Archive for the 'lifetime learning' Category

Social Computing Going Mainstream
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Our first quarter has been diverse and interesting. On the for-profit side we have introduced architects to collaborating via Second Life, investment bankers to mentoring via Eve Online, retailers to incorporating World Of Warcraft within their in-house training programs and provided second opinions to blue chips on their Internet Strategies.
On the non-profit side we have [...]

Virtual Worlds Facilitation Role
Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Catching up on coverage of last weeks Metaverse U Conference in Stanford I was struck by Millions Of Us founder Reuben Steiger recommendation to read The Future of Work by Thomas Malone (2004). For those unfamiliar with earlier works by Peter Drucker, Charles Handy or a number of organisational thinkers it serves as a useful [...]

The 2008 HBR List
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Every year HBR publishes The HBR List which identifies breakthrough ideas for business leaders to consider for the coming year. HBR Senior Editor Lew McCreary speaks about 4 of the 20 ideas in this video interview.
It was good to see The Gamer Disposition by John Seely Brown & Douglas Thomas, Making Alternate Reality the [...]