I’m acting as if 2006 arrived early.
This year, I’m moving more and more of my computing to the web. Whether you call it web 2.0 or not, the wonderful convergence of web apps and desktops, widgets and connections, and interactive freebies and mash-ups are too much fun to pass up.
While I’m at it, I also plan to use less of Microsoft in 2006; StarOffice 2.0 does a great impersonation of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Draw. Outlook? I gave it up nearly two years ago. I use an online calendar and webmail, so I’m not glued to any particular machine. Needless to say, Firefox has shoved IE out of my consciousness.
My research into informal learning has convinced me I’m onto something big. Most learning is informal; it’s foolish for organizations to leave it to chance. In addition to being easier and cheaper, informal learning is boundaryless (unlimited upside), and its backbone of self-organization is the key to surviving the torrent of information spewing into our world. In 2006, I want to work with four or five organizations to test my hypotheses of astounding returns on this stuff.
Workflow learning is a worthy cause, one that will grow in importance in this increasingly interconnected world. However, enterprise software and real-time services are not where I want to invest my time, so the Workflow Institute will re-apprear under new management before long.
This blog is obviously under construction. The only way I’ll become proficient with it is to start using it. The old blog will remain here for a while. If any of my pals out there are WordPress afficianados, drop me a line.
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