Performance Learning Productivity

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performance.learning.productivity: Getting to the Core of Learning Content in the Internet Age

Performance Learning Productivity

When we look at the structured learning taking place in organisations we find that the vast majority is content-rich and interaction-poor. Knowledge may provide scaffolding, but we’ve learned over the past 30 years or so that most of the knowledge we need to ‘do’ doesn’t have to be stored in our heads. The course is content-rich.

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Building a Culture of Continuous Learning

Performance Learning Productivity

Classes, courses and curricula – structured learning events – don’t provide all the tools in the toolkit. My experience is that the 70:20:10 framework provides a holistic strategic model that helps build a culture of continuous learning. Most people get it. This is where many organisations are finding the 70:20:10 model useful.

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ID - Instructional Design or Interactivity Design in an interconnected world?

Performance Learning Productivity

Most learning vendors tout their ‘expertise in instructional design’ as a key reason as to why we should engage them to produce learning content. If we do so, then almost invariably their approach is around developing content in an ‘instructionally-sound way’ to produce a set of ‘learning interventions’. I pass with flying colours.

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Embedding Learning in Work: The Benefits and Challenges

Performance Learning Productivity

It could be argued that context is best provided by embedding learning in work. Although Ebbinghaus’ experimental research was limited, his theory and results indicated that context and the spacing effect are key contributors to effective retention, learning and performance improvement.

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The Power of Reflection in an Ever-Changing World

Performance Learning Productivity

Some forward-thinking organisations now encourage this type of reflection and narration of work by providing the facility for personal blogs on the intranet or by implementing storytelling. Initially started as a weekly email for new hires, the program is now firm-wide and provides a key repository of reflective stories and experiences.

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Less is more: A different approach to L&D in a world awash with information

Performance Learning Productivity

Either way, the data they produce can provide significant value to others. The implication of this trend for the current content-rich model of training and development that's used so widely today is really profound. Teach people to fish rather than providing them with fish. Some originators may be acknowledged experts.

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The Power of X – Experiential Learning in Today’s World

Performance Learning Productivity

Smart organisations look to exploit the fact that most learning comes through these four channels (experience, practice, conversation and reflection) by ensuring that managers create the right environments and provide learning opportunities for their team members on an ongoing basis in the workplace. Good managers do this in a number of ways.