Collaborative Culture and Keeping L&D in Style

Juana Llorens

A random tweet led me to revisit a few-years-old TEDx talk on intellectual property and the fashion industry. Fashionista communities  thrive on the fact that clothing designs are without copyright protection. This reality spurs plenty of design knock-offs of ... More »

Making Innovation Structures Work: Mckinsey Global Survey Results

ASTD Staff

A McKinsey Global Survey on finds that companies rely on multiple organizational models to drive innovation—and that these functions struggle to integrate fully with the business as a whole. The online survey on innovation asked executives about the organizational... More »

MOOC Alert

Pat Galagan

Massive open online courses, or mechanical MOOCs, are predicted to move the needle on online learning in higher education. These free courses that grab content, instant-feedback exercises, quizzes, and more from the open Web, don't use traditional instructors or designe... More »

The Top 10 Economic Facts of Diversity in the Workplace

ASTD Staff

A diverse workforce combines workers from different backgrounds and experiences that together breed a more creative, innovative, and productive workforce. And businesses have learned that they can draw upon our nation’s diversity to strengthen their bottom line. I... More »

Developing Real Skills for Virtual Teams

ASTD Staff

(From UNC Kenan-Flagler) -- If estimates from the Telework Research Network are correct, theres a good chance that as you read this paper, you are sitting in your home office, catching up on some reading on your designated telework day. According to the network, regular... More »