5 Stages of Workplace Learning — from Jane Hart

I interrupt my series of postings on Collaboration Platforms, to talk a little about the stages of Workplace Learnng

As I have read the comments on my recent postings as well as tweets and postings on other blogs,  I’ve identified what I think are 5 main stages of workplace learning.  I’ve tried to capture these,  in a very rough and ready way, in the diagram below.

5 Stages of Workplace Learning

But some of the key mindset changes that will move organisations into Stage 5 are:

  • recognising that working=learning; learning=working
  • understanding that informal learning needs to be enabled, supported and encouraged – but not designed or managed
  • “letting go”, so that there is a move from learner control to learner autonomy
  • realising that autonomous, independent and inter-dependent, self-directed learners are essential  in an agile organisation

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