I thought that enterprise top-down software was a thing of the past and that small pieces loosely joined was the new model, but I’ve been in learning hell with a community of practice platform that uses the walled garden metaphor to the extreme.
Christopher Sessums refers to Clay Shirky’s comment in Here Comes Everybody, that “Communication [...]
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Le Café (Clark, Dave, George, Jane, Jay, and me) is in its infancy as a group of collaborators, but we’ve just finished an exercise that I think really shows the power of networks.
Jay is on-site with a large company and during the day many questions came up that needed more reflection and multiple perspectives. Jay [...]
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The WordBlu most democratic workplace list is out for this year, with several Canadian companies on it:
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Axiom News
La Siembra
TakingITGlobal
As my “not-yet-published” bio for our Cafe society reads, I’m rather interested in democracy:
Harold likes to analyze situations, sense patterns, and make sense of them. He enjoys acting as “adviser of last resort.” He works at [...]
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I’m starting to run out of business cards and I’ve been using the same design since I started this business in 2003. The original design was intentionally conservative and I have no urge to change it. However, I decided to try a parallel path and test out Moo minicards. These are very small business cards [...]
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I recently picked up Dan Pink’s latest book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need, that tells the story about a young man working in the corporate rat race who is befriended by Diana, a magical advisor with six lessons for Johnny to uncover. Because it’s a graphical, Manga-style book [...]
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Note: See related posts at the Non-profit Blog Carnival: Social Media Roundup
Today is Earth Day so I thought I’d pass on what I’ve been doing at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute (AWI) where I volunteer as the Director Education, though I’m not limited to just educational activities.
We’ve been working on building a wildlife response network, first [...]
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In anticipation of the AIM Conference in May, Steve at Business New Brunswick asks:
Here is another offer for you to consider: We would like to find “local†success stories of companies using the Internet to export, or just using it in a unique way or to reach interesting markets. Do you fall into this category? [...]
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Skills 2.0 is now part of this month’s Work/Learning Blog Carnival hosted by Manish Mohan.
My article in T&D, the journal of ASTD, was published this month, and if you’re a member of ASTD you’ll see it in the monthly journal or you can access it online. For those who aren’t members, I’ve attached the article, [...]
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My post on wirearchy has an interesting conversation going in the comments. What I’m noticing as well is that the barriers to more flexible and open business models are breaking down all over the place. I’ve met with three local companies this week and have offered some free advice (FWIW). One is focused on HR, [...]
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Fred Genesee is presenting the Minerva Lectures across the country, sponsored by the Canadian Council on Learning. His topic is Early childhood bilingualism: Perils and possibilities, which of course will be of interest to New Brunswickers, given the recent elimination of early French immersion by the Department of Education.
A quick review of Genesee’s publications shows [...]
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