Who are the best instructional developers?

Who are the best instructional development shops, developers, etc.?

1. Who's the best custom e-learning development companies?
2. Who's the best off-the-shelf e-learning development companies?
3. Who are the best developers?
4. Who is being the most innovative?

Just curious...

And what criteria would you use to decide?

Comments

[Harold Jarche]

[Off the cuff answer here.]

First, I would say that the answers to these four questions are NOT e-learning companies. For instance, the best learning platform is Google. The most innovative may be Flickr. IMO, the best learning companies/developers are those that let people do things that they couldn't do before . These would also include Gmail, Blogger, Skype & Wikipedia.

[Martha Mendoza]

To echo Harold's thought, I'd add that the best learning platform is web-based.

The most innovative are open source and social networking/collaboration solutions.

The best learning companies will capitalize on both, creating new "killer apps" that let people do things they couldn't before.