But it's important to realize that anytime, anywhere access does not guarantee that learning occurs. Workplace learning is happening right now at Fujitsu of America. The course challenges Fujitsu employees to immediately put into action concepts they have learned. And they put them into action not just for practice, but for use in creating real work products. It's real-world workplace learning that, yes, can be anytime, anywhere.
Intranets create community.
Team-oriented corporations look to their intranets to create a community that has been difficult and costly to create before due to functional or geographic boundaries. Ideally, intranets provide the context to connect people based on their expertise and specialty areas. Connecting people in this way provides an infinite increase in value over more traditional resource lists grouped by reporting structure or phone extension. Knowledge can be managed. Knowledge is to be created, captured and shared as a dynamic corporate asset.