In reply to Tom Gram.

We definitely agree to agree, Tom. Your post got my thinking going off on a tangent, and I wanted to get my half-baked thoughts out before I forgot them. I see that in the education system it's getting easier to connect and learn outside the institution then it is inside. The same in the workplace, as you mention our atrocious feedback systems. So what happens to workplace learning? I think L&D professionals are going to have to go through a major metamorphosis to stay relevant. They are going to have take into account these extended learning networks that are outside the organizational boundaries. Learning units will have to show their relevance in this inter-networked world. I think it's more than providing the supports and resources you mention, it's also understanding there are outside resources that they don't control and accepting that is part of the mix too.