How to Get Virtual Learning Right to Maximize Training Impact
Jun 10, 2024
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Dr. Emma Sarro and Dr. David Rock discuss revolutionizing leadership training for the modern workforce. They explore virtual learning benefits, coaching strategies, accountability building using 'hives,' and maximizing training impact through engaging virtual sessions and real-time learning solutions.
Virtual learning enhances leadership training through brain-compatible methods.
The 'Hive' platform prioritizes engagement, connection generation, and emotional involvement in training.
Virtual learning, like the Hive model, provides interactive, social experiences for effective skill embedding.
Deep dives
Impact of Virtual Learning on Leadership Training
Virtual learning is revolutionizing effective leadership training by aligning the learning process with brain-compatible methods. The shift to virtual platforms like the 'Hive' experience provides practical, sustainable habits for leaders. This innovative approach uses synchronous, instructor-led sessions with small cohorts over time, fostering community and maximizing attention, connection generation, emotional engagement, and spaced learning. The Hive methodology proves more efficient, scalable, and impactful for skill development than traditional in-person workshops.
The Science Behind Virtual Learning Models
Virtual learning, particularly through the 'Hive' platform, offers instructor-led experiences with limited cohort sizes for optimal engagement and retention. Virtual learning's power lies in leveraging attention, generation of connections, emotional engagement, and spaced learning over time. These elements, highly prioritized in the Hive approach, enhance memory networks and effective skill embedding, making virtual learning more impactful and cost-effective than in-person workshops.
Difference Between Virtual Learning and E-Learning
Virtual learning, exemplified by the Hive model, emphasizes live, instructor-led experiences that promote social learning, high attention, emotional engagement, and connection generation. In contrast, typical e-learning formats lack the social aspect and real-time interactions, resulting in lower levels of attention, emotional engagement, and connection generation for effective skill embedding. Virtual learning surpasses e-learning by offering a more immersive and engaging training environment for leadership development.
Harnessing Social Factors for Effective Learning
The Hive approach strategically uses social elements to drive accountability, sustained habit-building, and engaging learning experiences. By incorporating social pressure, community interaction, and spaced sessions, individuals are motivated to actively participate, apply insights, and embed learning effectively. Virtual settings enhance individual accountability, encourage insightful connections, and create a dynamic learning ecosystem that drives tangible behavior change and organizational growth.
Transformative Potential of Continuous Learning Platforms
Just-in-time learning tools like Niles AI are redefining how organizations approach skill development by offering real-time brain-friendly nudges and solutions aligned with brain science principles. These tools provide immediate, actionable insights, enhancing decision-making, stress management, and improving leadership effectiveness dynamically. By integrating real-time learning solutions alongside virtual learning approaches, organizations can adapt, evolve, and cultivate sustainable leadership skills with precision and immediacy.
In today’s fast-changing work environment, the “skill half-life”—the time a skill remains relevant—is shrinking faster than ever. For leaders, this means continuous learning is essential. But the same old ways of training just won’t cut it anymore. Effective leadership training must align with how the brain learns best. It must also fit into the realities of hybrid work and respect the intense demands required of the modern workforce.
On this episode of Your Brain at Work, Dr. Emma Sarro and Dr. David Rock explore the science behind the best training models in the world. Listen in to unpack why and how organizations must revolutionize how leaders learn if they want to keep up with the pace of change.
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