I learn a lot from hanging out with Perry Maughmer. He’s a wealth of ideas and knowledge on how the social web is affecting our ability to communicate, interact and learn from our own tribes. Perry is a humble and focused practitioner.
Watch this short video he sent me yesterday. It was produced by Chief Learning Officer (great title, might I add). It’s interesting…
Exploring Social Learning Strategies
Next, I implore you take a little time to read Perry’s thoughts on his concept of “tribal learning.” Two posts. The first is here, and the follow up post here.
I love the definition of a “tribe” that Perry cites in his first post:
A tribe is defined as, “A unit of sociopolitical organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry and culture and among whom leadership is typically neither formalized nor permanent.” I was drawn to this concept due to the fact that the leadership is neither formalized/permanent. This is critical in my concept because that requires each individual to be responsible for their own learning.
Hmmm. The definition makes me think deeply about “leadership” and how technology has started to redefine the role of leaders. Godin helped us change our paradigm in 2009 with his landmark book, Tribes. If you haven’t yet read it, it’s definitely worth your time.
I have my opinions on this concept, but Perry and I want to know what you think.
So what’s your take?
And if LinkedIn is more your thing, more so than commenting on blogs, Perry’s just launched a Question on the network. Please add in your thoughts wherever you’re most comfortable…
Join The Discussion!