Tony Karrer’s comments to a recent post of mine that discussed the application of a craft work model to knowledge work got me thinking a bit more about the subject. I’ve also been thinking some about the one of the goals of the Work Literacy project, specifically to “help build a foundation of knowledge [...]
Filed in Knowledge Work, Learning, Mastery, Social Networks, Tools, Video Games, Web 2.0, Work Literacy, visual thinking
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Tagged Add new tag, competency, Knowlege Work, literacy, Mastery, WorkLiteracy
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On the recommendation of a friend, I recently read Management of the Absurd by Richard Farson. The book is a wealth of ideas and views on management that you don’t often come across. An example of a management challenge that Farson discusses is the management of creativity:
Real creativity, the kind that is responsible for [...]
I’ve had a strong interest in video games on a personal level for many years (see this page for some of my thoughts). More recently, I’ve become interested on a professional level in the potential for games to be used to support learning and other ’serious’ purposes - hence the name “Serious Games“.
I see [...]
Filed in Innovation, Knowledge Work, Learning, Tools, Video Games, Work Literacy
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Tagged Educational Games, Learning, PSP, Serious Games, Sony, Video Games
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Here’s another piece from the archives, this one from April 2004. I’ve pulled this one out as part of a response to a discussion between Bill Brantley and Harold Jarche on the question of the work literacy gap and its impact on, and the role of, the organization.
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Employee-employer [...]
Filed in Blogs, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Work, Learning, Re-invention, Social Networks, Web 2.0, Work Literacy
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Tagged employee, employer, Knowledge Work, Organizations, Work Literacy
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…while I fix the problems I have caused in site layout.
Updated: Thank you for your patience and understanding.
I’ve been catching up on the posts over at Work Literacy (that’s a lot of catching up!), along with discovering new (to me) blogs in the field of learning. This in turn has had me revisiting old posts and ideas of my own.
Joan Vinall-Cox’s post Old Skills and New Know-How, a response to [...]
Filed in Blogs, Learning, Mastery, Music, Tools, Work Literacy
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Tagged Digital Thinking, KnowledgeWork, Mastery, PowerPoint, Tools, WorkLiteracy
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It is a good time to be a virtual musician, especially if your platform of choice comes from Nintendo. This past weekend saw the release of versions of the popular Guitar Hero and Rock Band game franchises for the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii, respectively.
Guitar Hero On Tour brings the guitar strumming fun [...]
Filed in Innovation, Miscellaneous, Music, Video Games
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Tagged DS, Guitar Hero On Tour, Music, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, Rock Band, virtual, Wii, XBox 360
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