> From owner-thinksmart-wake-up@ns2.interworld.net Sun Jan 11 13:45:51 1998
> To: Good Morning Thinkers! <wake-up@thinksmart.com>
> Subject: Good Morning Thinkers, January 13, 1998 (feel free to forward)
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> Wake-up, Brain ... it's Monday again!
> Convergence 98: Selling and Implementing Innovation
> February 23-26, 1998 - Santa Barbara, CA
> for more info: http://www.thinksmart.com
>
> Whosoever desires constant success
> must change his conduct with the times.
> -- Niccolo Machiavelli
>
> Its Official: Slack Time Is Productive!
>
> It only took two years and almost two million dollars, but a study
> released this week proves that informal interactions are productive.
> All those chats in the hallway, gatherings around the water fountain
> and chance lunches in the cafeteria, arent just goofing off ...
> they are a critical part of organizational learning.
>
> As a matter of fact, the study of over 1,000 workers showed that
> up to 70 percent of workplace learning is informal with many
> workers stating that they learned more chatting on the job
> than at official training sessions. The study, partially funded
> by the Labor Department, was released this week by the Center for
> Workforce Development.
>
> After hearing the results of the study, management at a Siemens
> factory in North Carolina placed empty pads of paper and overhead
> projectors in the lunchroom to facilitate informal meetings.
>
> Questions: In what specific ways does your organization support
> informal learning and idea generation? If you were going to
> suggest one thing that would improve these informal processes,
> what would it be?
>
> Please respond to staff@thinksmart.com
> SUBJECT: Informal
>
>
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