Christopher Smith

The objective of this presentation is to provide the audience with an understanding of what it means to have a "culture of learning" within your company and the advantages it creates. I will provide my special recipe to fostering a culture of learning within your organization. Finally, I will talk about how to extend this culture to our clients, and the benefits it can bring.

1. In this talk, I will provide the audience with:

What is a culture of learning
What advantages does creating a culture of learning bring
My secret recipe for creating a culture of learning.



2. We will explore topics such as:

Vision
Setting a corporate vision
Setting Goals
Learning Plan, Certification
Resource Allocation
Budgets, Time, Classroom / Boardroom
Guidance
Mentorship
Experience
Community Contribution, Client Projects
Positive Reinforcement
Compensation, Access to company resources, Promotion, Feedback



3. Finally, we will discuss extending the culture of learning to our clients, including topics such as:

We are a team and we all need to learn and adapt: the success of the project is a shared responsibility
Knowledge transfer so they can support and scale their own system
Not creating dependencies, they get more value out of custom dev than content maintenance)
Teach a man to fish: applying the principles of open source to our client relationship