Mai 7, 2013
This is a story about the Winners' Curse - the observation that Leaders make poor Learners, often because they are...If you want to convert more newcomers, identify how you can
1) Solicit an initial contribution within 24 hours
2) Prompt members to respond to that contribution within 24 hours
3) Solicit a further contribution within the week
Last month, I spent 3 weeks kayaking the Amazon River and hiking through Patagonia.
Before the trip, I spent days looking through the...
Mai 6, 2013
There have been a lot of people who, over the course of the last few months, have been asking me whatever happened to that initiative I started a while ago around ditching corporate email (Under the moniker...Firmeninterne Netzwerke und Communities können eine “ideale Plattform für informelle Lernprozesse” sein. Wenn alles gut läuft. Aber davon sind die meisten Unternehmen noch ein gutes Stück entfernt. Hier können die etwas schmucklosen Aufzählungen, die der Beitrag bietet, möglicherweise helfen. Es geht dabei um
- erfolgsrelevante und kritische Aspekte für den Aufbau von Communities
- zentrale Erfolgsfaktoren bei der Akzeptanz von Technologien
- unterstützende...
Im Vorwort dieser umfassenden Stoffsammlung (268 Seiten!) heißt es sinngemäß, dass es heute nicht mehr um das “ob”, sondern vor allem um das “wie” geht, wenn Open Educational Resources (OER) auf der Agenda stehen. Der Reader wird gemeinsam vom Commonwealth of Learning und der Athabasca University in Kanada herausgegeben und ist in die...About half the community plans we review have the same goal; more customers.
It's tricky to get new customers via a community. Communities are great for reaching current audiences but often poor for reaching new audiences.
Why would someone that doesn't know you want to participate in a community about you?
If your goal is to reach a new audience, there are three things to consider:
1) The community can't be...
Mai 5, 2013
Mai 4, 2013
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
Alvin TofflerIt’s been a busy day in the world of 3D printing. Below is a roundup of the latest developments, all announced in the last 24 hours or so. 3D printing is one of those trends that has been visible for a long time, is just beginning to have a real impact, and in the long run could transform many aspects of our lives.
Different issues are raised by each of these stories, showing the breadth of the impact of 3D printing. I have made brief comments under each story.
Anyone...
Mai 3, 2013
Bis zum 30. April 2013 lief die Bewerbungsphase des “MOOC Production Fellowship”, den der Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft und iversity ausgerufen haben. Hier noch einmal kurz zur Erinnerung, worum es geht:...