Category: Organizational learning
The learning journey: From empathy to co-creation
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak at the annual conference of the Association of Change Management Professionals Midwest Chapter. I shared my thoughts on what is an on-going work-in-progress: The learning journey required to move beyond being empathetic and to actively practice co-creation when we design and implement organizational change. This is a topic … Continue reading The learning journey: From empathy to co-creation
What pedagogy can teach us about leadership and learning
I first started teaching in higher education in 2006. Two years later I moved to a full-time position at Northwestern University - part staff role, part instructor. This, after 20+ years as a corporate leader and consultant working at the intersection of technology, learning and knowledge management. Pedagogy - the methods and practice of teaching … Continue reading What pedagogy can teach us about leadership and learning
Drawing my way to clarity from a messy starting point: The future of collaboration technology in the digital workplace
I set up a meeting with the leadership team of our department, to be held just about a month from now, to review my take on near and long-term trends in the social collaboration/social learning technology space. This is something we routinely do. We step back and look at trends as we review the mix … Continue reading Drawing my way to clarity from a messy starting point: The future of collaboration technology in the digital workplace
Why is alignment on outcomes so hard?
Learning from success I recently attended a conference where, upon reflection, I am once again just struck by the challenge of aligning on outcomes in the workplace. And how the inability to do so absolutely kills our capacity for organizational learning. The context in this case involved community management professionals (practitioners who are skilled in … Continue reading Why is alignment on outcomes so hard?
Jeff Merrell 