Social+Learning+Examples

=**Examples**=

Humana
Series of self guided training modules for employees to learn about various social media tools. Like Linkedin and 1 5minutes a day.

Pfizer
Pfizer's social media efforts began with managers asking permission to talk to researchers on teams other than their own. It enables you to see how many colleagues recommend sources or videos, or joined a conversation. They are benchmarking against each other. Also, Pfizer created "challenges," social jam sessions in which hundreds or thousands of researchers weigh in on issues.

Deliote (DIC) “D Street” (Social Learning)
A virtual community inside the company's firewall used to establish virtual teams, bring new employees up to speed quickly, improve collaboration, and increase retention of people who hadn't felt a strong sense of belonging in the past. Places like D-street are often called social networks now. There are profiles for each employee with personal interests, certifications, links to colleagues, and similar info. It allows people to introduce colleagues, list external social network memberships, and write blogs. There is also a restaurant recommendation system.

Best Buy, Blue Shirt Nation (Social Learning)
An online community for employees to talk to higher ups and each other. An employee suggested that everyone have a best buy email, and a higher up saw it and implemented it. It was originally intended for marketing research, but took on a life of its own as employees started using it for general discussion. It is no longer online, however.

EMC|One
EMC's internal online community, it was meant to expose employees to social tools and increase efficiency. It provides a place to understand and become comfortable with terminology among friends. They have a restaurant recommendations wiki that's very popular because it brings people together across departments and location, and serves as an icebreaker. Brainstorming about conference ideas in this community is productive because employees are so comfortable and passionate within it. It also has a mentoring program, FAQs, introductory modules, and guides.

TELUS, TELUS Xchange
A place for employees to tell stories that instruct and to seek assistance. Front line workers need quick info, so video and non-video content that is easy to search by keyword enables them to get it.

SabreTown
This is the Sabre Holdings (Travelocity and others) internal online community, which is intended for professional networking. It uses profiles, forums that automatically send posts to the 15 people whose expertise is most relevant to the question. It is creating a knowledge base for the company that has saved tons of money.

Nokia Jazz Café
Not moderated, because employees can report abuse and their names are attached to content.

Capital One, My One Place
Allows anyone with access to the site to post, share, and critique ideas, often in video form.

ACI Worldwide
Intended to help integration among employees, ACI Worldwide helps unify the company by enabling media sharing through podcasts and videos, showcasing the diversity of its people while introducing skills and interests, attitudes and perspectives, all aimed at creating products and services everyone could stand behind.

Booze A Hamilton/ Hello.bah.com
An internal portal with online community capabilities, it enables employees to blog, make wikis, locate mentors, build their brands as SMEs, network, and have fun. It's especially useful because many employees are part-time and have fewer opportunities to connect with other employees.

Strategies to get people to use:
Alum networks profile/common interface face to face kickoff/launch Fun - (EMC Restaurant reviews) Must see info Mentoring Selectivity Showcase good examples sucession planning Tips/advice updates "a day in the life" incentive