May 23, 2014
I was asked to comment on a few questions related to eLearning, social learning, etc. for an upcoming publication. Here are the questions and my unedited responses: What does an … Continue reading “Q&A on the Future of Social, Mobile and eLearning”
September 16, 2013
It didn’t start with a tweet. It started while I was on stage moderating an open forum panel in front of 220 people with five executives. I asked a question, … Continue reading “Should Employees Schedule Time To Be Social?”
September 3, 2013
“Who can think without horror of what another widespread war would mean, waged as it would be with all the new weapons of mass destruction.” Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Gordon … Continue reading “Social as a Weapon of Class Destruction”
June 24, 2013
I liken learning in an organization to osmosis. At least I think it should be like osmosis. The Oxford definition of osmosis can help us: Biology & Chemistry a process … Continue reading “Learning by Osmosis”
March 12, 2013
The Social C-Suite By Dan Pontefract for CLO Magazine Among the 47,361 employees surveyed in 120 countries worldwide, Gallup – a research-based performance-management consulting company – pegs the percentage of … Continue reading “The Social C-Suite”
January 9, 2013
Previously I’ve discussed the benefits and uses of micro-blogging, badging and virtual worlds inside an organization. It’s time to tackle video sharing. There are a few ways in which you … Continue reading “5 Use Cases for a Corporate YouTube in Organizations”
June 11, 2012
There are those who can’t avoid the temptation of beer, salt and sugary snacks at night and there are people like me who treat new learning and collaboration platforms infectiously. … Continue reading “My Views on Learnist, the latest ‘social learning’ venture”
June 4, 2012
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Henry Ford In the corporate world where deadlines are rampant, constant innovation is indispensable, workloads are mounting, and … Continue reading “Micro-blogging can help build your organisational culture”
May 21, 2012
For the past two and half years at my real job as the head of learning and collaboration, we’ve been early adopters of a virtual world product called AvayaLive Engage, … Continue reading “Five Uses for Virtual Worlds in the Workplace”
May 14, 2012
Best Buy, a renown electronics retailer perhaps better known for its khaki pants and blue shirt dress code, could be viewed analagously with that of an evolved corporate learning structure. Imagine that you’re at one … Continue reading “Shouldn’t We Just Best Buy Corporate Learning”
April 18, 2012
My, how times have changed. Two years ago, people were scoffing at the term social learning. Three years ago, social learning was solely for the nerds like me, whereas four years … Continue reading “16 Months of Social Learning Platform Insanity: A Recap”
February 29, 2012
I was recently amused by a wonderful yet puzzling article in the December 2011 issue of MIS Quarterly Executive titled “The Impact of Social Media on C-Level Roles.” In its executive summary, … Continue reading “Where Does Leadership of Social Media Lie?”