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Season’s Greetings! From all of us at Interactyx Limited, have a happy and safe Holiday season and a prosperous and healthy New Year!Thank you for making 2012 a very special year and we look forward to working with you in 2013. We appreciate your continued interest in TOPYX® and social learning. If we can help answer any of your questions, feel free to reach out to us for any reason at information@interactyx.com. There are many great articles below and more on our Social Learning Blog. Enjoy this month’s edition of TOPYX Topics, the social learning newsletter! | |||
| Success in Today’s Business Environment? It’s About Sharing. | |||
Do you remember one of the earliest lessons we were all taught in grade school?If you want to play with others, you have to share. It’s funny how so many of the lessons we learned then, apply to business today. One of the traits that most successful businesses have in common is the ability to share. Information, data, lessons learned – all of these are crucial components to share with the rest of the organization.Smaller companies have an advantage in this regard, as sharing information may simply require an all-hands meeting. For larger corporations, it’s more difficult. The global nature of many organizations makes sharing much more of a challenge. Technology has stepped in to help overcome this problem, with things like company intranets, email and video conferencing. But so far, technology has fallen short of the mark when it comes to creating a system for sharing. Until now… | |||
| Internet & Mobile Growth Increases Online Training | |||
Did you know that 1/3 of the entire population of the world has internet access? Wow.In 2011, there were 6.1 billion mobile phone subscriptions globally. The world population in 2011 was recorded to be 6.9 billion. That is almost one mobile phone subscription for every single person.With the number of people from every corner of the world increasingly able to access an internet connection, this lays the fundamental groundwork for enhanced online training of employees. Which countries have the highest number of internet users where this is possible? See the infographic that was recently put together by backgroundcheck.org showing the top 2012 trends in internet and mobile device usage… | |||
| Get Your Employees on the Right Learning Path | |||
Most people in the workforce today have had the experience of attending online or web-based training at some point.Many of us have taken college courses, job training courses, or had some other learning experience that involved information being delivered to us via a computer screen. And it’s probably also safe to say that some of our experiences were good, some were marginal, and some of them may have felt like a complete waste of our time.So what makes an eLearning course good? Or perhaps a better question, what can make it great? | |||
| Associations and Non-profits Need a Helping Hand | |||
Associations and non-profits have faced enormous challenges over the past few years. As donations and membership have declined, the demand for their services is on the rise.Let’s take a look for a moment at how for-profit companies address their training and communication needs. Most companies have money in their budgets to train their workers and to effectively get their message out.The result is more business and bigger profits. We can see a direct link between investing in their internal processes and growing their company. The same is true with associations and non-profit organizations. If they had a big enough budget, they could afford to do the training and communication that would allow them to thrive. Well, we have a solution that’s easier and more cost-effective than you think… | |||
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From all of us at Interactyx Limited, have a happy and safe Holiday season and a prosperous and healthy New Year!
Do you remember one of the earliest lessons we were all taught in grade school?If you want to play with others, you have to share. It’s funny how so many of the lessons we learned then, apply to business today. One of the traits that most successful businesses have in common is the ability to share. Information, data, lessons learned – all of these are crucial components to share with the rest of the organization.
Did you know that 1/3 of the entire population of the world has internet access? Wow.In 2011, there were 6.1 billion mobile phone subscriptions globally. The world population in 2011 was recorded to be 6.9 billion. That is almost one mobile phone subscription for every single person.
Most people in the workforce today have had the experience of attending online or web-based training at some point.Many of us have taken college courses, job training courses, or had some other learning experience that involved information being delivered to us via a computer screen. And it’s probably also safe to say that some of our experiences were good, some were marginal, and some of them may have felt like a complete waste of our time.
Associations and non-profits have faced enormous challenges over the past few years. As donations and membership have declined, the demand for their services is on the rise.Let’s take a look for a moment at how for-profit companies address their training and communication needs. Most companies have money in their budgets to train their workers and to effectively get their message out.
