer Reports , the greatest moral conscience in the history of business, published Zoom Calls Aren’t as Private as You May Think.
Why we must have faith in humanity, now more than ever
Trends in the Living Networks
OCTOBER 26, 2020
One of the deepest questions we can ask is: Are humans fundamentally good or bad? Of course the answer is neither and both. Yet day by day how we feel about this question fluctuates with our moods and what we observe in the world. Certainly the more we watch the news the more evil we see.
Returning to constraints
Dave Snowden
DECEMBER 21, 2020
The more astute reader may have noticed that I have been writing a series of blog posts that update previous work and explore new ways of defining the general field of naturalising sense-making, and more particularly anthro-complexity as a key aspect of that field.
Self-destructive tendencies
Dave Snowden
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
One of the most painful ever scenes for anyone of a progressive mindset is the People’s front of Judea from Monty Pythons Life of Brian which came out in 1979. I think it is my favorite of the Monty Python films.
Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
On November 18, the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future released its final report , The Work of the Future: Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines.
Tips to Avoid Millennials Marketing Hype
Clark Quinn
AUGUST 12, 2020
I received, in my email, a solicitation for a webinar titled 5 Tips to Engage Gen Z and Millennial eLearners in 2020 and Beyond. And, as you might imagine, it tweaked my sensibilities for the worse. My initial reaction is to provide, as a palliative, tips to avoid millennials marketing hype.
DAN READS! LESSON #6: Dare to Share – LEAD. CARE. WIN. EXCERPT
Dan Pontefract
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Watch Dan Pontefract read an excerpt of his 4th book, LEAD. There are 9 practical yet super helpful leadership lessons from Dan’s 4th… The post DAN READS! LESSON #6: Dare to Share – LEAD. EXCERPT appeared first on Pontefract Group. leadership Lead.
Xyleme is Proud to Partner with Content Rules
Xyleme
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Technology & Content Strategy Go Hand-in-Hand. We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with Content Rules , the well-known leader in content strategy.
the weights on human resources
Harold Jarche
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
I will be speaking at the annual conference (online of course) of the CRHA [association of certified human resources professionals of Québec] on Wednesday 4 November this week.
Being Online: Facing the Digital Future Together
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
This is an unedited auto-generated transcript of my talk for LINC home learning professional development, November 28, 2020.
The 4 D’s of Learning: A quick illustrated guide to Modern Workplace Learning
Jane Hart
APRIL 28, 2020
The following is a quick illustrated guide to what you will find in my Modern Workplace Learning 2020 (MWL2020) resource. Modern Workplace Learning
Time for advertising to call off the dogs
Doc Searls
AUGUST 4, 2020
Is this the way you want your brand to look? Digital advertising needs to sniff its own stench, instead of everybody’s digital butts.
The shift to ‘virtual first’ organizations will undoubtedly continue
Trends in the Living Networks
OCTOBER 14, 2020
COVID-19 has shifted most organizations in the developed world to predominantly virtual work. The question is what happens from here.
The straw man fallacy
Dave Snowden
DECEMBER 8, 2020
One of the things that most irritates me on social media is the complete ignorance people seem to have of the Straw-man fallacy in logic.
“… intire of it selfe”
Dave Snowden
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
A health warning – this is an exploratory post starting to develop an anthro-complexity theory of organisational change. As such I am working through some of the basic science relating to the constraints within which such a theory can be developed. This is Praxis in action!
How to Emerge Stronger in the Post-Pandemic New Normal
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
DECEMBER 5, 2020
“What now?,” asked a recent McKinsey article on the implications of Covid for business. “Over the past six months, they have reorganized supply chains, set up remote operations, and made tough financial decisions.
The case for learning science
Clark Quinn
AUGUST 19, 2020
In a perfect world, we’d spend all the time we want on learning. However, we don’t live in that world, we live in the real world. Which means our decisions are about tradeoffs. Which means we have to evaluate the case for paying attention to research.
DAN READS! LESSON #5: Embrace Change – LEAD. CARE. WIN. EXCERPT
Dan Pontefract
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Watch Dan Pontefract read an excerpt of his 4th book, LEAD. There are 9 practical yet super helpful leadership lessons from Dan’s 4th… The post DAN READS! LESSON #5: Embrace Change – LEAD. EXCERPT appeared first on Pontefract Group. leadership Lead.
3 Reasons Why Personalized Learning Projects Fall Short
Xyleme
AUGUST 27, 2020
Personalization is easier said than done — especially when delivering content at scale. While strategic visions may vary, the need to deliver the right content, to the right audience, at the right time, and in the right format, remains the same.
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