Tweet This month, The Learning Circuits blog asks how do we break down organizational walls when it comes to learning? One way to look at this problem is to see what kind of work needs to get done in the organization. Complex work requires strong ties and high levels of trust to enable work teams to function. MORE >>

Last weekend I was musing about the elements of success in a connected world. For my keynote tomorrow morning on Building Business in a Connected World I will just run through this diagram together with commentary on how to approach each of the key elements. Click on the image for full size. EXECUTION. VISIBILITY. RELATIONSHIPS. MORE >>

I use the chasm model to explain my professional work of 1) seeing what is ready to cross the chasm by 2) staying connected to the innovators & being an early adopter so that 3) I can help mainstream organizations. It’s a good graphic summary of my consulting practice. It wasn’t tested, it was just an idea. MORE >>

One is the Connected Communities Report: How social networks power and sustain the Big Society by Jonathan Rowson, Steve Broome and Alasdair Jones. Download Connected Communities: How social networks power and sustain the Big Society (PDF, 1.5MB). via RSA – Connected Communities. Skip to the key points of the report. MORE >>

The primary role of the “training&# department [or whatever it becomes] for any knowledge-based business is to Connect & Communicate. So that makes three value adding activities in the digital economy: aggregating, filtering, and connecting. Connect – ongoing conversations while working collaboratively. MORE >>