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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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Active membership includes posting and/or commenting at least once a week. There are lots of ways to do this, as this community has blogs, wikis, member pages and discussion boards.
I'm at GDC (Game Developer's Conference) in San Francisco this week. Learning a lot, seeing some great, and some sketchy, sessions...I've only got the Summits & Tutorials pass, so I won't be able to comment on the regular conference sessions. They did [...]
Posted by koreen33 • 1 day ago • View comments
I find the divide between academic learning and corporate learning unhelpful, and I'm sure I'm not alone. In his comment on my recent post, Garry Platt touched on a point that has been niggling away at me for lo, these three and a half years past. He sai [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 2 days ago • View comments
I have often bewailed the fact that I am neither fish nor fowl when it comes to the world of learning. I don't work in the field of formal education and my academic writing skills are the about on a par with my squash: I have a go at it, but I'm not terri [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 3 days ago • View comments
I have had my head down cranking out the manuscript for my mobile learning book. The deadline for the first draft is breathing down my neck, and I’ve been quite busy with some client work as well. The proverbial one-armed paper hanger comes to min [...]
Posted by Aaron • 6 days ago • View comments
This morning, for some reason best known to itself (possibly due to the partnering with Ingboo) my Technorati search on my name returned 200 hits. I'm sure there are some people for whom this is a daily occurrence. I am not one of them. My name crops up o [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 6 days ago • View comments
I watched the recent men's Olympic ice hockey finals with bated breath. How Americans and Canadians managed to get through it without a coronary is beyond me. But I was tickled by the iconic status of the Canadian netminder (read goalkeeper) Roberto Luon [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 9 days ago • View comments
There's been a flurry of activity this week on the topic of snake oil: First Harold Jarche said: "“As soon as the software vendors and marketers get hold of a good idea, they pretty well destroy it." Jane Hart weighed in with “social learning is bein [...]
Posted by jane.bozarth • 10 days ago • View comments
I've been keeping myself honest which is why it's pretty quiet on the blog. Here's a rundown of what I've been up to that's appropriate to share. No related posts.
Posted by Aaron • 10 days ago • View comments
As you may know, I am in the process of acquiring a new passport, my previous one having expired. I visited the space that glories in the misnomer 'website' to find out what I need to do. The website consists of one page, regardless of which of the links [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 13 days ago • View comments
Recently I reflected on actions that people continue to do, long after they add value. Today I came across a related situation. What about requirements that can no longer be met? I have to apply for a new passport, because my last one has expired. Among [...]
Posted by Karyn Romeis • 14 days ago • View comments
