tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460972423585207546.post7658364273559007197..comments2024-01-29T21:11:46.240+05:30Comments on Learn and Lead: Experiences with Micro-learning in Corporate EnvironmentManish Mohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018676072606741106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460972423585207546.post-23900150693639211652009-12-04T16:08:05.455+05:302009-12-04T16:08:05.455+05:30"I am still not sure how to make convincing c..."I am still not sure how to make convincing case for actually spending money on Yammer or another micro learning environment. I haven’t figured a compelling business case for me to go to my CEO and ask him to spend thousands of dollars on this, especially in times like these."<br /><br />I am faced with the same issue. There are certainly switching costs (financial and emotional) involved if you have something else already in place like an internal chat server and the ever present email.<br /><br />Everyone is claiming great benefits of micro-sharing like "increased communication" and even "higher personal empowerment" but making the connection between a feature is Yammer and how those features actually go about achieving those benefits is something that I have not seen anybody be able to express.<br /><br />One thought I had was that unlike a forum (or a persistent chat room which is basically a forum on a chat server), micro-charing lets people follow people instead of people following ideas. <br /><br />The ability to hitch your wagon to a person is totally different than subscribing to a forum topic. Even though the technology is the same, the use case and resulting experience is totally different.<br /><br />Twitter, Facebook and all these other social media places all face a similar problem. If you "get it" you "get it" but 99% of the time only comes after using it for a while. If you are unwilling to try it, I don't know how to effectivly convey the value of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951024438677004898noreply@blogger.com