Stephen Downes

This is pretty interesting. The author adapts the concept of 'patching' - a business process where an organization is broken into loosley associated pieces or 'patches' - and applies it to individual learners to create a 'portfolio' of assets. The resulting map (see the diagram in the article) goes well beyond what we might see in a typical profile, inmcluding such things as the person's vision and beliefs, their network of contacts, their work environments, and more. I think this would be a good development tool - people often sell themselves short, but only because they do not take a good look at all their assets.