And what this means is that people need to learn how to connect to new people on a regular basis. I’ve highlighted the last phrase because this is what social learning is all about; connections. No person has all the knowledge needed to work completely alone in our connected society. Neither does any company. It cannot. MORE >>

Companies have to foster richer and deeper connections which can only be built over time through meaningful conversations. Business models today need to be more open, networked and cooperative to stay competitive in the hyper-connected economy. Tweet. Tacit knowledge, that which cannot be codified or put into a database, needs to flow. MORE >>

Connected is a new service that connects to your various online accounts and consolidates your contacts into a constantly updated online address book, with a single, easy-to-navigate interface. Once that initial sync has been processed, any subsequent changes will be updated in Connected seamlessly. MORE >>

In his book Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software , Stephen B. Strong identity: Although the organization was loosely controlled, long-lived companies were connected by a strong, shared culture. DESIGN BY CONNECTION. It’s not design by division but design by connection. believe we can. Right? MORE >>

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 >>