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One-Step Worksheet: Find Where Social Learning Will Work at Your Company

December 8, 2010
"This one-step worksheet centers on answering one question, and although this worksheet isn't the end-all-and-be-all solution to your implementation challenges, I believe it can get you a long way down the road."

If you haven't been hiding under a rock on the edge of Antarctica for the past few years, you've probably heard of social learning. If you've attended any of The eLearning Guild's conferences, you probably "get it." You may have even bumped into me on the expo floor and found products like ours that help you bring social learning to your organization. Now it's time to execute.

"Let's find a social learning platform or social LMS, and let's roll it out to our en…

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12/11/2010  4:31 pm
by DavidKoehn

 Nemo,

Thanks for this. The rising tide lifts all boats. You show real understanding that Social Learning is not frilly but rather needs to be populated by highly motivated members interested in advancing their careers, making more money, saving their life or another person's life and so forth...

You key in on "examples of fundamental human needs, and the key to creating a compelling social learning solution is to appeal to such needs" and I couldn't agree more.

Thank you for sharing a message that I believe the entire market needs to drive.

Let me know if I can ever be of help.

Regards,
David Koehn
Director of Product Strategy
Saba People Learning
t: @davidkoehn
http://sabasociallearning.com
in: linkedin.com/in/davidkoehn
yt: youtube.com/sabasociallearning
12/14/2010  9:47 am
by gilbertus

 Very interesting article - thanks.

Linkage to Maslow's hierachy is a great way to move toward answer to persistent question of "how do we get people to participate?"

This article sheds light on flaw in the "field of dreams" approach and replaces it with practical approach to appeal to real motivational factors.

As Mick sang, "If I don't get some shelter, man I'm gonna fade away...."
12/28/2010  6:44 am
by megan

 Interesting confirmation of the conclusion I'm coming to in writing a paper on the use of a VLE to promote communication within an educational institution - that it CAN support it, provided there's good communication by other means as well: but won't kick-start communication if it doesn't akready happen! Thanks, another citation hits the pile!

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