1052 - From Learning TRENDS to e-Notes - Elliott's Pivots
February 24, 2021 Elliott Masie’s Learning TRENDS
February 24, 2021 - #1,052
(The Last Edition - Pivoting to e-Notes)
Learning, Business & Tech Updates Since 1997
58,844 Readers & Colleagues
www.masie.com - The MASIE Center
1. The Last Edition of Learning TRENDS - Pivoting to e-Notes.
2. The “e” is for Experience - Watch Microsoft Viva and More.
3. Workforce Differences: Vaccinated or Not Yet or Not!
4. Learning COLLABORATIVE: Another Elliott Pivot!
1. The Last Edition of TRENDS - Pivoting to eNotes on March 1st. I wrote my very first Learning TRENDS on November 19, 1997. It was one of the first “blog/newsletters” in our field. And, over the last 23+ years, there have been 1,052 issues and tens of thousands of colleague readers. A full collection of all Learning TRENDS is at http://trends.masie.com
I am very excited to PIVOT this part of my publishing life on March 1st by launching e-Notes. Each issue will include short audio, video, or text issues or resources. And, topics will include an “e” topic: Everyday Learning, eLearning, Empathy, Engagement, Evolving Cultures, Emerging EdTech and Elliott’s Experiences.
e-Notes will be free, concise, varied, diverse amd energizing for Elliott to create and curate. We will send e-Notes to Learning TRENDS readers, but I would love for you to add your name to the list to get the first e-Notes next week. Go to: http://www.masie.com/enotes to start getting e-Notes.
2. The “e” is for Experience - Watch Microsoft Viva and More. Watch for more “Experiences” to be woven into learning and everyday collaboration platforms in the next year. Microsoft has added VIVA as a major component of their Teams offering - embedding content, resources, courses and collaboration in their “Employee Experience Platform”. Check it out at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-viva And, watch for more platforms with these functions to hit the market in the coming year.
3. Workforce Differences: Vaccinated or Not Yet or Not! Be ready for some different, awkward and even compliance challenging interactions in the months ahead as there are different acceptance levels of COVID vaccines by the workforce. Some will already have two vaccine shots, some are at the end of the priority list, and some will not choose not to get the vaccine.
At the workplace and especially in the learning space, how will the organization deal with these diverse levels of vaccination? Can those who have 2 shots want to and be able to attend a face-to-face learning seminar while those who are not vaccinated remain restricted to virtual events? And, how will the organization deal with the risks to other employees and customers from those who are refusing the vaccine? Watch for HR challenges and lawsuits around these differentiations.
4. Learning COLLABORATIVE: Another Elliott Masie Pivot! We are very excited to announce the start of our Learning COLLABORATIVE on March 1st. Our membership organization is 75 companies working with Elliott Masie and each other on Learning Innovations, Learning Experimentation and More. We have space for 10 more global companies in our Learning COLLABORATIVE. Go to http://www.masie.com/collaborative for details.
I am very excited about the projects that The MASIE Center will be leading this year: Hybrid & Pivoting Learning Changes (Spring 2021), Learning LABS and more. Send me an email to emasie@masie.com and we would love to engage with you on innovations in the months ahead.
Yours in Learning,
Elliott Masie
Chair, The Learning COLLABORATIVE
CEO, The MASIE Center
http://www.masie.com