How are the Semantic Web, Mobile Web, and the immersive Internet changing the way we learn and deliver learning?

The growing and central role of technology in organizational learning can be characterized as both a boon and a burden. While the benefits of emerging technologies are broad and unprecedented, it is nearly impossible to keep pace with the rapid evolution of these tools. Even as today's technology experts discuss artificial intelligence, immersive virtual worlds, and the future of mobile devices, many organizations are still wrestling with how to best leverage online learning.

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Harmony in the workplace is a good thing, but often conflict is needed to keep a team efficient and innovative.

Most employers think that harmony in the workplace is a good thing, and, in some cases, it certainly can be. However, when it comes to making business decisions, unrelenting accord is precisely what you don't want.

Most leaders are happy when a group reaches a consensus, but if a group arrives at a major decision without much discussion and with few variations in thought, consider what's really going on. Did the team agree because their solution was truly the best option, or could one of these other sets of circumstances have occurred?

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