On this, the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere, it seems like a good time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the coming one. It’s certainly been an interesting year, and a good one personally. I feel there are lots of reasons to hope for good things to be coming too. The opportunities are big. meta-learnin MORE >>

From a story perspective, Christmas is a prolific time of year. Stories help us reconnect with old memories, relive special moments and learn more about our friends and families. They also help turn strangers into friends. Here are some questions that might help create a fun and story-filled festive season: What was your funniest moment in 2011? MORE >>

I’ve been home just over a week after three great weeks in Australia, which started off with a keynote and workshop at ConVerge11 in Melbourne. You can access all the session notes here.) The keynote was at 4pm on the first, packed day and I was asked to help encourage people to come to the cocktail reception afterwards. ” Keynote. MORE >>

Last week here on WebWorkerDaily, we pondered what the rise of remote work is doing to that old office tradition: the holiday party. Tales of distant teammates congregating around Skype made for a pessimistic picture of the future of the institution, but it seems some unconventional workers have found better ways to mark the season. MORE >>

The winners of the 2011 Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Awards have been announced by Telos. This award always brings back memories. The Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) award has been around for some time.   These were the days of better travel funding and the relatively early days of KM.   MORE >>