When you think about the next generation learning architecture think: learning 1.0 + learning 2.0 + knowledge management!

Learning organization need to move from delivering formal programs to enabling informal learning, fostering collaboration, developing communities, leveraging subject-matter experts, capturing and re-using knowledge that exists in the organization, and making learning a part of every person’s daily life. They must create a learning environment where learning is linked to collaboration and knowledge shaing much more tightly.

In order for organizations to offer a more supportive learning environment , in addition to providing asynchronous courseware and online universities backed by enterprise-level learning management systems, they need to offer a variety of other technologies such collaboration tools, intelligent search, and structured knowledge repositories. These tools are more typically thought of as knowledge management technologies. Deploying and utilizing these types of tools are what differentiates an employee from a performer and helps them to develop expertise in their domain.