Shannon Tipton issued a challenge to write a letter to choose a date and time from the future and write a letter to yourself addressing whether things had gone well and what you have accomplished. This is my response. Hey, Tom! Welcome to 2029! … Continue reading →
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 feedback, not … Continue reading →
This past week there was an impromptu Twitter discussion about the “70:20:10” notion of learning in the workplace, where about 70 percent of workplace learning is experiential (basically doing the work), about 20 percent is learning from others, and just 10 … Continue reading →
Most of us remember many lessons we learned from others in our early childhood, both in the home and outside. We then started school and learned from teachers, but also by watching, playing, and talking with our friends. As we grew, lessons in school … Continue reading →
When I started using Twitter for my professional growth and development, I didn’t realize that I was also starting to build my personal learning network. I simply found myself tweeting at a learning and development conference using its hashtag and others began … Continue reading →
The 70:20:10 framework helps to put the work of learning and development (L&D) organizations into perspective within the whole of employee learning (previous article). That leaves the question of what, if anything, should L&D do to facilitate the over 90% of learning that takes … Continue reading →
Charles Jennings promotes a 70:20:10 framework for organizational learning, where on-the-job experiential/informal learning and social learning represent the preponderance of each employee’s overall learning. Only 10% is from formal learning activities. The reason this framework works is that it more … Continue reading →
For nearly three years, I’ve been exploring social learning, informal learning, and the changing workplace. My beliefs about workplace learning have evolved quite a bit over those years, partly by experimenting with new ideas and learning from the results, both positive and … Continue reading →
