"You know the theory: mini-blogging and knowledge sharing can be a great way to break down organisational silos and surface tacit knowledge. Building social networks and communities in the workplace is incredibly valuable. Digital collaboration tools can help tremendously. But somewhere in the marketing blitz from vendors and consultants, the ‘how to’ is lost. The results sound great, but how do you actually get there?", asks Donald H Taylor, Learning Technologies Conference Chair.

Learning Technologies has invited two L&D pros with an abundance of expertise in building more social and collaborative organizations, performance strategist Mark Britz and digital- collaboration specialist James Tyer, to share their practical insights and solid theoretical understanding of how to succeed at collaborative learning.

They will also share the strengths and weaknesses of the various digital platforms they have used and the crucial need to own your expertise when working with management, IT, Comms, and HR.

• helping leaders "get it" or knowing when to move on "one conversation at a time": the business, lean startup consulting, "groundcover" and 70:20:10
• avoiding shiny new object syndrome: getting the right tool or making the tool you have right
• getting past L&D-speak: building business value using WOL, PKM, and communities
• why L&D facilitators are the best placed to be effective community managers.

Mark’s and James' session on collaborative technologies takes place on day two of the Learning Technologies Conference. The event runs alongside the Learning Technologies Exhibition and forms the most important annual gathering for learning and development professionals in Europe.