S02 Intro - Going Virtual with Learning Interventions

09/16/20 • 2 min

Taking learning interventions virtual is not new, just that the need has suddenly accelerated. Like any other organizational change process, it is complex, involving processes, technology, people, mindsets and leadership. Companies are experimenting with a wide variety of variables and how to make things work. Aspects of application, inclusivity, learner-centricity, cost and effectiveness as additional dimensions to keep in mind.

Here is a series of conversations that enables us to look at different aspects of this challenge - how are companies and practitioners thinking about the various aspects of taking learning interventions virtual.

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S01 Ep05 - Manager's Choice and Learning: Should Managers Really Make the Choices About What They Learn?

There is one argument that managers should choose what they should learn. This could help both hyper-personalization and deeper learning & engagement. Others believe that learning must be curated based on organization and role requirements? But organizations are focused on capability in context of immediate performance and the individual may well be concerned about future skills and capabilities.

How does one strike a balance between the two approaches? And how does one implement it in practice?
What the downsides of either approach? What could be potential safeguards, especially as demands from a role shift very quickly these days and there is limited time to learn and perform.
And how does one ensure that the manager is not ending up using organizational resources with limited linkage to organizational benefit? Or learning only what the organization guides her to and finds the career being jeopardized?

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S02 Ep02 - Designing Virtual Learning Journeys

How does one design a learning journey that talks to the human being and is effective for the business?
What will appeal to the learner inside and evoke curiosity, engagement, competition, feel good, experimentation mindset and other positive emotions which will drive both learning as well as application?
What design principles will support the variety of learning needs-technical, functional, behavioral, leadership etc.
Do learning journeys really need design or curation? Or just leave it to individual paths to be taken by learners?