Nothing like a new environment to bring out new ways of thinking. This morning I began doodling aspects of different ways of conceptualizing learning.

Starting assumptions:

• Logic applies in only a narrow band in the spectrum of human experience. Otherwise, complexity kicks in.
• People are not machines, nor are organizations. Ditch industrial-age thinking.
  
• No person acts alone. One's performance is augmented through connections with tools, culture, and other people.
• Everything – information, stories, experience – flows.

This is an augmented learner. She may have computer access, a smart phone, or a Blackberry.

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Maybe learning should look more like this:

Of course, this model is ever-changing to fit with shifting requirements. More appropriate for Flow Leanring is a model that works over time:

On the input side, Opportunity is a function of:

Number of connections
Quality of pointers
Ease of deciphering content
Relevance of content
Quality of signal
Proximity of sender
Timeliness of alerts
Reliability of signal
Push or pull
Incoming bandwidth

In the learner's head, Processing is a function of:

Motivation & relevance
Pattern recognition
Focus
Happiness
Flow
Values
Balance
Pattern creation
I/O transaction processing

Streaming out is Performance, a function of:

Signal strength
Ability to write, speak, draw
Adept at reading audience feeling and needs
Timing