Category Archives: productivity

39% Unsuccessful Search Rate Among Google Users

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Rory

Hmmmm … news about a survey conducted by Boost eLearning (a self-proclaimed pioneer in Google search training for organizations) indicates that 39% of Google searches fail, which leads to lost productivity. And it is apparently 40+ hours of lost productivity. … Continue reading →

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Information overload of training for new hires

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Rory

During a conversation yesterday I was told that a group of new hires (for which I’ve been charged with developing a process training program) has just started their orientation and training this week. When I heard what they’re being put … Continue reading →

Posted in instructional design, learning, productivity, project work, schooling | 1 Comment

Reflections & Experiences on in-house, out-house

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Rory

From Clive Shepherd’s blog: In-house, out-house, that old question He presents three basic options for learning development in an organization – move it all out, keep it all in, compromise with a small in-house group and use outside contractors where … Continue reading →

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KPMG Survey on Enterprise2.0/Web2.0

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Rory

Interesting information from a KPMG survey:  Web 2.0 Tools Fostering Collaboration – and Risk. Trying to bring participative web apps/platforms/tools into work (focusing on getting tasks done or managing a small project) is generally not difficult on an individual level. … Continue reading →

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Google Docs in Plain English – from CommonCraft

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Rory

Hot diggity! another simple and straightforward explanation of Google Docs. These guys at CommonCraft simply rock! Oh to send this to everyone I work with who still insist on emailing the design documents, storyboards, and such … ARRRRRRRRGH (by the … Continue reading →

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NY Times article: brain gets bigger with exercise

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Rory

(Read the entire article here )… Turns out that physical exercise is good for your brain as well as your body. Conventional wisdom had long held that animal (and human) brains weren’t malleable: after a brief window early in life, the … Continue reading →

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I like taking small steps

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Rory

I’ve been following Harold Jarche’s posts lately on knowledge resilience and informal learning which really is a series of short entries … each one giving some great nuggets of info.  Here’s to get you started in his series … Small … Continue reading →

Posted in business models, enterprise 2.0, informal learning, knowledge transfer, productivity, project work, technology, web 2.0 | 1 Comment

Enterprise 2.0 – "Social Networking within the firewall…"

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Rory

Meet Charlie … an interesting Slideshare presentation that (IMHO) explains the concepts of this thing called enterprise 2.0 … extolling the use of RSS, wikis, blogs, social networking, web-based collaboration and project management, and podcasting, to name a few. Sounds promising, … Continue reading →

Posted in collaboration, collaborative writing, enterprise 2.0, informal learning, knowledge transfer, presentations, productivity, social networks, technology, web 2.0, web culture, wiki | 4 Comments

One head is better than two or more

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Rory

Marc Andreessen quotes from the book The Medici Effect in his post Why brainstorming is a bad idea. And apparently, this has been demonstrated to be so waaaaaaay back in 1958! To their surprise, the researchers found that virtual groups, … Continue reading →

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Collaboration isn’t easy. Duh! But ignore at your peril

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Rory

Irwin Lazar at Collaboration Loop has an article: Collaboration Is Hard, Let’s Go Shopping … where he opines about his experiences with organizations who try to deploy collaboration tools and platforms. In my conversations with enterprises I’ve seen hodge-podge of … Continue reading →

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