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Success in a rapidly changing and complex environment will go to those who can keep their rate of learning greater than the rate of change (and the rate of your competition.
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The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say ‘I'. And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say ‘I'. They don't think ‘I'. They think ‘we'; they think ‘team'. Via donhornsby, David Hain
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Leadership is about your followers, it's never about you. Drucker says it all in his quote, your team is all you have. 
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April 28, 5:15 PM
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The list of the world’s CEOs regularly includes celebrities, billionaires, big egos, risk takers, and failures. What it does not include are social media experts; but that’s about to change. Via Maddie Grant
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Three insights for me, 1) Social CEO = More Competitiveness (and more openness); 2) Skills identified = Skills identified by CPA Vision & Horizons 2025 Projects, "CEOs regard interpersonal skills of collaboration (75 percent), communication (67 percent), creativity (61 percent) and flexibility (61 percent) as key drivers of employee success to operate in a more complex, interconnected environment"; 3) IBM is a perefect example of a "social company" from CEO to their army of employee bloggers. 
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April 29, 10:52 AM
Beyond the CEO, the whole "C-Suite" should be social to interpret and intercept ideas and to innovate for the future success of the business. 
Ted Fickes's curator insight,
May 20, 2:45 PM
I think a CEO - or any c-suite person - can really screw up the "be social" thing but being good at online networks is probably, by now, a basic expectation for most organizations and businesses. More valuable than a good golf game, perhaps. Delete the scoop?
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The pace of invention and innovation accelerate when the speed of knowledge and insight sharing accelerates; knowledge acceleration leads to innovation acceleration.
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IBM's global CEO study identified collaboration as the #1 skill needed. We agree. This is how you keep your L>C and turn your insights into action.
I like the model showing the "funnel" of filtering and synthesizing data to insight with collaboration among "experts", team members in the organization, and with customers. Delete the scoop?
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When we persist in sharing knowledge for social benefit it becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the knowledge has to be earth-shattering, but it’s the ongoing action of taking steps... Via Brad Abbott
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Leadership is about connecting and collaborating. The number 1 slill identified by IBM's Global 2013 CEO study is collaboration. It is also one of the top five comoetencies for CPAs in the future from the CPA Horizons 2025 report. Sharing knowledge has been my experience with social media as a tool for sharing and collaboration. It has created that "serendipitous insight' that allows me to connect the dots more easily and make great friends in the process. I like this quote in the article, "As we share our knowledge more openly with each other, our world becomes more connected, which can lead to greater recognition of our diversity and our common humanity – ultimately leading to greater understanding, and hopefully a world of greater harmony." 
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April 3, 7:34 AM
This has been my experience with social media as a tool for sharing and collaboration. It has created that "serendipitous insight' that allows me to connect the dots more easily and make great friends in the process. "As we share our knowledge more openly with each other, our world becomes more connected, which can lead to greater recognition of our diversity and our common humanity – ultimately leading to greater understanding, and hopefully a world of greater harmony. "
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April 3, 6:14 PM
We need to continue to develop effective ways to share knowledge. Delete the scoop?
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The following steps will offer you a bit of insight into how you can become a better researcher using some simple web tools like mind maps and bookmarklets. Via Howard Rheingold
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We are all researchers as our "body of knowledge" moves from "stocks" to "flows". This is some great simple advice to help us keep our L>C (Rate of Learning greater than the rate of change). 
Howard Rheingold's curator insight,
February 6, 12:38 PM
Good, if simple, infotention advice: use a bookmarking tool, create a mindmap from bookmarks, classify your bookmarks, strucdture your research summary, set deadlines for research projects. 
Clare Treloar's curator insight,
February 10, 5:17 AM
very simple steps to follow - bookmarking, mindmap then classify your bookmarks, structure your research summary, set deadlines 
Catherine Cronin's comment,
March 26, 5:21 PM
CT231 students: some useful advice for your future research projects
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TeachThought.com has a series of posts about self-directed learning by Terry Heick and the staff, well worth a read! “
“Learning is most effective when it’s personalised; it means something to the learner. That happens when people feel they are participants and investors in their own learning, shaping what and how they learn, and able to articulate its value to them.” — Leadbeater, Charles
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March 25, 2:16 PM
It is interesting how few classroom teachers and administrators are aware of what self-directed learning is. SDL is an imperative for our children. 
Avery's curator insight,
March 25, 11:56 PM
My Thoughts: You can't teach someone how to learn. You can give them helpful tips and advice, but a single structure for education is not going to work for everyone. It's so much harder for people to learn their true potential, to reach their goals, when they're only shown a single path to them. You show them the path through the forest, but what if there's a rock face nearby that also leads up to where they want to go, and what if they happen to be a fantastic rock climber? It just makes more sense to show someone a map if you can, instead of directing them towards only one path. 
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March 30, 2:58 PM
“Learning is most effective when it’s personalised; it means something to the learner. That happens when people feel they are participants and investors in their own learning, shaping what and how they learn, and able to articulate its value to them.” — Leadbeater, Charles
Famous Self-Taughts (Autodidacts): Leonardo Da Vinci, William Blake, Herb Rits (in addition to Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, John D. Rockefeller, and many others) Delete the scoop?
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Truly working together is the real secret to successful innovation. 
Christina McCale's curator insight,
April 20, 11:26 PM
It's awesome to see that in a day and age of new-tech-tools and i-everythings, that when it comes to how to improve virtual teaming and collaboration - GASP - the advice here has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with PEOPLE. Delete the scoop?
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Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
March 2, 11:43 AM
We need communities of practice and trust to be in place. There was no reference to digital technologies, but it could be we allow practices of community to appear in those setings. Delete the scoop?
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Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
March 2, 11:48 AM
The opening lines are about traditional versus collaborative leaders. I think there has always been collaborative leadership. Great leaders through history surrounded themselves not with sycophants but with those who came with questions. Community emerged, trust revealed, and greatness shone through. We need to believe we are not reinventing the wheel. It exists and needs to be dusted off. 
Damarque's comment,
April 16, 11:05 AM
Ivon makes a good point. Is this not true however for most 'new' business and leaderships ideas. Even with (internet) technology as major disruptor in many industries, the fundamentals of value creation (management/leadership and innovation) have not changed. At the root of all value creation (which is the purpose of business) lies collaboration. The more unique the players in the collaboration game, the more value can be created, provided the game is played according to some key rules of engagement. Yes, collaboration as a powerful concept is not new. Facilitating productive collaboration is a whole different story. Perhaps that is where the challenges and opportunities for new leadership lie.
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February 12, 5:32 AM
ScreenHero is a new downloadable Mac app (soon for Windows too) which allows you to easily share any app you have installed on your computer with one or more people, who can work on it simultaneously with you. Key basic features:
Advanced features (for paid plans)
From the official site: "Screenhero lets you screen share any application with anyone, no matter where they are. It's super simple and blazing fast. You each get your own mouse pointer, and you're both always in control. It's designed for collaboration, not just broadcasting your screen. It's like Google Docs for any application on your computer. " A Windows version is coming soon and you can sign up to be notified when it will be available. Free version available. Download ScreenHero (Mac): http://dl.screenhero.com/update/screenhero/Screenhero.dmg (23.4 MB) Pricing: http://screenhero.com/pricing.html More info: http://screenhero.com/ (Thank to Ana Cristina Pratas for first discovering it) 
Lauren Kelly's curator insight,
February 20, 12:50 AM
We read Robin Good last week and he's a trustworthy source--he scooped this piece on collaborative screen sharing which seems very pertinent to the topic of online collaboration. Screen sharing is also something we haven't talked about a lot and that I would like to explore more. Delete the scoop?
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Social accounting involves using new collaboration tools inspired by social networks to connect and engage in a business context.
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"Value begins with with organizations that are willing to change their processes to transform their businesses and delight their customers" - Sandy Carter - IBM
Today's environment does not give us the luxury of relying in the past. Who can forecast with accuracy the next 3 - 5 years? That means what got us here, won't get us there (to the future). Which means we have to rely on collaboration both inside and outside our organizations. With our customers and our partners and suppliers and most importantly our teams.
Great post and love the idea of "social accounting" and it is not just for CPAs in practice but our CPAs in business, industry, and NFP also. Delete the scoop?
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It’s no secret that employees are more engaged when they know their work is meaningful. Via ValerieMalaval
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I think Sandy Carter from IBM said, "Culture eats strategy for lunch." Connecting your employees (I prefer team) to your strategy is a critical part of building and strengthening your culture. It is truly the flywheel effect that Jim Collins talks about. SWOT is definitely one way, we have developed our own process we use ourselves and with our members and their companies and organizations. It is called i2a:Insights to Action and is modular which allows for engagement and alignment at different stages. I think the key takeaway is that you need to think about how you can engage your team in your strategy. With over 100 strategic plans and the future forums for the AICPA CPA Horizons 2025 Project, let us know if your oirganization needs help with strategy? Delete the scoop?
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Editor’s Note: Harbrinder Kang is Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at Cisco. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic development, growth, and evolution of the award-winning Cisco Networking Academy program, which delivers computer...
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This quote says it all, "Collaboration is grounded in human interaction and relationships. One participant even said: “We need to get back to the intimacy.” Great article and relates to the ultimate founding purpose of associations. This also reinforces the old principle of high-tech, high-touch with the reality being it is yes, AND, not OR when it comes to interactions. At MACPA we are working on increasing the ability of our members to connect and collaborate by integrating high-tech and high-touch. Exploring new technologies that increase engagement and particpation with real-life and live events we think can harness the collective power of our entire membership. Imagine what can be accomplished if we can connect the minds of 9,000+ CPAs? What problems could we solve or innoavtions could we create? It all starts at our MACPA Innovation Summit where we will use social media, and three new technologies - ThinkTank by Group Systems, Conferences.IO, and Flybits (location aware services) to connect the Top Thought Leaders in the CPA Profession, Top technology providers, Learning Leaders, and our diverse membership in a safe environment to learn and explore innovation together. More info here http://cpa.tc/summit2013 Delete the scoop?
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In a world where we respond to increasing uncertainty by seeking out like-mindedness, companies can play a role in building diversity.
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For me, this captures the value of Associations and many of our events, like our Innoavtion Summit where we are working in "planned serendipity" and the cross-pollinization of many areas of the CPA profession. While we have many of those "common interste groups, we have lots of events where serendipity and diversity can blossom - our town halls, Innoavtion Summit, our Board, and many of our professional developmet activities. "Organizations that host a diverse and broad range of members have a resilience that results from cross pollination. They have the ability to sense trends and react quickly and creatively to problems as they arise. As the lines between industries increasingly blur, this capability becomes more important, and is one of the advantages that large companies can have over small ones. In a world where we respond to increasing uncertainty by seeking out others like us, companies can play a significant role in building diversity and creating the mechanisms to enhance the potential for serendipity. Those who figure this out are likely to build a significant competitive advantage in resilience and creative thinking over firms that let us stay in our comfort zone."
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April 23, 7:18 PM
The reason we seek out like-minded people is because we do not recognize the importance of civil discourse and the role diversity plays in creativity and innovation. Delete the scoop?
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Where are you in your evolution as CFO?
Navigator? Co-pilot? or Passenger?
We had a fascinating discussion at our last two townhall meetings for CFOs, Controllers and our Business and Industry CPAs. What do you think?
Check out two of our upcoming events designed to speed up your evolution as CFOs, Controllers, and Management Accountants:
1) Business & Industry Conference on April 19th at Turf Valley http://cpa.tc/2e3
Join almost 300 CFOs, and Controllers with an agenda designed to get you in the co-pilot seat!
2) Innovation Summit - May 17th at Martin's West to see the latest innovations in software, standards, XBRL and more to keep your L>C. http://cpa.tc/summit2013
These sessions are designed to give you that serendipitous insight that can only come form face-to-face and in-person encounters with thought leaders and others in your industry and outside your industry. Delete the scoop?
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Every so often, it’s good to revisit some of the fundamentals of knowledge management and reflect on their continuing importance to the field. I've been working with several different groups on C... Via Dick Cheuk 
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April 10, 11:00 PM
CoP also has its own life-cycle and cannot be forced but only be nurtured. 
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April 14, 4:29 AM
A good and succinct reminder of the core principles that create and sustain Communities of Practice. Delete the scoop?
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“The habit of mind which leads to a search for relationships between facts,” wrote James Webb Young in his famous 1939 5-step technique for creative problem-solving, “becomes of the highest importance in the production of ideas.”But just how does one acquire those vital cognitive customs? That’s precisely what science writer Maria Konnikova explores inMastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (UK; public library) — an effort to reverse-engineer Holmes’s methodology into actionable insights that help develop “habits of thought that will allow you to engage mindfully with yourself and your world as a matter of course.” Via Howard Rheingold
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Looks like another book to add to my ever-growing reading list. I often use the "crime map" metaphor when trying to linke patterns, people, and trends for significance. Also fits with our philosophy of "linking and leveraging". 
Brigitte Roujol's comment,
January 21, 12:10 PM
Hello Nicolas, suite aux films, plusieurs livres ont été publiés de manière très opportuniste sur les leçons de Sherlock en matière de résolution de problèmes. Je t'invite si tu ne l'as pas encore lu, à lire Stratégies de génie de Robert Dilts, chercheur en PNL, dont l'un des 3 tomes formalise sa modélisation du processus cognitif de Sherlock (autrement dit Conan Doyle) paru il y a une bonne dizaine d'années.
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January 27, 9:43 AM
Read this for thought-provoking insights...but check out the rest of the sight, too! Delete the scoop?
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The Great Inflection has transformed the world over the past decade. Each individual has to adapt.
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In our work with the CPA Horizons 2025 Project the trends and perspectives of thousands of CPAs indicated that "this time it is different" and the sense that change was accelerating in speed, scope, and scale. This article by Friedman seems to affirm this.
Friedman quotes Craig Mundie of Microsoft who says, "When the world gets this hyperconnected the speed with which every job and industry changes also goes into hypermode. “In the old days,” he said, “it was assumed that your educational foundation would last your whole lifetime. That is no longer true.”
What is the bets way to deal with it? Not I.Q. but P.Q. (Passion Quotient) and C.Q. (Ciriosity Quotient).
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TeachThought.com has a series of posts about self-directed learning by Terry Heick and the staff, well worth a read! “
“Learning is most effective when it’s personalised; it means something to the learner. That happens when people feel they are participants and investors in their own learning, shaping what and how they learn, and able to articulate its value to them.” — Leadbeater, Charles
Via Gust MEES, David Hain
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
March 25, 2:16 PM
It is interesting how few classroom teachers and administrators are aware of what self-directed learning is. SDL is an imperative for our children.
Avery's curator insight,
March 25, 11:56 PM
My Thoughts: You can't teach someone how to learn. You can give them helpful tips and advice, but a single structure for education is not going to work for everyone. It's so much harder for people to learn their true potential, to reach their goals, when they're only shown a single path to them. You show them the path through the forest, but what if there's a rock face nearby that also leads up to where they want to go, and what if they happen to be a fantastic rock climber? It just makes more sense to show someone a map if you can, instead of directing them towards only one path.
Official AndreasCY's curator insight,
March 30, 2:58 PM
“Learning is most effective when it’s personalised; it means something to the learner. That happens when people feel they are participants and investors in their own learning, shaping what and how they learn, and able to articulate its value to them.” — Leadbeater, Charles
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.The self-employed life can be a little lonely sometimes. The more work you put into your business, the less it seems you can relate to anyone else. It’s not that you’re actively pushing friends and family away; it’s just they can’t understa...
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Makes the point that really is the "why" behind associations. On-line communities are an extension of what we do in the physical world with meetings, conferences, committees, etc. Bringing peopl together to share, learn, and advance common interests. Delete the scoop?
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We all learn… every day. It's an essential capability, which has brought us rapid advancement as a species over the past several thousand years. Learning is even more important in today's hyp... Via David Kelly 
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February 28, 11:31 AM
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According to Harvard business professor and best-selling author Clay Christensen, the disruptive effects of the web are being felt the most by the media and advertising industries, but the education business is next in line. Via Don Dea
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We are feeling the pressure of this disruption on our Continuing Education portfolio as less people are attending group study/public seminars. Clearly seeing the impact on higher education. We are close to adding some significant new innovations around learning that leverage social and collaboration technologies, state of the art learning management which allows for learning to happen in the context of competencies and curriculum. It is a truly a brave new world and makes us all work a lot harder to keep up.
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Tom Hood's comment,
February 15, 8:46 AM
We are feeling the pressure of this disruption on our Continuing Education portfolio as less people are attending group study/public seminars. Clearly seeing the impact on higher education. We are close to adding some significant new innovations around learning that leverage social and collaboration technologies, state of the art learning management which allows for learning to happen in the context of competencies and curriculum. It is a truly a brave new world and makes us all work a lot harder to keep up.
Don Dea's comment,
February 15, 9:05 AM
One thing we learned from Chris Anderson at digitalNow was the segmentation that online has brought us. The segmentation will both be driven by learners and context (profession, employer, career) Within each of these areas, innovation is rapidly accelerating. In the case of MOOCs , we only seeing gen 1 fo disruption. In the case of professional development, it is about how do you add value and engagement. You are on the right track. Delivery will also segment as well. Good luck
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I am a big fan of Brian Sollis and his book, End of Business. The addition of peopkle and purpose to the "old 4 P's" is spot on in my opinion. 
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Love this post! Great insights about this social media thing that many continue to struggle with. I think the issue is that they keep separating it, it works bets when it becomes part of your organization - built in your communications, learning, collaborating, and customer service functions. It has to be woven into your fabric to really give you the benefits. Delete the scoop?
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