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Helping L&D elevate
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#LnDGoBeyond
A renewed focus on
the contextualization of
workplace learning
From โchurning outโ a bunch of courses and content-heavy training programs to designing tailored interventions for focused outcomesโL&D has come a long way in shaping the workplace of the future.
Over the years, we as service providers have also seen our role evolve from simply producing content to designing solutions that improve workplace performance.
Some recent numbers on the state of the industry
25%
L&D professionals donโt currently measure learner engagement
(LinkedIn 2020)
79%
of CEOs across the globe perceive a gap in essential skills as a risk to organizational growth (2019 PWC CEO Survey)
Top 3 drivers of learning measurement:
โTo improve the effectiveness of learning programs"
โTo more strongly link learning and organizational performanceโ
โTo more strongly link learning and individual performanceโ
(2019 Brandon Hall Group Learning Measurement Study)
Top 3 strategic priorities identified by L&D professionals:
โEvaluating the impact of learningโ
โIncreasing learner engagementโ
โEnabling self-directed learning with online learning solutionsโ
Weโre here to make a difference
We believe that weโas a motivated group of L&D professionalsโhave a greater part to play in catalyzing this shift in the perceptions, the motivations, and the execution of workplace learning solutions.
And thatโs why we pledge toย โGo Beyondโ.
What โGo Beyondโ stands for
A clarion call. A mindset. Our Mantra.
What started as a campaign to nudge the L&D community toward impactful solutions has now become
ingrained in our purpose as a company.
A clarion call to our customers, to our own employees, and to the L&D community at large to see every learning initiative as an enabler of employee performance
A malleable mindset that underpins every effort of ours to ensure our solutions make a business impact
Our mantra that reminds us to work towards meaningful yet practical, performance-focused solutions
Letโs Go Beyond the Unstated
Letโs Go Beyond just 'pushing' information to employees hoping to trigger a performance change AND support them to upskill themselves in the changing environment in terms of the organizational culture, performance context and ecosystem, and leadership sanction
Letโs Go Beyond creating one-and-done eLearning courses AND consider crafting sustained campaigns to drip-feed the required content in an ecosystem that also includes social and collaborative opportunities
Letโs Go Beyond the belief that all our learning interventions need to live in the LMS AND make every experience count as an experience that can impact performanceโeven if offline (xAPI is a great tool waiting to be explored)
Letโs Go Beyond ticking the boxes to measure learner satisfaction AND focus on making a real business impact that dives deep into the organizational fabric
Letโs Go Beyond rolling out quizzes to test learners AND consider systemic rewards and incentives to inspire the best in them
Letโs Go Beyond the buzzwords that catch our fancy every now and then AND focus on what works best for a given business challenge and performance context
Our Pledge to Go Beyond
How do we do it? | we consider 3 aspects
Define the Purpose: The Business Supports the Employees
We start by asking โWhyโ. Getting to the bottom of why a learning intervention is needed sees us through a lot more Whyโsโabout the business, about the employees themselves and their performance context, about the dynamicity of the workplace, to name a few.
A deep dive into the initiative and weโre all setโright from the expected outcomes to how they align with the business needs and goals.
Focus on the Target Audience: Employees Drive the Business
We recognize the target audience we are dealing withโnot a full-time โlearnerโ, but an adult who is keen to learn, to perform their jobs well. The modern worker. Someone with a lot going on. We think about employees every step of the wayโcrafting the learning objectives, designing the structure of the learning solution, incorporating the right mix of multimedia elements, and finallyโgathering ideas on how to improve the experience.
For us, our target audience and the business challenge drive the designโrather than simply a set of topics. So we design with care.
Design for Motivationโ Motivation Fuels Employees
With the L&D industry gradually pivoting from mere content production to performance-focused solution design, we appreciate the importance of designing for motivation rather than โjust becauseโ. Itโs more about crafting the most effective learning intervention and less about latching on to eLearning as the only solution.
Because why go for long-form eLearning when your employees would benefit from a set of contextual videos? Or even a game? The slight shift in perspective can work wonders for employeesโ motivation levels because weโre conscious of the diversity of the employee base in terms of age, experience, industry knowledge, and other aspects that shape their predisposition.
So whether itโs on-the-job support tools or an opportunity to learn on the go, we partner with you to help you Go Beyond the usual in making sure the learning translates to on-the-job performance.
To know more about our approach to solution design, visit ourย Learning Design philosophyย page.
Go Beyond the UsualโOne Domain at a Time
With a strong will to contribute to the L&D brand overall, weโve run Go Beyond campaigns spanning diverse domains and focal points. And continue to add to this effort.
Hereโs a preview of what weโve been up to recently:
The lack of learning engagement can trigger a downward spiral and put the very relevance of the L&D function at stake. As a part of this campaign, we take a deep dive into the art and science of learning engagement and explore why motivation matters and practice is paramount for learners to be engaged. Get in to know this and much more.
Gamification has come a long way in the space of modern workplace learning. We explore this wonderful journey of how games and gamification, something so unconventional and unorthodox, have made it into our lives, through learning or otherwise. Get in to know more.
Weโre exploring what microlearning is and what it can beโand in the process, we've captured a number of perspectives on this versatile tool. Hereโs what weโve been up to.
Take a look at how weโre approaching learning measurementโit runs much deeper than just learner satisfaction or completion rates.
The sales force of the future merits support that not only โtrainsโ but also โenablesโ. Hereโs what weโve been up to in the Sales Enablement space.
Check out how weโre taking a fresh approach to mandatory regulatory and compliance training to go beyond just ticking the boxes.
Some examples of
our Go Beyond approach
The Challenge
To communicate certain principles and guidelines to employees to help them write more effective reports and carry out other non-technical communication.
Our Go Beyond solutionโa fully responsive, exercise-based training intervention
A robust solution to help employees with informed decision-making to ensure effective communication, through the use of exercises designed with rich contexts and details to mimic reality.
Benefits of the Solution
Focusing on exercises that are useful for learners in triggering their thought processes and helping them with practical usage.
Delivering a mobile-friendly learning intervention with engaging visuals, infographics, and comic-book style presentation (adhering to responsive design to facilitate learning from any device).
Providing flexibility to attempt an assessment directly.
The Challenge
To help employees adopt safety as a culture, enabling them to respond correctly and safely to โliveโ situations where safety hazards may be spontaneously created.
Our Go Beyond solutionโa 6-month performance campaign
A series of interventions to support and sustain a โSafety Firstโ culture in the organization.
Benefits of the Solution
Creating a foundation for sustained effort towards safety as a cultural trait.
Providing interventions that are aligned to business priorities.
Ensuring a blend of modalities to impact culture, behavior, and attitudes across the organization.
The Challenge
Finding an engaging solution to present tedious content related to internal compliance training.
Our Go Beyond solutionโa digital board game
A game-based journey that brings in the aspects of challenge and engagement to mandatory compliance training.
Benefits of the Solution
An engrossing way for the learners to breeze through serious content, without missing out on crucial learning points.
An adaptable solution that helps businesses introduce a culture of compliance within the organization in a meaningful way.
A personalized game-based journey designed to make dry policy subjects easily palatable.
The Challenge
Designing a learning intervention for healthcare practitioners that explains, exemplifies, and encourages the use of a specialized decision-making technique.
Our Go Beyond solutionโa role-play driven solution for upskilling
An innovative solution comprising a mind map-styled framework, infographics, character illustration, and role-play examples to demonstrate how the decision making technique can be implemented.
Benefits of the Solution
Making it easy for the learners to absorb the main message by building a strong foundation of basics before diving deeper into its practical applications.
Engaging learners through realistic video-based role-plays to demonstrate how the various models and techniques can be implemented in patient care.
Facilitating a continued learning experience that goes beyond the course by providing additional learning material to consume.
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