"Power of Habit" Section 1, Part 1

Welcome to the #lrnbk chat
on Duhigg's "Power of Habit"

#lrnbk is an occasionally-happening Twitter-based book club chat for workplace learning & development practitioners.

This is an asynchronous chat running July 9-July 30. New questions post on Tuesdays and Fridays. Follow the @lrnbk Twitter account and remember to include the #lrnbk tag.

SECTION 1: INDIVIDUALS

Q1: How aware are you of your own habit loops? Think of remembering your email password or ATM PIN. What is the cue, routine, reward? #lrnbk

Q2 Given that we have habits for everything, how much of our work day depends on habit more than intentional thought? What does this say about the business of L&D? #lrnbk

Q3 What are some individual habits that negatively impact workplace productivity? What are the cues/rewards for those? #lrnbk

Q4 Is continuous learning habitual? If not can it be made to be? #lrnbk

Q5 What is the role of learning In social networks: Reward or byproduct? #lrnbk

Q6 Motivation is critical in learning. How can Hopkins' rules be leveraged to increase motivation? #lrnbk

More questions on "Section 1: Individuals" coming Friday July 12.

Discussion of Section 2: Organizations begins Tuesday, July 16.

Jane Bozarth @JaneBozarth
Mark Britz @Britzhttps://twitter.com/britz

"Power of Habit" #lrnbk chat starts July 9

There's been a lot of energy and interest in L&D around Duhigg's "The Power of Habit". It's an interesting read with a nice balance of neuroscience, psychology, and common sense. There'a lot to talk about, especially for those involved in workplace learning and change efforts. 

We'll start with Section 1: Individuals on Tuesday July 9.  Chat will take place asynchronously on Twitter. Questions will be available at 7 am ET. 

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See you soon, 
Jane Bozarth @JaneBozarth
Mark Britz @Britz  

Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do - It's a wrap!

What a  great experience!  Jane and I want to thank all the participants in this edition of Learn Book (#lrnbk), in particular Jean marrapodi (@jmarrapodi), Tracy Wright (@Tracylhwright), Lorraine Taylor (@134Lorraine), Debra Beck (@npmaven), and Danna Revis (@s_trainer) for some great questions, interesting perspectives and rich dialog.

In particular I want to give a big thanks to Tom Spiglanin (@tomspiglanin) for his offerings both in the form of formal questions and multiple interactions that offered great value throughout our conversations about the book.

Finally, we had the wonderful treat of having the author, Euan Semple's (@euan) presence in our conversations. Thanks Euan, you added valuable clarifications and insights throughout.

Until next time.

-Mark

Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do - Final questions Chaps 36-45

Below are the final questions for this Learn Book (#lrnbk) edition.

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Q35) What similarities/differences exist between Intrapreneurs and Entrepreneurs? Actions? Processes?

 Q36) "Trolls" can be disruptive influences in online communities - How have you dealt with them? How best to convert them to friends?

 Q37) How can social media help organizations deal with internal crisis? Examples?

 Q38) How can using social media weaken the (Taylorist) assumptions about work?

 Q39) Expressing your ideas publicly invites reaction. How do you feel when people don't see the world as you do?

 Q40) What's your "Final Word" about the book? What is your greatest takeaway?

Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do - Chapters 26-35

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Q 31) "Online conversations force us to lighten up" Loc 2278 - Are you more at ease online, How so? What impacts would this have in your "physical" world org conversations?


Q 32) "...the ROI of preventing Social media in your organization." Loc 2271 -  How have you confronted the debate about the value of Social Media for learning? Any Wins?


Q 33) "...People are pompous because they are nervous." Loc 2306 - What pomposity have you faced re: SoMe use? Have you employed forgiveness and assistance to overcome?


Q 34) "You can't manage knowledge but you can create a knowldge ecology." Loc 2371 What actions need to be taken/avoided to help knowledge ecologies thrive?

Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do: Easter Break?

Seems like the dialog is just to rich to quit and a few have chimed in late hoping to join the fun. However as many more are likely heading into some family holiday time, so how about we pause questions until next week (give folks a chance to catch up or catch their breath) where we can then move to finish the book together.

We could post on Tuesday (26-35) and have a final set of questions on Thursday (36-45). Of course you read "we" - so leave question ideas with chapter reference in the comments section as you roll along.

What say you?

-Mark

Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do: Wrapup (Chs 26-on)

We're wrapping this up now. Please add any additional final questions in the comments area.


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Q26) Q) social tools tend to appeal to the disenfranchised ... You're here... Are you disenfranchised? How so, edgling? #lrnbk


Q27) Q) How can SoMe help you become an innovator, possessing the key skills @euan identified in loc 1982? #lrnbk


Q28) Why do organizations insist on 'sanitizing innovation', and how can we overcome that? #lrnbk 


Q29) How do we keep from losing the signal along with the noise? #lrnbk


Q30) "Aim for rules and guidelines that enable rather than disable use."  Examples?


Thanks to all our participants, particularly author Euan Semple! Next up: Jean Marrapodi has an idea for another book, so stay tuned for details.