#Lrnbk "Don't Go Back to School" Week 2 Begins

Q7. What were similarities in the way those profiled learn? Differences?” #lrnbk
Q8. What do the profiles tell us about achieving mastery? #lrnbk

Q9. Do the people profiled have any shared characteristics? What? #lrnbk
Q10. What does Stark's book tell us about motivations for learning? Who will learn what, when? #lrnbk

#Lrnbk Don't Go Back to School: Week 1, Final Question

Q6)  Looking back on your own education: Was it worth the time/money/investment? Would you do it again? What would you do differently? #lrnbk

#lrnbk "Don't Go Back To School" Questions 4 &5

Q4) Stark says, "Nobody told me that liberal arts graduate school is a professional school for professors." What was your own experience with your college major (or some other area of concentrated study)? Did you get what you'd hoped? #lrnbk

Q5) Which of the profiles did you most relate to, and why? #lrnbk

Last question of the week coming Friday, new set coming Monday, January 26.

Welcome to the First #Lrnbk Chat of 2015!

Hi, everyone. Welcome to returning #lrnbk-chatters and newcomers. We'll be posting a few questions from now through February 6, with a final wrap on February 9.  We're discussing Stark's Don't Go Back to School and expect that the author will be popping in. Our hosts this time are @JaneBozarth, Mark Britz @britz, Helen Blunden @ActivateLearn, Rachel Burnham @BurhnamLandD, and @Michelle Ockers. Chat is asynchronous so you can participate whenever it's convenient.

To participate, follow the @lrnbk Twitter account and the #lrnchat tag. (If you're new to Twitter remember to add #lrnbk to your tweets. Tools like TweetChat can automate that for you.)

We'll post full-length questions here with abbreviated versions on Twitter. 

So to start:  

1. Why the conversation? What do Stark and those profiled see as problems with traditional/formal education? #lrnbk
2. Stark says that too much energy is focused on the wrong problem: the issue is not "fixing school" but offering alternatives/showing other paths. Agree? Disagree? Why or why not? #lrnbk
3. What are the limits of "school"? Why highlight those who chose another path? #lrnbk

We look forward to a fun chat!

New #Lrnbk Chat on "Don't Go Back to School" begins January 19

Sorry it's been so long! We're back with a Twitter-based discussion about Kio Stark's Don't Go Back to School, available from her site and from Amazon worldwide. 

About the Book
There's lots of good fodder for discussion. From a review:

"The book is based largely on Stark's own personal research (which I would best describe as ethnographic research in which she discovered four facts garnered from her interviews that are shared by almost every successful form of learning outside of school:

- It isn't done alone.
- For many professions, credentials aren't necessary, and the processes for getting credentials are changing.
- The most effective, satisfying learning is learning that is more likely to happen outside of school.
- People who are happiest with their learning process and most effective at learning new things - in any educational environment - are people who are learning for the right reasons and who reflect on their own way of learning to figure out which processes and methods work best for them." 

About #Lrnbk

Follow the @lrnbk Twitter account and the #lrnbk hashtag for the basics and check back here for the details. 

We'll begin on January 19, 7 am ET, and post a few new questions every few days. #lrnbk is asynchronous so you can join in whenever it's convenient. 

This time chat hosts are  @JaneBozarth, Mark Britz @britz, Helen Blunden @ActivateLearn Rachel Burnham @BurhnamLandD and  @Michelle Ockers.  We hope having hosts from all over the globe will ensure that conversation stays active and lively across time zones. 

We look forward to seeing you soon! 

It's Been Too Long! New #lrnbk chat coming January 2015

Sorry for the long wait. Stay tuned for news of a new chat starting in mid-January.

#lrnbk Chat: "Power of Habit" Section 3

#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 on Duhigg's "Power of Habit". New questions post on Tuesdays and Fridays. Follow the @lrnbk Twitter account and remember to include the #lrnbk tag.

The book's final section addresses societal habits and change, the growth of social movements, and the influence of strong and weak ties. As with other chapters, the need to replace one habit with another to achieve change is true here. The last chapter discusses the power of habit v. free will and asks whether we are always in control of/accountable for our behaviors.

Q23 Per Granovetter, why are weak-tie acquaintances more useful for jobseekers than strong-tie friends? Your experience? Generalizable?  #lrnbk

Q24 What are some examples of positive peer pressure? Results? Implications for workplace learning? #lrnbk

Q25 Would habits play such a large role in our lives if we didn’t have central pattern generators? Why/why not?  #lrnbk

Q26 Consider the Angie Bachman case. Why/not should she be held accountable for her behavior? How would you persuade fellow jurors to your point of view? #lrnbk

Q27 What keystone habit could encourage more people to vote? How would you address the 3 key steps of social change? #lrnbk

Q28 Could workplace culture change be considered a "social movement"? If so,what has to happen to achieve it? #lrnbk

Final questions on Friday!

Jane Bozarth @JaneBozarth
Mark Britz @Britz

#lrnbk chat "Power of Habit" Section 2: Organizations, Part 2

#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 on Duhigg's "Power of Habit". New questions post on Tuesdays and Fridays. Follow the @lrnbk Twitter account and remember to include the #lrnbk tag.

All organizations have habits, some good, some benign, some toxic. They can be intentionally designed (as with the Alcoa example) or may be accidental/unconscious. And like other habits, they can be changed. Chapter 6 focuses on the ways in which a crisis can shake up organizational routines, often for the better.

Q17 What’s the relationship between organizational culture and workplace habits? #lrnbk

Q18 What truces does L&D make, and with whom? #lrnbk

Q19 What unwritten rules guide L&D behavior in organizations? How did you learn them? #lrnbk

Q20 When have you seen a crisis with a silver lining, in your personal or work life? #lrnbk

Q21 Crises can be valuable to change routines. What crises have / will shake L&D? #lrnbk

Q22 Consumers can be creatures of habit, acting with little regard to current goals. What might this tell us about learners as consumers of information? #lrnbk

Watch for Section 2 wrap up questions on Friday.

Jane Bozarth @JaneBozarth
Mark Britz @Britz

Welcome to #lrnbk chat "Power of Habit" Section 2: Organizations, Part 1

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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 2: Organizations

Q11 What is one habit you would like to see change in your organization? Where else might the change reach?  #lrnbk

Q12 How does the idea of “put in the videotape!” relate to habit loops? Implications for L&D? #lrnbk

Q13 What is one positive habit you see in your organization today? #lrnbk

Q14 To what extent could the Alcoa employee death be traced back to L&D efforts. Lessons for L&D? #lrnbk

Q15 What approaches/systems can organizations leverage to maintain employee willpower to overcome infeiction pts in their work? #lrnbk

Q16 What’s the responsibility of L&D in helping people overcome inflection pts? What’s the responsibility of the learner?

More questions Friday, July 19.

Jane Bozarth @JaneBozarth
Mark Britz @Britz

#lrnbk Chat "Power of Habit": Section 1, Part 2

Welcome to #lrnbk chat "Power of Habit" Section 1: Part 2

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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

Q7 People need some kind of signal that a product is working. What signals does a good learning experience emit? #lrnbk

Q8 Consider the data that P&G collects, and how it is used. Are/What are parallels to the current “big data” movement? #lrnbk

Q9 Football: Why did the habits “fail” during the critical moments (i.e., playoff games)? What else was needed to make the habits permanent? What does this say about challenges in changing workplace performance? #lrnbk

Q10 What causes someone to change his/her behavior? Sustain that change? Implications for L&D? #lrnbk

Discussion of Section 2: Organizations begins Tuesday, July 16. Questions post at 7 am ET.

Jane Bozarth @JaneBozarth
Mark Britz @Britz

"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. 

Follow the @lrnbk Twitter account, watch the #LrnBk tag, and check back here for more details and discussion questions. 

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. 

Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do, Chs 16-25 pt 2

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#lrnbk participant Tom Spiglanin has been blogging alongside this chat. Be sure to see his great post "Social Media: Give More to Get More."  


We wrap up our discussion of leadership, connectedness, and listening today with a few additional questions:


Q23) How can mngrs work 2 be more vulnerable if the culture is unsupporting of "weakness"? Loc: 1464


Q24) If you agree that an ephemeral meritocracy will ultimately emerge what growing pains will we see prior? Loc: 1479


Q25) “Social tools can unleash creativity in the workplace." Have you seen examples? Have YOU become more creative at work b/c of social media? 


We begin book wrap-up on Thursday. 

Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do, Chs 16-25

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Q19) Author says his conventional associations pale to online. True for you? Where are you putting most of your energy? Why? #lrnbk


Q20) How have your new ideas of connectedness change how you’ve seen the world? #lrnbk


Q21) Crux of the book: “Building real relationships is the best way to build real business and real brands.” How can we be "real"? #lrnbk


Q22) What examples of asking good questions and/or really listening have you seen in your communities?  Loc 1641 #lrnbk


More questions tomorrow. 


We'll start the wrap up on the rest of the book on Thursday. 

 

"Organizations Don't Tweet,People Do" Chs 6-15, pt 2

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Q15)  How might the future of management change due to social tools and our abilities share knowledge and work together? Loc:938 #lrnbk

Q16) The author states that “Social Media is not a bottom up revolution” .How can this belief be leveraged to improve executive buy-in? Loc:959 #lrnbk

Q17)   The author warns us to beware of the “echo chamber”. How do you remain diligent to avoid group think? Loc:1080 #lrnbk

Q18)  Real leaders have followers. Who are your “leaders” in this space and how have they displayed courage, consistency, and/or adding real value? Loc:1224 #lrnbk

Tuesday: Chapters 17-25

Thursday : Chapters 26- 35

Monday April 9: Remaining chapters/end material