Ep108 - Microlearning in the Flow of Work, with Nina Sunday

Manage Self, Lead Others: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership for Managers

Learning in the Flow of Work suggests that for continuous learning to happen, resources should be accessed within the learner’s workflow.

Investing just 5 minutes a day, participants experience a curated feed, incorporating gamified, point-scoring microlearning - videos, graphics, readings, journal entries - combined with peer-to-peer social learning.

Embracing the Learning in the Flow of Work principle, first coined by Josh Bersin (1), workplace educator and Host of Manage Self, Lead Others podcast, Nina Sunday, is morphing her workplace training programs into 5-day or 30-day learning events, accessed via smartphone app or the desktop.

MICROLEARNING

Microlearning is small doses of actionable information, whether a video minicourse (each video under 5 minutes), blog article, podcast episode, on-demand learning or even better, a curated feed.

Each new micro-behaviour is digestible, actionable and memorable, which makes learning stick.

Web platforms and smartphone apps can deliver bite-size microlessons dripped out over the course of a 5-day, 14-day or 30-day gamified learning event. Interacting with the platform takes only 5 minutes a day, at any convenient time, for the duration.

Peer-to-peer support is incorporated as a community inside the app, with its own social media style commenting and feedback.

COLLABORATIVE

Learning itself can become more collaborative by incorporating peer-to-peer support and feedback providing an opportunity to discover, share and discuss content.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE (EX)

Why should organisations focus on incorporating regular, even bite-size, opportunities for learning and growth? Research(2) shows enterprises that do are:

· 2.6 times more likely to exceed financial targets

· 3 times more likely to delight customers

· 20 times more likely to build skills that lead to career growth

· 7.2 times more likely to retain people

· 29 times more likely their people will grow, develop and realise their full potential

· 4.1 times more likely to adapt well to change

· 4 times more likely to innovate

The overarching purpose of skills development is career growth of the individual. Josh Bersin recently renamed LITFOW to Learning in the Flow of Growth. (3)

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To view the video of episode #108, visit: https://www.youtube.com/@manageselfleadotherspodcast?sub_confirmation=1

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ABOUT NINA SUNDAY

Connect with podcast host, Nina Sunday

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ninasunday

Websites: https://www.brainpowertraining.com.au/signature-programs | https://www.ninasunday.com/

Podcast videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@manageselfleadotherspodcast?sub_confirmation=1

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninasunday/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086888352865

Nina Sunday is Founder / Owner of Brainpower Training Pty Ltd, leading a team of Facilitators delivering customised face-to-face people skills training Australia-wide.

If you are an L&D professional, Nina can point you in the direction of the US-based platform so you can run your own bite-size, 5-day, 14-day or 30-day event. Ask Nina how by emailing: [e-mail]

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(1) https://joshbersin.com/2018/06/a-new-paradigm-for-corporate-training-learning-in-the-flow-of-work/

(2) https://joshbersin.com/2021/07/secrets-to-employee-experience-the-definitive-guide-launches-today/

(3) Bersin, Josh, “A new strategy for corporate learning: Learning in the flow of Growth” (Aug 2022) https://joshbersin.com/2022/08/a-new-strategy-for-corporate-learning-growth-in-the-flow-of-work/

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