Leveraging Learning

Less work, more results

Why are Talent, Performance & Learning dominating the cloud??

Kevin Dobbs at Montclair Advisors recently posted some interesting data on how much investment it takes to build a Software-as-a-Service company. http://montclairadvisors.com/blog/2010/01/how-much-investment-does-it-take-to-start-a-saas-co/ While the data is interesting, there was something else here that really caught my attention: 7 of these 15 companies are in Talent Management, Performance Management, Human ... Read More

~ posted by John Hathaway on 31 Jan 10
   

Chatter Will Change the Way We Work & the Way We Train

Just watched the webcast of Benioff’s Dreamforce keynote announcing Chatter, and think it will be a game changer: the barriers to entry for Enterprise 2.0 have just been blown away. What is Chatter Simply put, Chatter is “Facebook” for the enterprise, offering real-time feeds, integration, and collaboration between content, apps, and people. ... Read More

~ posted by Beth Chmielowski on 18 Nov 09
   tagged as :#df09, Chatter, Salesforce, social learning, social media

Day 2/Take 2: Key Takeaways from the Rest of Learning 2009 Conference AND More Twitter Newbie Revelations

For me, day 1 of Learning 2009 primarily focused on great ideas, and day 2 focused on great examples of real training solutions. Day 2 kicked off with an inspiring interview with Captain Chelsey B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, he of successfully-made-emergency-landing-on-the-Hudson-river fame;  and moved from there into sessions on ... Read More

~ posted by Beth Chmielowski on 12 Nov 09
   tagged as :#L2009, Learning 2009

Punting: Key Takeaways from Day 2 of Learning 2009 Conference

Takeaway #1: Putting “Day 1 of Conference” in a blog title kind of obligates you to post something about Day 2. Unfortunately, the Dayquil is wearing off and I can no longer string together 140 coherent characters, let alone synthesize all the yin and yang insights gleaned from today’s sessions. ... Read More

~ posted by Beth Chmielowski on 10 Nov 09
   tagged as :#L2009, Learning 2009

Key Takeaways from Day 1 of Learning 2009 AND The Power of the Back Channel for Learning

Sat in a bunch of great sessions today at Masie’s Learning 2009 conference (#L2009).  Had a chance to tweet some of the things that caught my attention, and would have tweeted much more if my phone battery hadn’t died. (Takeaway #1: cell phone does not get a charge off your ... Read More

~ posted by Beth Chmielowski on 9 Nov 09
   tagged as :#L2009, Learning 2009, social media, twitter

The power of social networking for feedback, collaboration, and (let’s just say it) disruption

Facebook recently changed its interface. Again. The rumblings were immediate. My favorite was this: Overheard in the Newsroom #2038: Metro editor: "I don't know how people expect me to get any work done when I'm trying to figure out this new Facebook format." Very soon after the complaints came the ... Read More

~ posted by Beth Chmielowski on 27 Oct 09
   tagged as :collaboration, social media

Is fun enough to cause real change?

Volkswagen's Fun Theory project "is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better." Their Piano Staircase video has been a huge viral hit. ... Read More

~ posted by John Hathaway on 20 Oct 09
   

To get Twitter you gotta Tweet!

It's always tough to try to explain the value of Twitter to people who have never used it. "It's updates from people in 140 characters." It's like describing this painting by Chuck Close by saying "it's got all these little blobs of color". True, but doesn't really capture the ... Read More

~ posted by John Hathaway on 6 Oct 09
   tagged as :social learning, twitter

There’s nothing rapid about Rapid eLearning

The term ‘rapid elearning’ has befuddled me for some time. Beth's reference to "Rabid eLearning" in her recent blog post got me thinking about this topic once again. Given that I came from one of the pioneers in the industry (eHelp) which brought RoboDemo, now Adobe Captivate, to market ... Read More

~ posted by Jon Lloyd on 5 Oct 09
   tagged as :business, eLearning, measurement

Five Warning Signs That Your Training is Expendable

All training has a problem it is trying to solve and a customer it is trying to please. Whether you work with internal or external customers, have a mandate as to what to create, or simply design it yourself, ultimately someone is paying the costs to develop the training. They’re ... Read More

~ posted by Beth Chmielowski on 28 Sep 09
   tagged as :business of learning, design