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Black swan: a large-impact, hard-to-predict, and rare event beyond the realm of normal expectations. Every organization has black swans that push the things forward. This is where such people convene to support each other and grow.
Black Swans, by definition are disruptive. We don't always agree with each other - indeed we shouldn't, if we want true discussion. But we love to engage in healthy debate and always do our best for our learners. We love PROGRESS.
The best part: as a quasi-secret society, we get to hang out with people who understand our motivations and our passions.
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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m writing a book on mobile learning. My only previous experience was writing Engaging Learning, where the prose practically exploded from my fingers. This time is different. The prose actually does flow quite easily f [...]
Posted by Aaron • 13 hours ago • View comments
Donald Clark shared via his Facebook status that "while 7 out of 10 teens use social networking websites like Facebook, only 1 in 12 teens use Twitter - Pew Internet and American Life Project - survey middle of last year 12-17 year olds." I located said [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 17 hours ago • View comments
I confess, last night was my first conscious exposure to #lrnchat on Twitter. The theme was online learning myths. Jane Hart has captured the event nicely with this post. It is quite a challenge to capture a cogent thought in just 140 characters! Fortun [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 3 days ago • View comments
I'm going to be on Voice of America Friday, February 5 at 3pm Eastern (2pm Central) as a panelist discussing Economic Fractal Patterns, hosted by Pravir Malik. No related posts.
Posted by Aaron • 4 days ago • View comments
A South African airline called Kulula has apparently rebranded its aeroplanes, settling on an 'aeroplane for dummies' approach. This is the sort of thing that could so easily be a hoax, so I've done a bit of background searching and can't confirm or refut [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 4 days ago • View comments
The free London paper ran a front page article today on the relationship between Internet addiction and mental illness, as researched by Dr Catriona Morrison. If people are addicted, it can affect a person’s ability to perform at work or they may be fa [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 5 days ago • View comments
Listening to a Training Magazine Network recording of Allison Rossett talking about what e-learning is and isn't, I came across this YouTube video. Good for a chortle. Have you considered First Life for your business meetings, yet? ;o)
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 5 days ago • View comments
It doesn't seem all that long ago that I got a call from Dr. Karl Kapp asking me if I'd mind being interviewed for his and Dr. Tony O'Driscoll's new book on virtual worlds for learning. When he told me that he wanted to talk to me about the future of vir [...]
Posted by koreen33 • 6 days ago • View comments
It was on this day in 1990 that President FW de Klerk announced the decision to release Nelson Mandela from prison. His actual release date was 11 February 1990. So, once the decision had been announced, the wheels of bureaucracy moved comparatively qu [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 6 days ago • View comments
I overheard a conversation today between two members of the sales staff at a sporting goods shop. They were discussing someone who wore one of those ankle tag doodads and were expressing their surprise and disbelief. This person was apparently not 'the t [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 7 days ago • View comments
