We are saddened to learn of the passing of Jay Cross, a pioneer in the informal learning field. Jay was an ASTD Orange County presenter in the late 'aughts where he spoke, I believe, on what he called "time deflation" and its impact on learning, predicting a further reliance on eLearning as a training solution, and identifying a push for informal learning to support an employee's need to learn on the job.

This presentation was unique (for our chapter) in that Jay delivered it from his boat anchored off the Central American coast while we listened in the DoubleTree Club conference room, simultaneously informed and inspired with new life goals.

Jay was on a continuous quest for knowledge, the results of which you can glean from his continuously expanding digital footprint.  You can learn more about how far-ranging Jay's quest took him from his Internet Time Alliance peer Harold Jarche.