Thanks for the feedback Jeffrey

The ‘demand for new knowledge’ is so we can deelop new technologies to find ew solutions. The Gulf Oil Spill is a good (though extreme) example. Knowledge workers in the energy sector had to find an innovative soultion fast. This probably involved experts from various companies/ locations coming together (via technology) to share and build knowledge to find a solution – as fast as possible.

The problem (ie how to plug anoil spill) was the focal point – the goal of finding a solution was the social object- that bound them together.

Your point about whether collective learning can be organised is an intresting one. Much of the organisation will be done by the ‘self’ – guided by the ‘traces’, actions or advice of others. It would be vry different from how we organise formal learning.

Does collective learning really exist? That’s what I’m asking too…