212 Question: values?
Clark Quinn
AUGUST 22, 2018
The post Question: values? So, I’m wrestling with how to characterize useful changes in an organization. I’ve been compiling a list of different tactics (e.g.
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questioning technology
Harold Jarche
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
So the big question is: Did the same thing happen in pastoral societies?” Automation plus the current version of corporate capitalism is creating the perfect storm for those of us commonly known as labour.
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Questions for the New Year
John Hagel
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Reflect on questions OK, how do we do that? Well, it all begins with questions. What are your questions? Isn’t this a great time to step back and reflect on what are the big questions that would help us to achieve much greater impact in all parts of our lives? We’re under so much pressure to have answers during the year that we have little time to reflect on the questions that matter. We’re not used to asking questions. Questions are a sign of weakness.
Questions on Assessment
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
APRIL 17, 2020
The work being graded is the result of a longer association with peers online, rather than a one-time response to specific questions. What do you think of the impact of open questions and analysis? I like open questions, but I think they need to be constructed correctly. Le travail évalué est le résultat d'une association plus longue avec des pairs en ligne, plutôt que d'une réponse ponctuelle à des questions spécifiques. - Responding to an enquiry about assessment.
ask the difficult questions
Harold Jarche
JUNE 14, 2018
Humans are best at choosing questions.” ” If you are looking at how best to change our training and education systems to prepare for an augmented future, then ‘asking better questions’ should be at the top of the list.
keep asking questions
Harold Jarche
JULY 20, 2018
Every fortnight I curate some of the observations and insights that were shared on social media. I call these Friday’s Finds.
Question everything
Harold Jarche
JANUARY 25, 2013
The big question is: What do we do if and when our old mechanisms for coping with inequality break down? Pursuit of Everything: Question everything. Here are some of the observations and insights that were shared via social media during the past week or two.
Quora: Questions & Opinions not Questions & Answers
Dan Pontefract
JANUARY 17, 2011
I’ve spent just over a month on Quora , the so-called site that hosts a “ continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it.”. Opinions, not answers, to an open-ended question. It’s a Question and Opinion site.
The magic question
Clark Quinn
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
By asking the ‘magic’ question, we ask ourselves to step outside what we’ve known and believe is possible, and consider the options we’d have if we didn’t have the technological limitations. So, are you ready to ask the ‘magic’ question? A number of years ago, I wrote a paper about design, some of the barriers our cognitive architecture provides, and some heuristics I used to get around them.
Dorothy Parker quote question
Doc Searls
APRIL 5, 2011
Art Quote Research QuestionSo I’d like to find authoritative sources for two Dorothy Parker quotes. Here’s the first: “I prefer the company of younger men. Their stories are shorter.&#. No idea where I got that one.
The Essential Creative Thinking Questions To Ask Yourself
Dan Pontefract
AUGUST 27, 2018
That’s not the question you should be asking yourself. The better questions. You're reading fresh content from Dan Pontefract at Brave New Org: How can I be more creative? Creativity can be stifled by several reasons.
The Quest of Questions
John Hagel
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Questions are powerful. We can achieve so much more Of our potential And accelerate our progress If we embrace the questions. Because, behind every question, There are many more questions Waiting to be seen. Especially the ones That don’t yet have an answer.
Confused Professor Asks Great Question about Shift #7
Nine Shift
JANUARY 8, 2019
A confused university professor asked a great question about Shift #7, boys lead a change in values. And what her question prompted me to realize: It is over. The time for inventing the 21st century is over. It's now history.
Nine Tricky Questions And Nine Honest Answers Regarding Purpose
Dan Pontefract
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
A reader took the time to read “ The Purpose Effect ” and then asked me a few questions. I answered those questions, and have decided to post the responses in this space.
10 mobile questions
Clark Quinn
MAY 17, 2011
As part of an initiative for ASTD’s upcoming International Conference and Exposition , I was filmed as I responded to 10 questions around mobile (if you’re there, hope to hear how it goes) from Tony Bingham (he came in via conference call).
Some Puzzling Questions about Innovation in the Digital Economy
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Teaching forces you to take a fresh look at the subjects you are covering, so I find myself revisiting questions I’ve long been thinking about: What is the essence of innovation in the digital economy and how does it differ from the industrial age innovation of the past two hundred years?
Moral questions
Dave Snowden
JULY 22, 2010
An interesting ethical debate about to arise on Wikipedia (or it will do when I wake up). Is a system which kills people by indifference as bad as a system which kills people deliberately? So choose: your economic system privileges individual choice above all else and people die by neglect, or near genocide when their lands are taken away from them by dubious economic transactions, or provocations produce revolt which justifies pacification.
Seven questions for Chock Full o' Nuts
David Weinberger
OCTOBER 19, 2015
[ IMAGE ]. Who buys this? Why did I buy it? Why would any major store give it shelf space? Can someone please get its lying jingle out of my head? (“Better coffee a millionaire’s money can’t buy.”). ”). Can someone please get its bitter tastelessness out of my mouth?
Three Tough Questions Answered About Purpose
Dan Pontefract
MAY 8, 2016
How can employees further strengthen their personal purpose? Personal purpose, in essence, is a lifetime journey. Many individuals make the mistake of. believing once they “find themselves” there is no need to further develop or strengthen their. personal purpose.
the problem is to know what questions to ask
Harold Jarche
OCTOBER 9, 2016
The problem is to know what questions to ask.”. The question is: how do we shape our structures for tomorrow?
Geology questions for Montecito and Santa Barbara
Doc Searls
JANUARY 25, 2018
Meanwhile, to help us focus on the geology questions, here is the final post-mudslide damage inspection map of Montecito: I left out Carpinteria, because of the four structures flagged there, three were blue (affected) and one was yellow (minor), and none were orange (major) or red (destroyed).
Questioning Pedagogy
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
JANUARY 4, 2010
I was given a reminder of the promises I made regarding my talk next week, which has to do with the pedagogical underpinning for personal learning. Probably others have a much greater base of knowledge regarding pedagogy particularly, so I hesitate to offer models for specific situations. I would imagine people in the field have those well in hand.
[2b2k] Back when not every question had an answer
David Weinberger
MARCH 29, 2013
” So, it’s 1982 and you have a programming question. I left a message along the lines of “I’m a random stranger with a basic question about a programming language you probably never heard of, so would you mind calling me back?
New Answer to the Most Common Train Question
Nine Shift
APRIL 2, 2017
The most common question I get asked about new passenger trains coming to the United States is, "Will it happen in my lifetime?". It is not just old people asking, people of all ages ask that question, We now have a new answer.
In Answer To Your Questions About FLAT ARMY
Dan Pontefract
APRIL 6, 2015
Recently I received a series of provocative questions from a reader, and I thought it might be fruitful to release those answers in this space. On occasion, I receive emails and requests to meet regarding the contents of FLAT ARMY. I try to answer those requests as best I can.
Five Key Questions
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
MARCH 17, 2011
I was asked to provide some initial recommendations for that initiative, in the form of responses to five questions. In its 2010 Speech from the Throne , the Government of Ontario, Canada announced its intention to create an Ontario Online Institute (OOI) to support online learning in the province as part of the Open Ontario Plan. This is my response. ( PDF Version ) What is the biggest challenge facing online and distance learning in general today?
Blog Post: Are there any more questions?
David Gurteen
APRIL 27, 2015
Nancy Dixon has ranted on A Rant on Are There Any Questions? I have suggested we dont give talks but hold conversations and like Nancy I have talked about Are There Any Questions? By David Gurteen. Johnnie Moore recently blogged that Q&A is not interaction.
Strategy Made Simple - The 3 Core Strategy Questions
John Hagel
JULY 9, 2013
The option is to focus more than ever on three core strategy questions that can help provide us with focus and stability even as the turbulence increases around us – and help us to prioritize where we need to respond and where we don’t. That’s why it’s more critical than ever to be able to answer this question clearly and compellingly, for ourselves and the people we want to reach. This is a relatively new, but increasingly important, strategic question.
Blog Post: What makes a powerful question?
David Gurteen
DECEMBER 29, 2016
By David Gurteen A big thank you to everyone who has given me feedback on "What makes a powerful question?" But note, I realize now that I was not entirely clear in my question :-). Rather than ask "What makes a powerful question?", I meant to ask "In triggering a conversation to explore an issue - what makes a powerful question?". How would one design or wordsmith such a question?
A question.
Dave Snowden
APRIL 12, 2009
When does being open minded , slip into being gullible ? Accepting creationism is clearly on the gullibility end of the scale, but an absolute rejection of any religion is a failure to be open minded (or at least that is my take, and it is Easter Sunday). Other examples?
Nine Shift Question: Are We Clueless?
Nine Shift
JANUARY 21, 2013
Are we clueless in 2013 about an impending crisis? In 1913 almost all of Europe was comfortable and complacent - - and clueless. Clueless about the impending world war in 1914 and the destruction of hierarchical monarchies and the fight for democracy and the rising working and middle classes.
Blog Post: What makes a powerful question?
David Gurteen
OCTOBER 27, 2015
By David Gurteen In my work on Conversational Leadership I am researching and thinking about conversation and a big part of that work is about the power of questions to trigger meaningful conversations. So the question I have been asking myself is. What makes a powerful question?" There are everyday questions and then there are powerful questions. What is the purpose of a question? I have asked my question and received an answer.
Czech Course Followup Questions
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
OCTOBER 18, 2011
I was asked the following questions after my presentation to CZ Course RVP_VT21 yesterday: (Elements of Coop.) Having said that - there is a subtext to this question which suggests that content needs to be organized, the best content selected, and a mechanism put in place to ensure that people follow and pay attention to this content. Finally, the question addresses the idea of a purpose of being to 'win some recognition'.
To Dream is to Question
Martijn Linssen
JANUARY 16, 2012
To question status updates that may contain a hint of shift? To think is to be intentional about questioning our predictions. In all things, focus the mind on questioning its assumptions, its expectations. To think is to question. What do you question today
A Series of Questions
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
JUNE 18, 2010
What is missing here is the answer to the question, "Is this all there is?" In Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, for example, we published assignment directions and questions, as well as rubrics for the assessment of these assignments, and stated that any external agency that wished to assess students (who in turn wished to be assessed) attending our course could do so. The second installment in my contribution to the iDC discussion.
The Question I’m Most Often Asked …
Dan Pontefract
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
The question I’m most often asked is how I fit everything into a 2.0 “How do I fit it in?”. lifestyle. What is my time management plan? Or, if you’re clever, what is my time danagement style?
The Most Important Question
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
JANUARY 25, 2010
I was asked, what are the most important questions that need to be resolved during, say, the next five or so years? There's only one: under what conditions can a learner manage his or her own learning? I know this may seem like I'm being glib (and it has been that kind of day) but I am being very serious. First of all, we are rapidly entering a period in which there will be a significant shrinkage in the public resources allocated to education.
The Organization Needs to Ask Itself Tough Questions to Survive
Dan Pontefract
MARCH 5, 2011
Other questions to consider: Does the organization treat everyone as leaders, or, is it rife with command and control tendencies, using ‘managers’ as a basis to carry out top-down objectives?
How to Pitch Better: The Question Pitch
Dan Pink
MAY 20, 2013
Up first is The Question Pitch, which shows when you should use the interrogative to make your case (and when you should avoid it). Today we begin a new series of short videos based on Chapter 7 of To Sell is Human , wherein I reveal the 6 successors to the elevator pitch.
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