Training has traditionally been part of centralized departments—and the bane of everyone else. MindFlash is about to change that.
Whether you’re a seasoned executive or new to the workforce, the idea of spending an hour in a training class is enough to make you long for a dental appointment. Online training, which emerged about a decade ago, hasn’t improved the experience much, even if it has allowed companies to save money on travel costs.
We can’t promise that MindFlash, a new cloud-based service led by former Mint Cmo Donna Wells, is going to make the average employee jump for joy. But we do think it will have a profound impact on how organizations share knowledge--including eventually making trainers out of all of us.
Traditional online training tools consist of software systems that organizations have to install and manage on local computers or servers. That’s expensive.
Whether you’re a seasoned executive or new to the workforce, the idea of spending an hour in a training class is enough to make you long for a dental appointment. Online training, which emerged about a decade ago, hasn’t improved the experience much, even if it has allowed companies to save money on travel costs.
We can’t promise that MindFlash, a new cloud-based service led by former Mint Cmo Donna Wells, is going to make the average employee jump for joy. But we do think it will have a profound impact on how organizations share knowledge--including eventually making trainers out of all of us.
Traditional online training tools consist of software systems that organizations have to install and manage on local computers or servers. That’s expensive.
- 4/14/2011
- by E.B. Boyd
- Fast Company
A sort of Match.com for philanthropy pairs up industry executives who want to give back with non-profits who need their skills.
People who reach a certain level of success often decide they want to give back. For many, writing checks is enough. But some want to do more; they want get hands with worthy causes. But historically, there hasn’t been an efficient way for executives to identify organizations that could use their help. Or, for that matter, for non-profits to find advisers that have the skills they’re looking for. That’s why Palindrome Advisors is creating a philanthropic “Match.com”--to pair up executives with the non-profits who need them.
Inspired in part by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet's Giving Pledge, Palindrome today launches the “Palindrome Pledge,” signed by one hundred leaders from technology, venture capital, hospitality, and other industries. But instead of promising a portion of their estates,...
People who reach a certain level of success often decide they want to give back. For many, writing checks is enough. But some want to do more; they want get hands with worthy causes. But historically, there hasn’t been an efficient way for executives to identify organizations that could use their help. Or, for that matter, for non-profits to find advisers that have the skills they’re looking for. That’s why Palindrome Advisors is creating a philanthropic “Match.com”--to pair up executives with the non-profits who need them.
Inspired in part by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet's Giving Pledge, Palindrome today launches the “Palindrome Pledge,” signed by one hundred leaders from technology, venture capital, hospitality, and other industries. But instead of promising a portion of their estates,...
- 3/30/2011
- by E.B. Boyd
- Fast Company
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