Social learning appears in more than human beings. Many animals, including0 stickleback fish display the behavior. Now, scientists believe that fruit flies are capable of social learning. Yes, fruit flies. According Sachin Sarin and Reuven Dukas at McMaster University, inexperienced female fruit flies follow the lead of mated female fruit flies when selecting which fruit to lay […]
Archive for the ‘Social Networks’ Category
Fruit Flies and Loneliness: Taking Cues from Others
Written by: Bill Sherman on Thursday, 31 December 2009, 12:24 PM
Managing Social Learning Initiatives: Top-Down or Grassroots?
Written by: Bill Sherman on Monday, 28 December 2009, 7:45 PM
Recently I spoke with Corinne Cort, who served as the director of global learning for a leading-edge telecommunications company. She shared with me the following social learning example. The wireless manufacturer was growing rapidly. As a result, they were hiring software and hardware engineers at an incredible pace. The organization’s formal learning programs could hardly […]
Ringing Bells: Finding Our Way Through New Experiences
Written by: Bill Sherman on Friday, 18 December 2009, 5:18 PM
In New York, Improv Everywhere creates urban-based improvisational events that transform everyday experiences into the unexpected. They’ve done some amazing theatrical work with freezes in Grand Central Terminal and wedding receptions. Imagines dozens of people walking through the train station and suddenly coming to a halt as living statues. However, let’s look at one of […]
Elinor Ostrom and the Nobel Prize
Written by: Bill Sherman on Monday, 12 October 2009, 11:44 AM
Today, Elinor Ostrom was named one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics. In my office, I have a 1/4 shelf of her books and journal articles. I first discovered her work in 2008, and I was absolutely amazed. Her work blends theory and real-world analysis. She’s not just a theoretician, she’s actively […]
2013/06/05: Draw Your Own Video Game
by Bill Sherman
2013/06/04: A Dose of Superhero Serum: Reframing Experiences
by Bill Sherman
2013/06/01: Choices Made Under Pressure
by Bill Sherman
2013/05/18: What Lives at the Bottom of Your To-Do List?
by Bill Sherman
2013/05/16: The Impact Gap
by Bill Sherman