We said these words in 1999 when we started the Business Learning Institute in response to feedback from the national CPA Vision Project which identified the top 5 competencies required for the future.
Our vision was to create a "center for facilitating the development and sharing of competencies and strategic knowledge required for leadership in today's rapidly changing business environment..."
A center - Click and mortar; virtual and physical; classrooms and computer screens are envisioned for BLI. But there is more to the concept of a center. It is an identifiable "place" understood as much for the context it provides, the kind of people who are found there, and the opportunity it offers.
That statement rings even more true today. BLI and our key authors, Bill Sheridan and Tom Hood are thought leaders in the areas of social media, informal and social learning and have been talking about how to use these exciting new tools and technologies to increase engagement, collaboration, learning and ultimately performance in organizations.
