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“Knowledge has to be shared to have value.”
Man talking with other man in uniform, by Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The title is a quote from Euan Semple’s book, Organizations Don’t Tweet, People Do. The first few chapters of...
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Social Media, Communication Channels, and Learning
Image courtesy Carla216 on Flikr There’s a buzz in the learning and development community about social learning, kicked into high gear by the explosion of social media. There’s also a concern that the...
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A Fair Share: More on Etiquette for Sharing
Courtesy Michael van der Galien Harold Jarche recently wrote about problems with sharing links on Twitter, which caused me to think about my own practices. I realized I was unintentionally contributing...
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Social Net Work and the Workplace Professional
The 2010 film The Social Network, directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, dramatizes the real-life origins of Facebook. While the film is less about the social media platform than the...
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Social Networks Bring Value to the Workplace
I created this network diagram for my post, Social Net Work and the Workplace Professional: I tried to made sure the diagram reflected that: It’s from the perspective of I, the individual workplace...
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Social Media Day 2012: My Reflections
Happy Social Media Day, all! Jane Hart suggested we write how social media have affected our lives within the Social Learning Centre. I did, then realized I’d like to share this with everyone. For me,...
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Social Reach for the Workplace Professional
In a recent article, Jane Hart described two critical skill sets that today’s workplace professionals needs to master. One set is personal knowledge management (PKM) skills to manage the, “…constant...
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What is an Online Community?
I thought I knew. Others thought they knew. Someone must be right, but that implies others are wrong. So, what exactly is an online community, and how does it differ from an online network? I’ll start...
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Serendipity – An Aptitude for Luck?
I admit, I love the word Serendipity. It rings magical, of good fortune and happy happenstance. Without much thought, I recently wrote that serendipitous discovery was one of the ways I learn, but...
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How I Work
David Kelly suggested his colleagues around the world participate in this How I Work series. I think it’s a great idea, and here’s my contribution. This is how I work. Locations My home base is Rancho...
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Revisiting Online Social Networks and Communities
I mused before about online communities and how they’re different from online social networks. In that post, I concluded that residency–investing time productively and caring for the community as a...
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What a Difference a Year Makes
I’m busy preparing for the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) annual International Conference and Exposition (ICE) that starts tomorrow in Washington, D.C. As I work through the...
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It’s Not Personal
I recently witnessed several surprising examples of miscommunication on Twitter and Skype. Tension rose between people I thought were friends and harsh words were typed. How could congenial...
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I Believe in the Value of Connectedness
While every organization in the world is unique, most have characteristics in common. Each has its own culture that derives from its mission, vision, values, and the people who work there. Every...
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I Believe in the Value of Sharing
As a workplace professional, I believe strongly in the value of sharing. I’m not talking about the monetary value of a social share (which business people are keen on doing), but rather the less...
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Your Network is Calling
Much has been said about the benefits of a personal learning network, or PLN. A PLN can help you through challenging times, when creativity is at a low. It’s also a “place” to share new ideas and get...
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