Friday, March 11, 2005

To do enterprise e-learning really well, beyond the technical competencies present already in HR and IT, you have to be able to marry deep understanding of the operational needs at the front line, strategic direction, consulting and change management skills, quality and performance metrics, information architecture and usability design, workflow analysis and process redesign, culture influencing, and superb communication and negotiation skills. 6:37:21 PM    comment [] Blogs: individual + networking. Bill Ives puts it nicely: From an individual perspective blogs offer: Creation – publishing content within a personal voice Collection – managing personal content in a searchable archive Context – applying commentary to content you manage From a networking perspective blogs provide: Connection – discovering others with your interests Conversation – engaging in dialogs on an organizational or global basis Community – building networks around shared themes Collaboration – finding new business partners I'd add a big picture (corporate or community perspective): aggregation, emergence of unexpected, tapping into invisible... [Mathemagenic] 5:27:58 PM    comment [] The Future on a Friday Afternoon. Up for some video? It's always interesting to know how big companies see the future. It's even better if they actually try to visualize it. If we take a look at personal communications and their implications for media companies, the following three visions are worth looking at. Japanese telecom operator NTT Docomo offers an entertaining if rather sappy story in a 10-minute video about a group of friends reuniting, but the underlying concepts are interesting. Mobile operator Vodafone also shows off an idea of how people will interact with always-on connectivity. And Medialab Europe, the recently closed MIT (...) Entry continued... By monique@vandusseldorp.com (Monique Van Dusseldorp). [Poynter E-Media Tidbits] 5:21:31 PM    comment [] Sour Apple. CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Steve Jobs is about to leave a big blot on what was an amazing legacy. [CNET News.com] 3:59:16 PM    comment [] Icelounge. This evening I was reading Transworld SKATEboarding describe Icelounge.com as “MySpace for skaters”—a place where skateboarders can post their profiles, watch skateboard videos, share playlists, and connect with new and old friends. Icelounge’s a YASNS with a focus—”...a skateboarding community where like-minded people come to chill, hang out, whatev. it’s our soapbox, our personal billboard where we can scream to the world, “hey world…, um, wait, I was going to say something important. hmm, I forgot. nevermind!” it’s a place for you to be recognized for your passion, skills, and um, silliness…”—even if it is a bit, um, unfocused. Weblogs, Inc. RSS feeds brought to you by Userplane Apps: Live communication applications powering the world's leading online communities. [The Social Software Weblog] 6:56:09 AM    comment [] Beyond the Dating Database. Now that the internet is no longer special, where do you look for love? Commentary by Regina Lynn. [Wired News] 6:53:38 AM    comment []

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