In my work on Social By Design, I argue that organizations must intentionally create environments that enhance, not disrupt, social connections. Much of this I have drawn on the disciplines of organizational design, learning, observation, lived experience and experimentation (i.e. doing the work) but when scientific research around social behavior appears, I’m always intrigued! This […]
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Social learning like this is great when there is a lot of nuance in a task or best practices are continuously emerging or morphing. One area that fits this is sales training and this is where my use of Wikis begins!
Wiki for Scaled Social Learning Read More »
Today, with so many people physically (I won’t call it Social) distancing there is a mad scramble by organizations to support their employee learning needs. However, much appears to be in the form of formal efforts like online learning and virtual training. These each have value of course but there are some easier, more natural ways to
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According to a recent CLO Magazine article/survey, executives added or supported social tech for 3 very big and very common reasons: increase collaboration (47%), increase engagement (42%) and create a culture of continuous learning (60%). Each is sincere but since an investment has been made, measurability is desired and rarely found. There are two problems.
Need to Measure Social? Look Down More. Read More »
Most of what we’ve learned from our father’s was through watching them; how they spoke, how they treated others, how they worked. We learned far more through observing them than from what they told us to do, far more. We trusted them, so we watched them and we trusted because we respected them. This is
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