Join the Internet Time Alliance for a day

October 12, 2010

The day following DevLearn, November 6, the five members of the Internet Time Alliance are holding a retreat to share insights and plan for the forthcoming year. We’re meeting at the Internet Time Lab, across the Bay from San Francisco in Berkeley.
We originally intended for this to be a private session for challenging one another’s [...]

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Future of Talent

October 10, 2010

Once a year, two dozen of the top talent management executives in the country get together for a private retreat.
This year we’re meeting at Asilomar, a breathtaking conference center on the Monterey Coast, October 17 t0 19.
There’s one seat left, so if you’d like to join us, you’d best scurry to registration right now.

I will [...]

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DevLearn 10

October 10, 2010

Join us at DevLearn in San Francisco next month. We all plan to be there.
Jane Hart provides a snapshot of the State of Learning in the Workplace Today on at 10:45 am on Wednesday, November 3.
At 4:00 pm on Wednesday, we all be engaged in a conversation entitled Work Smarter: Learning is the Real [...]

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The New Social Learning

October 7, 2010

The New Social Learning
A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media
By Tony Bingham and Marcia Conner
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco
2010
Yesterday afternoon, an acquaintance who was appointed chief learning officer of one of the UK’s major banks three weeks ago asked me where to find some great examples of social & informal learning. He knew from experience [...]

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Storyboarding

September 9, 2010

Julie Wedgwood has a new blog, and she’s off on the right foot. Instead of the usual “Look at me,” Julie has started with what will interest other people. Like Julie herself, the blog is helpful and upbeat.

Julie’s probably best known for her pioneering work using storyboards for learning.
For me, storyboards are an essential [...]

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Taking advantage of the gift economy

September 7, 2010

“I want your advice but I don’t have money to pay for it.”
Not a week goes by that the independent consultant doesn’t receive requests from corporations or organizations to give free advice or presentations. “Think of the exposure you’ll get,” they say.
Generally, that exposure is not worth much. Follow-up work is about as likely as [...]

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ePub format

September 6, 2010

This inquiry will explore the ePub format and its potential for creating unbooks. Please join in.
Read this as an ePub
Copy the file ePub_inquiry.epub file to the Books section of iTunes. Then sync your iPad and computer. This file should appear in the iBooks app.
Once you open the file, select the Sepia color and your choice [...]

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Why Work Smarter?

August 26, 2010

Here are some blurbs from the next edition of The Working Smarter Fieldbook.

“This book is packed with ideas that will mess with your head – in a good way – by turning your old notions about training, work, and learning upside down and inside out. Read it from cover to cover or dip into it [...]

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How people learn: bedrock

August 24, 2010

Seminal documents.
Three dozen wonderful presentations, free books, and funny videos about how people learn.
You might also be interested in these links.

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The Case for Communities of Practice

August 19, 2010

Published August 2010
Jay Cross is CEO of Internet Time Group and a thought leader in informal learning and organizational performance. He can be reached  at editor@clomedia.com.
In his 2001 book Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain describes how he became a professional chef and how he continues to support the community of professional chefs. Now, keep in mind [...]

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