http://www.com2020.com/notebook A Guide to Ideas and Tools , author: Howard Gutknecht 206.579.3382 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:30:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ross Smith, a manager in the Security Department in Microsoft (keeps viruses, malware, trojans from taking-over your computer) reviews his group's trust-building program, and how they measure results. Watch video. Do top managers at your company want all their employees engaged and kicking-in their best ideas and energy? http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=57 My local Chamber of Commerce has agreed to one of my pet ideas: starting a book-study group for business owners. This comes from a very interesting presentation by Darren Short, of Avenade, at the 2006 "Future of Training" confrence. From an academic background, Darren spoke on practical channels ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=56 Home energy auditors! Solar Panel installers! Green appliance salespeople! Home insulation specialists! Electricians! Educators! Who's going to benefit most from the green revolution? I'm still hearing hiring managers report that recent high school graduates aren't ready for this work. What most hiring managers will report is a lack of math skills, social skills, and ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=53 Two years ago people were agog at Seattle's "The Future of Training" conference when Dick Carlson showed some examples of user-generated learning: short, narrated PowerPoint, podcasts, blog-posts, and searchable chat. This might have been a bit upsetting to the top-down training managers present. I can understand their feelings. ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=52 My friend Eric Stark, formerly a marketing WIZ at WaMu, challenged me and Steve Bradford to come up with some videos on "How to make money using the Internet." He thinks there's not yet a definitive guide. He thought there is a lot of money in it. I ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=51 Learning is a big part of the exploding online social networking surge. How big is online social networking? Forrester Research has just published findings that show a surge from 57% of online adults participating in 2007 to 75% in 2008. If you're not in on the surge ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=50 We were thinking the "Make Vids" process has particular pertinence for two segments of the hospitality industry: 1) Certain types of hotels/inns would use this process to engage their staff - and create training and promotional videos for the site. This might be totally revolutionary for this industry. 2) A facility ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=49 One of our clients asked if we could help all 100 attendees at a conference have a fun experience making videos - essentially low production-values educational videos for the client's new hires. They recognize it's going to be important to have a video presence if they want to hire ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=48 We're testing the functionality of Microsoft's LiveMeeting webconferencing product for the American Society for Training & Development Puget Sound Chapter. Microsoft uses LiveMeeting for thousands of tech learning events every year. You can record the conference and people can view and hear the content anytime afterward. I'm ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=47 My friend Jeffrey Shilling told me recently I might want to put some updates on my interests and activities into a blog. I thought this was ironic because I have told myself many times in the past few months that "This would be a great thing to put in ... http://www.com2020.com/notebook/?p=46