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International Working Out Loud Week is a global movement to promote working out loud
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Working Out Loud in Action – Ian Thorpe

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Ian Thorpe (@ithorpe) is a knowledge worker, international development worker, UN staffer and member of Change Agents Worldwide. Ian has seen the potential of working out loud on projects and creating connection within a large organisation like the UN. Importantly #wol does your dissemination as you do your work: How do you encourage people to start working out loud? Start with something simple such as single project – also maybe start internally or within a more closed space until you feel comfortable sharing more widely to get a feel for it  then expand from there What advice to manage the benefits and the … Continue reading Working Out Loud in Action – Ian Thorpe

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Working Out Loud in Action – Amy Dolzine

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Amy Dolzine (@amydolz) is an Enterprise Social champion at Lubrizol who is helping that organisation to work out loud and leverage the benefits of collaboration.  Amy is also a key contributor to the Yammer Customer Network where she shares her lessons and engages others in discussion on how to foster social collaboration. Amy shares how working out loud enables her to jump into the meaningful and impactful part of conversations because it builds connection: How should some start out working out loud? If your nervous, start in one group (even a private group) where you know most of the people and post … Continue reading Working Out Loud in Action – Amy Dolzine

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Working Out Loud in Action – Helen Blunden

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Helen Blunden (@ActivateLearn) is a fantastic advocate for the power or working out loud.  In her consulting, blogging, work in learning and sharing in social channels, she has engaged many people in the practice of working out loud. More information on Helen’s work can be found at  ActivateLearning.com.au Helen describes how working out loud expands networks and helps reconnect you with your work: How should some start out working out loud? Nike has a good slogan for this, it’s “Just Do It”.  I have come across many people who can find every excuse to not do it. “I don’t have time!” “I … Continue reading Working Out Loud in Action – Helen Blunden

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Working Out Loud in Action – Clark Quinn

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Clark Quinn, Ph.D. (@Quinnovator), is a recognized leader in learning technology strategy, helping organizations take advantage of information systems to meet learning, knowledge, and performance needs which he delivers through his business Quinnovations. Clark is a Partner of the Internet Time Alliance and a member of Change Agents Worldwide. In 2012, he was awarded the eLearning Guild’s first Guild Master designation. Clark is a long time practitioner of working out loud and shared his story of starting out small with working out loud. What do you recommend for someone considering starting a practice of working out loud? Like most successful changes, having reasonable goals, … Continue reading Working Out Loud in Action – Clark Quinn

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Working Out Loud In Action – Austen Hunter

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In the second of our interviews with Working Out Loud practitioners we speak with another co-founder of International Working Out Loud week, Austen Hunter. Austen was responsible for the suggestion of devoting a week to working out loud.  His idea shared in the Yammer Customer Network drew others and helped create the first International Working Out Loud week in June 2014. Austen shares some fantastic examples of how working out loud has led to new opportunities for him and fostered new valuable relationships. What do you recommend for someone considering starting a practice of working out loud? Little and often. Whichever … Continue reading Working Out Loud In Action – Austen Hunter