Area9 Lyceum

This session provided valuable insights into the transformative power of cohort-based learning and how it can be leveraged to foster ongoing growth and collaboration within organizations.
<blockquote>One of the most striking points shared was the idea that "You don’t just learn during the program; the relationships built in cohorts provide a go-to network for continued growth and support." - <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/mike-kester">Michael Kester</a></blockquote>
This emphasizes the lasting impact of cohort learning, where peer relationships extend beyond the training itself, creating a sustainable ecosystem of support and knowledge-sharing.

Here are three key takeaways that senior HR talent leaders can apply in their organizations:
<ol>
 	<li>Facilitate Trust and Connection Early:
Building trust within a cohort is crucial for meaningful engagement. Techniques like storytelling and reflective exercises help establish psychological safety, which allows participants to open up and share valuable insights. HR leaders should prioritize trust-building activities in the early stages of any learning program to lay a foundation for authentic learning experiences.</li>
 	<li>Leverage Structured and Focused Learning Journeys:
To optimize the learning experience, cohorts should focus on the same content at the same time. This approach reduces cognitive load and ensures that participants remain engaged and aligned. Senior HR leaders can create learning pathways that remove ambiguity, helping employees stay on track and connected to the organization’s broader goals.</li>
 	<li>Foster Sustainable Peer Networks:
Cohort learning doesn’t end when the program concludes. The relationships built during the learning process create a network of peers that participants can rely on for continuous support. By fostering such networks, HR leaders can ensure that learning is integrated into the flow of work and remains a resource long after the program ends.</li>
</ol>
As HR professionals, it’s essential to not only design impactful learning programs but to also cultivate environments that support ongoing collaboration and growth. Cohort-based learning, with its emphasis on connection and sustained engagement, offers a powerful model for fostering these outcomes.

Workflow Learning: Effective Strategies for Personalized and Cohort-based Learning

digital

Engagement &amp; Culture

Digital &amp; AI

Leadership

kyle.swanson

blended learning

dave.klein

cohort learning

collaborative learning

mike.kester

leadership development

talent development

judy.albers

MS Teams

alignment

Upskilling MS-Teams

employee engagement

organizational development

continuous learning

learning and development

learning

sally.polaskey

karin.jacobson

semi-synchronous

insights-wise-2022-virtual

peer-learning

HR leadership

HR strategies

Employee Growth

Workplace

Zurich North America

We are all born with an inexhaustible and undeniable potential to learn. The brain has 200 billion neurons linked to one another through hundreds of trillions of connections called synapses. Neuroscientists are discovering the mechanisms of the brain that underpin theories of neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to modify, change, and adapt both structure and function in response to “experiences.”

Teri details in her new book how to harness the transcendent power of lifelong learning to sustain your career, be resilient in the face of change and reveal your greatest potential.
<h6 class="font-weight-bold mb-0">What we will explore together:</h6>
Based on cutting edge neuroscience and cognitive psychology, this book will debunk learning myths that hinder your ability to be a learner as well as provide you with:
✅ Strategies to overcome the predominant barriers to learning.
✅ Resources and ideas for integrating continual learning in your daily life.
✅ Approaches for developing a life-long learning practice.

Levering The Self-Sustaining Power Of Lifelong Learning For Evolving Workplace: An Author Interview

learning strategy

Integrated Talent Management

teri.hart

learning design

upskilling

neuroscience

marti.konstant

story-telling

strategy

evolving workplace

insights-chie-2021-virtual

Future-Skill Yourself: Elevating Human Intelligence in the Age of Disruption

future of work

Future of Work

design thinking

agile mindset

future-skill

future of learning

insights-chie-2021

McDonald's Corporation

At McDonald’s we are committed to helping employees further their education and achieve their dreams.



To help anyone who works at a company-owned or independently franchised restaurant, we created Archways to Opportunity, a comprehensive education strategy with multiple programs that give people an opportunity to grow and learn – no matter where they are on their journey.



Whether that means helping them finish high school, earn an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or even learn English, our approach is to provide programs that meet people where they are today so they can achieve their goals tomorrow.



Programs are available to McDonald’s employees and the employees of participating independent franchisees. Here are just a few ways Archways to Opportunity can help employees on the path to success:



✅ Improve English skills
✅ Earn a high school diploma
✅ Work toward a college degree
✅ Get help making an education plan for success



Since the launch in April 2015, we are proud to report that more than 5,000 restaurant employees in the U.S. have enrolled in the program. These numbers exceeded our expectations for the first year, and we’re aggressively working to do even more in 2016. Learn more about our progress by reading our Archways to Opportunity Progress Report <a href="http://www.archwaystoopportunity.com/ProgressReport.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

Reimagine McDonald's Archways to Opportunity

integrated talent management

post-format-video

lisa.schumacher

tuition assistance

workforce development

education strategy

Harley-Davidson

To effectively navigate an increasingly dynamic world, companies are striving to be more agile in how they work, structure work, and deliver results through greater collaboration and innovation. The dynamics within many workplaces today requires individuals to act quickly while juggling competing commitments and priorities. In this environment where we are bound to choose wrong, make mistakes, and then figure out how to best move forward. Learning from experience has never been more important. 



Through this talk we will explore how we can begin to equip individuals to learn from every experience in very intentional ways – formally and informally. We will explore what gets in the way of learning from experience and how we – as learning professionals – can contribute towards eroding those barriers. Finally, we will explore some specific practices to design for experiential learning.



Learning from experience requires recognition and reflection. Recognizing who I am, what I have, and what I need to be successful. Recognizing the conditions in which I am at my best, or not. Through reflection in action, individuals can identify more clearly how to apply learning laterally, in new and different conditions, while adding skills and knowledge. By consistently and explicitly leveraging the processes of recognition and reflection in formal learning programs, we equip learners to apply them through informal learning experiences.



We can either blame and shame or credit and edit. We will discuss how psychological safety impacts defensiveness or openness.



We always experience, we don’t always learn. We will discuss how to leverage abstract experiences we create in a classroom AND external experiences learners bring into the classroom.



Whether it is an experience a learner had, or is about to have, recognition and reflection equip learners to move learning laterally and into the future.

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Workflow Learning: Effective Strategies for Personalized and Cohort-based Learning

Levering The Self-Sustaining Power Of Lifelong Learning For Evolving Workplace: An Author Interview

Future-Skill Yourself: Elevating Human Intelligence in the Age of Disruption

Reimagine McDonald's Archways to Opportunity

Experiential Learning: How to Effectively Use to Improve Leader Development

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