Taking a second look at the untapped employment potential of the web — from learnoutlive.com by Andre Klein
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On 07/24/2011,
in 21st century, career development, internet, professional development, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/20/2011,
in business, communications, corporate / business world, digital audio, digital video, productivity / tips and tricks, telepresence, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Steelcase sets out to discover where HD video links will take the next-generation office — from Crain’s Detroit Business by Matthew Gryczan
MATTHEW GRYCZAN/CMB
Ideo Chairman David Kelley (on screen) in Palo Alto, Calif.,
and Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett are constantly connected
from Hackett’s office in Grand Rapids.
On 07/18/2011,
in analytics, business, career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, leadership, organizational change, trends, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Human Capital Trends 2011 — Revolution/Evolution — from deloitte.com
Revolution
Workforce analytics: Up the ante …………………………………………….. 1
HR in the cloud: It’s inevitable …………………………………………………. 4
From ladder to lattice: The shift is on ………………………………………. 7
Emerging markets: The front line for growth and talent …………….. 10
Diversity and inclusion: Driving business performance ………………… 12
Next-generation leaders: New models for filling the pipeline ………. 15
Evolution
Talent in the upturn: Recovery brings its own challenges ……………. 18
COOs for HR: Operations takes a seat at the table …………………….. 21
Leading in a regulated world: All risk, all the time……………………… 23
Collective leadership: Getting organizations to work as one ……….. 27
Contingent workforce: A critical talent segment ……………………….. 30
Employer health care reform: Moving beyond compliance …………. 32
On 07/05/2011,
in animation, art, career development, communications, creativity, ideas, multimedia, new media literacies, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
On 06/14/2011,
in 21st century, career development, corporate universities / corporate training, educational games / serious games, instructional design, simulations, training / L&D, transmedia, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Instructional Design for Simulations — from the University of Central Florida
Training and educational programs are now incorporating stand-alone and PC-based simulations and instructional (video) games to enhance human performance. The result has been a growing demand for simulation, game-based training, and instructional systems in corporate, government, and education sectors. The Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design for Simulations takes an interdisciplinary approach to prepare educators, instructional designers, human resource personnel, and training specialists in corporate, industry, and educational settings. Students will acquire the skills to successfully work with engineers, graphic artists, computer programmers, and game developers to design training and instructional systems, focusing on the pedagogical aspects of stand-alone and PC-based desktop training and educational simulations and games. To learn more, visit the Instructional Technology website at: http://education.ucf.edu/insttech.
Required Courses: 15 Total Credit Hours
Courses are available both in Web-based and mixed mode (reduced seat time) formats. This program may be completed entirely online.
EME 6613 Instructional System Design
EME 6601 Instructional Simulation Design for Training and Education
EME 6614 Instructional Game Design for Training and Education
IDS5717C Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
DIG 6432 Transmedia Story Creation
For information contact:
Atsusi Hirumi, Ph.D., Associate Professor
College of Education…
On 06/12/2011,
in budgets, business, career development, entrepreneurship, innovation, Michigan, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
$3 billion slated for Michigan start-ups through Pure Michigan Business Connect — from metromodemedia.com
Excerpt:
The recently announced Pure Michigan Business Connect initiative promises to leverage about $3 billion in seed capital and new revenue streams for Michigan-based start-ups, thanks to some local heavy hitters stepping up to the plate.
On 06/03/2011,
in career development, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, journalism, professional development, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Five tips for emerging video journalists — over at the Innovative Interactivity blog by Paul Franz
Excerpt:
But there are a few skills that I strongly believe all budding video journalists should take note of as they begin their careers in multimedia production.
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a) Get used to editing as if you were working for MTV. For example, TIME recently rolled out a new magazine feature called “Pop Chart,” which is tantamount to a kind of a whacky news round-up. Normally, these affairs can be boring time sinks that do not attract a whole lot of viewers or interest. But with a few editing tricks and changes to your style, they can become fun little shows that entertain as well as inform.
b) Start getting comfortable with your voice. Many pieces just won’t have all the content you require to have a single character narrate an entire piece. Purists will argue that not having enough A-roll is tantamount to laziness, but the realities of the job will force you to use your voice frequently as a narrative bridge.
On 06/02/2011,
in business, collaboration, corporate / business world, future, mobile technologies, social media, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
The Future of Work, NYC — from conversationagent.com by Valeria Maltoni
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
Tonight, I will be engaged in a Podio conversation kicking off a series on the future of work with fellow professionals and globetrotters Marcia Conner and Jennifer Magnolfi in New York City.
Moderated by Stowe Boyd, the session will cover several questions on how social media is impacting the world of business on the inside.
In Boyd’s own words:
[…] As our work becomes more social, more mobile, and increasingly channeled through mobile, social ‘work media’, what is the relationship between workers and business?
What will ‘workplace’ and ‘at work’ mean when people work in many locations and increasingly lose the distinction between work and leisure time?
How can business rethink the workplace in light of the primacy of social network-based communication and collaboration?
I’ve been living these questions for most of my career in corporate America.
LinkedIn is about to put job boards (and resumes) out of business — from forbes.com by Dan Schawbel
Excerpts (emphasis from DSC):
Job boards are becoming more irrelevant to the corporate recruitment process every single year. They are ineffective because of the sheer amount of competition on them and how they’re perceived by recruiters.
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Just as I said in my book Me 2.0, job boards are black holes. Stop submitting your resume to them and praying that a machine finds it and delivers it to a hiring manager. You should spend more time meeting people at companies you want to work for at networking events and through social networks.
Your traditional Microsoft Word resume is obsolete so create a LinkedIn profile and use their “Resume Builder” to turn your profile into your new digital resume.
LinkedIn’s big announcement today
LinkedIn just announced that they will be launching a button for employer career sites called “Apply With LinkedIn,” which will allow candidates to submit their LinkedIn profiles as resumes through their HR management systems. Companies will be able to take the LinkedIn API and integrate the button into their entire database of open jobs.
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What this means for job seekers
I see more and more companies using this button on their career sites, while divesting in job board advertising. This is yet another step in the internet becoming the new global talent pool. HR databases are isolated in the confines of companies and can’t update fast enough to remain relevant in this fast paced world we live in. Now, more than ever before, job seekers have to create their own LinkedIn profiles and take them very seriously. You have to constantly managing your profile, revise it as you advance in your career, and use it to network as much as possible. Companies will expect you to be on LinkedIn and if you’re not, then you can’t apply for jobs! There are over one hundred million LinkedIn users and you will suffer if you keep submitting your Microsoft Word resume to job boards.
On 05/25/2011,
in 21st century, business, economics, global / globalization, internet, society, trends, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Measuring the Net’s growth dividend
New McKinsey research finds that the Internet now accounts for a significant share of global GDP and plays an increasingly important role in economic growth.
Excerpt:
The Internet is a vast mosaic of economic activity, ranging from millions of daily online transactions and communications to smartphone downloads of TV shows. Little is known, however, about how the Net in its entirety contributes to global growth, productivity, and employment. New McKinsey research examined the Internet economies of the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), as well as Brazil, China, India, South Korea, and Sweden. It found that the Internet accounts for a significant and growing portion of global GDP.
An extensive study by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)—Internet matters: The Net’s sweeping impact on growth, jobs, and prosperity—includes these findings…
