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Graphic depiction of the ALF Leadership process of I/WE/IT from Beth Kanter's blog of 2/18/15

The authors Peter Senge, Hal Hamilton, and John Kania in this magazine article from Winter 2015 outline their belief that the deep changes necessary to accelerate progress against society's most intractable problems require a unique type of leader - the systems leader, the person who catalyzes collective leadership. They use Nelson Mandela as the supreme example of this, but state that they have met many systems leaders on a national, regional, and local level. Systems leaders have the ability to see the interconnection of all the moving parts of a problem, issue, or crisis and develop interventions designed to bring diverse views and standings together in supportive and structured ways to address differences. "The simple idea that you could bring together those who had suffered profound losses with those whose actions led to those losses, to face one another, tell their truths, forgive, and move on, was not only a profound gesture of civilization but also a cauldron for creating collective leadership. Indeed, the process would have been impossible without the leadership of people like Bishop Desmond Tutu and former President F. W. de Klerk."

An interview by Kellye Whitney, 2013 for Talent Management Magazine with Evan Rosen on "Can Collaboration be Forced?" The short answer is no because that would only continue the command and control mindset and decision making that stifles collaboration. Instead design structures and processes that bring people together to partner and collaborate across disciplines, locations, etc. Uses example of BMW reducing development time needed for new car with workers in Germany/S. Carolina being matched up to work together to solve problems, design issues.

Hart's five step change process for modern workplace learning

"Beat the Robots: How to Get Your Resume Past the System & Into Human Hands" from theMuse by Mark Slack and Erik Bowitz. Good, simple 4 step process for optimizing resumes for ATS.

Interesting article in Educational Psychologist 50(4), 313-334, 2015 Constructivist Gaming: Understanding the Benefits of Making Games for Learning by Yasmin B. Kafai and Quinn Burke. Although the research is about k-12, there are implications in this article for all learners.They used existing research (using specific criteria to choose appropriate research) about gaming use and principles, and then used constructivist theory to posit a new way of gaming design. Gaming is very effective in building coding and computational concepts, practices, and perspectives as identified by other researchers, but the authors go further in applying the constructivist theory of personal, social, and cultural tenets to these categories. They argue that student-designed gaming is an effective way to build social networks around a work purpose, and that iterative processes are going to be the norm.

Brian Anderson discusses continuous improvement using a Kata process (understand the direction or challenge; grasp the current condition; establish the next target condition; iterate toward the target condition). He discusses single and double-loop learning to achieve the Kata model. Good graphics of KATA as well as single and double-loop learning.

good description of the history, development, uses, and framework of single-loop and double-loop learning as defined by Argyris and Shon. Examples of double-loop learning in organizational and educational settings, and actions taken at each step in the process.

wonderful illustrations showing how introverts and extroverts process learning differently on Susan Cain's blog

matrix showing differences between coordination, cooperation, and collaboration, Trinity P3 firm, Darren Woolley, August 27, 2012

Very nice contrasting explanations with cites by Cynthia J. Brame, on variations of flipping the classroom, 2013.

Learner-Centered Teaching by Maryellen Weimer covers five changes discussed more extensively in her book 1. Role of the teacher 2. Balance of power 3. Function of content 4. responsibility for learning 5. processes and purposes of evaluation

Great elegant graphic of reflective learning, and a 4 step process. He has developed the 70:20:10 method of blended learning. This is from his blog on blogspot.

freelance contract instrument and process by Freelancers Union

Fits into digital literacies--attention and search

This article discusses why an individual may want to rebrand and describes three easy-to-remember steps for the process.

great quote on how creativity--following a passion will take you through losing memory, hearing, sight, etc. by Marna Clarke on Senior Planet

article by Joseph Folkman, March 31, 2016, Forbes, on why IDP plans fail: because they are not driven by the individual. 

Using Off-the-Shelf Software to Showcase Your Own or Student Work By Helen C. Barrett Published in Learning & Leading with Technology, April, 2000 In the October 1998 issue of Learning & Leading with Technology, I outlined the strategic questions to ask when developing electronic portfolios.