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A Solution to Admiring the Problems of Current State L&D?

May 12, 2019
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| Categories: A Different Mission, Accelerated Productivity, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Paradigm Shift, Point of Work Assessment

In my current coaching “gig”, I’m blessed with plenty of time to troll networking sites to read a diversity of thoughts and ideas shared by other L&D professionals. This morning I ran back through a thread of comments I’ve been tangled up in from an earlier post on my favorite topic and current passion - Point-of-Work. As is often the case, a question morphed into my head triggered by the increasing conversations of others lamenting why L&D is so resistant to Change…Change specific to adopting an evolved paradigm that keys…

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POINT-of-WORK ASSESSMENT:  Systems & Technology

May 10, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Change Leadership, Insight Curation, Intentional Design, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Moment of Need, Performance Support, Point of Work Assessment, Sustained Capability, Workforce Capability

In this snippet of the Point-of-Work Assessment methodology we focus on Systems (which may include multiple enterprise systems, software apps, and "human" systems) utilized to accomplish work…and…Technology utilized by Knowledge Workers as they accomplish task-level work activity that requires interfacing with any combination of their work systems (which may include mobile phones, tablets, desk-top computer, and other hand-held devices). Productivity Acceleration Technology and the implications to L&D represent the primary focus in this document (See Figure 1) and the importance of WHEN & HOW it is introduced to the Knowledge…

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POINT-of-WORK ASSESSMENT:  Content & Resources

May 9, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Continuous Learning, Intentional Design, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Moment of Need, Performance analytics, Performance Support, Point of Work Assessment, Sustained Capability

As we progress through the Point-of-Work Assessment, in previous snippets we’ve considered performance attribute clusters specific to Environment & Culture – People & Capability – Workflows & Processes. Hopefully, you’ve seen a degree of overlap and interdependencies among these three clusters. This snippet describes the importance of Content & Resources the Knowledge Worker relies upon to optimize their individual performance at the task-centric and role-specific levels. Assessing attributes across critical Content & Resources overlaps directly with Workflows & Processes although is more specific to efficient accessibility and effective application at…

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POINT-of-WORK ASSESSMENT:   Workflows & Processes

May 5, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Discovery & Consulting, Five Moments of Need, Intentional Design, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Point of Work Assessment

This snippet from the Point-of-Work Assessment (PWA) Workshop is unique because the attributes associated with WORKFLOWS & PROCESSES follow two parallel tracks. The first track relates to understanding relevant task-centric, role-specific work attributes that either drive or restrain productivity and performance at multiple Points-of-Work from the Knowledge Worker’s experiences and perspectives. The second track relates to restraining impacts to productivity and performance that surface at Moments of Need and within workflows at Points-of-Work that call for five additional Performance Outcomes owned and implemented by L&D. These Outcomes are similar yet…

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POINT-of-WORK ASSESSMENT:   People & Capability

May 1, 2019
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| Categories: Five Moments of Need, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Point of Work Assessment, Sustained Capability, Workforce Capability

This post is another snippet from the Point-of-Work Assessment (PWA) Workshop and focuses the Knowledge Worker and the human attributes that influence roles and capabilities at Point-of-Work. Typically, when we (L&D) consider the “People” variable in our training solutions, key focus is on the Learner and the necessary job-related knowledge transfer requirements. That’s not wrong; it’s just not enough…if sustained and measurable workforce performance at Point-of-Work is the end-game. In this narrow focus we miss multiple influencers that either drive or restrain productivity/performance. I think it safe to say that…

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POINT-OF-WORK ASSESSMENT: Environment & Culture

April 29, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Point of Work Assessment

When we (L&D) receive a request for training the first inclination is to deliver in a responsive and effective manner. It’s what we do. It’s what is expected of us. It’s part of a learning culture. It’s also part of the perspective that perpetuates our existing paradigm that limits, if not prevents a deliverable of solution outcomes our stakeholders seek. There’s nothing wrong with building a learning culture…but at the expense of a performance culture? Learning opportunities for our workforce are essential for personal and career growth…but at the expense…

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POINT-OF-WORK: The Impact of Interdependencies & Ripple Effects

April 25, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Digital Transformation, Five Moments of Need, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Point of Work Assessment, Sustained Capability

In my most recent Point-of-Work knowledge share with the Western Michigan ATD Chapter in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I confirmed successful implantation of a few seeds of new thinking and more than a few seeds of reflection that said, “Holy new paradigms, Batman!” I saw evidence of more questions than could be addressed in our short time together. One unasked question showed up on faces when I mentioned the significance of determining ‘interdependencies’ in a learning performance ecosystem when pursuing a Point-of-Work Assessment (PWA). “Why is that important?” was the unasked…

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Is There a Learning Performance Ecosystem Blind Spot?

March 31, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Performance Insights, Performance Support, Point of Work Assessment, Rants & Ramblings, Sustained Capability

There were 22-souls in the breakout session looking at me expectantly. It was 4PM of day 2 of LSCon in Orlando, and they were as fried as I was. At least we were only 60-minutes away from adult beverages in the networking event to follow. The butterflies were in my belly as usual, but I’d at least succeeded to coax them into flying formation and pulled the trigger, “How many of you here today feel your organization has a dynamic learning performance ecosystem in place today? By show of hands…how…

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Speed-to-Insight: Curating Curations…Also Known as Curation 2.0

March 13, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Insight Curation, Performance Insights, Performance Support, Point of Work Assessment

March 13, 2019 by Gary G. Wise I was on my third cup of coffee as I slogged through the emails that landed overnight. Three of them had attachments from an individual tasked to curate content for the project team I was on. There were eight other team members on the email distribution list on two of the emails; the third went to the entire department of thirty-two colleagues and peers. The attached reads on two of the emails were relevant articles aligned with our project with each representing a…

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Treat Point-of-Work Like Point-of-Impact…Because It’s the Same Place

March 11, 2019
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| Categories: Accelerated Productivity, Discovery & Consulting, Intentional Design, Point of Work Assessment, Sustained Capability, Workforce Capability

March 11, 2019 - by Gary G. Wise Saturday evening a thought crossed my mind and I posed it as a question on LinkedIn. As of this Monday morning, over 2,700 views indicate that maybe I’m not alone with this same thought. Here is the post from Saturday – “What if we broke tradition and L&D became Learning & Performance...L&P... where the focus was zeroed in on performance results at Point-of-Work where real results matter?” Comments and dialogue threads are all positive and encouraging enough to convince me a strategic…

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