Editor’s note: Pew has produced a report to mark 25 years of the world wide web. Here are five graphs from that report that show how use of the web has soared as well as what we think of the web.
Editor’s note: Thanks to new observation technologies, powerful software, and statistical methods, the mechanics of collectives are being revealed.
Editor’s note: Could the L&D team help the recruitment team and could this in turn help develop internal skills? Yes, according to Kevin Wheeler’s article.
Editor’s note: Perry Timms, CIPD Social Media Engagement Adviser, provides some tips on using social media and mobile technology to support learning.
Editor’s note: MIT professor Alex Pentland studies how ideas flow through groups and the effect that flow has on productivity, something he calls “Social Physics. He says social physics can predict the creativity and productivity of a team based on their communication.
Editor’s note: Whether you want to use these tools yourself or explore then for inspiration in how to develop apps that provoke behaviour change at work, this is a useful list of consumer productivity enhancing tools.
Editor’s note: Google mixes content with a ‘smart feedback’ system to help guide the learning experience. It’s Google, so probably worth a look . . .
Editor’s note: As machines get faster and more ‘intelligent’, where does that leave us humans? Interesting, and potentially uplifting, piece on what humans bring in the tech age.
Editor’s note: This HBR factoid points to research that shows big incentives yield many mediocre ideas. Best stick with more modest incentives.
Editor’s note: It’s a small survey but an interesting take on social media usage at work. This research shows that employees are happier and more productive if they spend breaks talking to others via social media (as opposed to consuming content such as videos).
Editor’s note: Interesting post on the Global Presencing Forum and the use of social tools to bring about systems change. Thanks to @stirthesource for sharing.
Editor’s note: Great interview with leading L&D thinker Charles Jennings, who looks at the shifting trends in corporate learning.
Editor’s note: This video was shared by Owen Ferguson at this week’s L&D Connect Unconference in Edinburgh. A great story from Gladwell that looks at choice and how we can make better choices.
Editor’s note: Neuropsychologist Art Kohn is writing a regular column on brain science and learning over at Learning Solutions Magazine. Definitely worth following. This is an introduction to brain science. Thanks to @julianstaddon for sharing.
Editor’s note: A great resource of curated anthropology blogs – some in here will be more relevant to learning but still a great resource.