- The most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st Century is to increase the productivity of the knowledge worker.” - Drucker
- Being adaptable in a flat world, knowing how to “learn how to learn,” will be one of the most important assets any worker can have, because job churn will come faster, because innovation will happen faster. - Friedman
Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.
Work Literacy is based on the beliefs that:
- With the growth of new technologies, explosion of new information, and accessibility of experts around the world, there’s a growing gap between the work practices and skills that most knowledge workers possess and the resources available to them.
- As knowledge workers we need practical skills, methods and tools that will improve our effectiveness and help us stay on top of our game.
- This is an issue that’s evolving quickly and we need a way to start discussing the implications, sharing ideas and learning how to better manage our work and learning.
Work Literacy will:
- Inspire action
- Pull together a wide variety of individuals who will collectively help provide content that is meaningful to the “average knowledge worker.”
- Provide a hub for the discussion of this topic by knowledge workers.
- Provide access to resources such as workshop providers, presenters, information, etc. offered by people in the network.
Work Literacy is an emergent endeavor. The exact shape will emerge over time based on the collective activities of the network. As such participation will grow and change over time.
We are looking for active contributors and participants who share our passion around this topic. As a network, Work Literacy relies on the participation of the network. Please visit the Participate page to see ways you can participate. Visit the Services page to see more about services that the Work Literacy network offers and to let us know more about how you would like to be involved.
Want to know more, feel free to contact Tony Karrer at: akarrer@techempower.com
