Social & Informal Learning Key to Success in Changing Times
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The document summarizes a presentation by Tom Hood on the topics of social and informal learning. Hood discusses how the pace of change is accelerating and the need for lifelong learning. He advocates for social media and informal learning tools to facilitate continuous learning networks. Hood believes that for professionals to keep up, their rate of learning must be greater than or equal to the rate of change.
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- 1. The State of Social & Informal Learning 2011 NASBA CPE Conference San Diego, CA March 9, 2011 Tom Hood, CPA.CITP CEO Business Learning Institute Maryland Association of CPAs Thursday, March 10, 2011 1
- 2. Why we are here... Thursday, March 10, 2011 2
- 3. Fear? What if informal & social learning could be the key to success in this new normal? Thursday, March 10, 2011 3
- 4. Top Learning Trends Social Learning Informal Learning Life Long Learning High Performing Workplace What is the common theme? Thursday, March 10, 2011 4
- 5. Will the pace of change increase or decrease? Will complexity increase or decrease? Welcome to the New Normal Thursday, March 10, 2011 5
- 6. “As it relates to science and technology, the rate of change in the next decade, is likely to be 4 to7 9mes faster than in the last decade. If it is 4x faster it would be like planning for 2010 in 1890, if it is 7x faster it would be like planning for 2010 in 1670.” -‐Expert on Educa9on Panel, The Aspen Ins9tute Thursday, March 10, 2011 6
- 7. We feel overwhelmed by a tsunami of changes The 5 C’s • Competition • Compliance • Convergence • Change • Complexity Thursday, March 10, 2011 7
- 8. Most CPAs feel like this with legislative, standards & regulatory changes Thursday, March 10, 2011 8
- 9. As knowledge moves from stocks to flows, how do we stop our inventory from becoming obsolete? Thursday, March 10, 2011 9
- 10. The world is changing From: To: • Hierarchy • Network • Command & • Connect & Control Collaborate • Experience • Collaboration Curve Curve • Lecturer • Facilitator • Push • Pull Thursday, March 10, 2011 10
- 11. From Push to Pull Thursday, March 10, 2011 11
- 12. Turbulent times require new skills and new ways of thinking “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf” - Jon Kabat-Zinn Photo: Pratt’s surfing page Thursday, March 10, 2011 12
- 13. Thursday, March 10, 2011 13
- 14. The challenge is how to position our organizations for L > C “To keep pace in your L>C industry, let alone as a leader, requires your rate of LEARNING to be greater than, or equal to, the rate of CHANGE.” CHANGE Thursday, March 10, 2011 14
- 15. Thursday, March 10, 2011 Learning 2.0 Tools 15
- 16. Learning 2.0 The connected learner Thursday, March 10, 2011 16
- 17. Bill Tom MACPA’s Journey Thursday, March 10, 2011 17
- 18. Our journey started with blogging Thursday, March 10, 2011 18
- 19. MACPA’s Social Media Map 45,000 views 900+ connections 450 connections 43,000 views 2,943 followers 450 members Top Accounting Blogs Top 50 Business Blogs - 2011 34 Thursday, March 10, 2011 19
- 20. Social Media connects us to thought leaders Thursday, March 10, 2011 20
- 21. Social media allows you to be in 3 places at once! via Twitter Just two sample tweets from DEVLEARN10 that was happening as I was presenting at EDMAX. A great way of “being in three places at the same time” and for sharing information from conferences back home… 37 Thursday, March 10, 2011 21
- 22. AICPA Leadership Academy Thursday, March 10, 2011 22
- 23. Social Media Engages & Shares Insights 35 Thursday, March 10, 2011 23
- 24. Social Media can take notes! 36 Thursday, March 10, 2011 24
- 25. Learning is not one way Thursday, March 10, 2011 25
- 26. Learning is about relationships Thursday, March 10, 2011 26
- 27. The learning continues by using social media tools to connect the learners Thursday, March 10, 2011 27
- 28. Using a blog to support continuous informal learning - AICPA EDMAX www.bizlearningblog.com Thursday, March 10, 2011 28
- 29. Comments on BizLearningBlog include a participant and author of book Jane Bozarth - author Thursday, March 10, 2011 29
- 30. Social Media to engage & connect at the NE CPE conference Thursday, March 10, 2011 30
- 31. Twitter during the event, slideshare & blog post-event Thursday, March 10, 2011 31
- 32. Informal Learning is social, interactive & engaging + + = What I knew What I learned The wisdom of Fresh coming into while I was the crowd Perspective. the room. here. INSIGHTS! Thursday, March 10, 2011 32
- 33. The strength of weak ties can help keep L > C Thursday, March 10, 2011 33
- 34. Don’t just take my word for it. ASTD 2009 Int’l Conference Thursday, March 10, 2011 34
- 35. Thursday, March 10, 2011 35
- 36. How to ride the waves of change? New skills & new ways of working The i2a Leadership Edge Strategic Thinking future-minded & flexible mindset Strengths- Network based Leadership leadership ability to engage others self-aware in the moment Source: i2a - Insights to Action by Gretchen Pisano & Tom Hood Thursday, March 10, 2011 36
- 37. The new skills to ride the big waves The 5 Qualities of Extraordinary Leaders L≥C 2 2 1. Sight - Ability to see emerging patterns and shift perspective when necessary 2. Insight - Ability to learn faster than the rate of change in your industry “To keep pace in your 3. Create - Ability to think strategically and industry, let alone excel creatively to gain insights that create new as a leader, requires your rate of learning to opportunities and foster innovation be greater than, or equal 4. Communicate - Ability to collaborate to, the rate of change.” inside and outside your organization and to build and sustain social networks of people engaged in the work 5. Inspire – Ability to mobilize support and engage others to join you in ACTION Thursday, March 10, 2011 37
- 38. high performance social learning bigger bounce informal learning Explicit pull Tacit Isn’t it really about performance? The bigger bounce comes from continuous learning, networking, and new skills Thursday, March 10, 2011 38
- 39. Next Steps - It’s all about you! 1. Create a digital footprint 2. Start listening 3. Make friends 4. Create & Share 5. Recognize & Reciprocate Thursday, March 10, 2011 39
- 40. Top Ten Learning Technologies 1. Twitter – micro-updating tool 2.YouTube – video hosting and sharing tool 3. GoogleDocs – online collaboration tool 4. Delicious – social bookmarking tool 5. Slideshare – presentation hosting and sharing tool 6. Skype – instant messaging and VoIP call tool 7. Google Reader – RSS feed reader 8. Wordpress – blogging tool 9. Facebook – social networking site 10. Moodle – course management system Source: www.C4LPT.co.uk Thursday, March 10, 2011 40
- 41. It is really about people Learning + Leadership x New Tools > C Thursday, March 10, 2011 41
- 42. The Leader’s job is... To provide hope & inspiration and to make your follower’s feel stronger and more capable Thursday, March 10, 2011 42
- 43. Tom Hood, CPA.CITP CEO Business Learning Institute Maryland Association of CPAs http://www.bizlearning,net (800) 888-481-3500 tom@bizlearning.net Follow me on: Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/tomhood LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhood Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thoodcpa Plaxo: http://tomhood.myplaxo.com Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/thoodcpa Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thoodcpa Second Life avatar name: Rocky Maddaloni Thursday, March 10, 2011 43