How can employees continue their education despite a full schedule? Workflow Learning makes that possible. This not only saves employees time in their daily work but also allows them to learn in the "Moment of Need." Find out now how you can integrate training into everyday work!
For employees to successfully perform their jobs, regular training is essential. However, there is often a lack of time and sometimes even motivation to spend hours dealing with a new topic. Workflow Learning addresses this directly and enables learning on demand—without lengthy training sessions, but exactly in the "Moment of Need." Employees can apply new skills directly by connecting learning and working. Find out now how your employees can benefit from Workflow Learning!
Learning in the Moment of Need
While traditional training methods (such as in-person training in day seminars) mainly convey theoretical knowledge, with Workflow Learning you can integrate learning into the work process. This means: If your employees encounter a problem during their work that they cannot solve themselves, they are in the "Moment of Need." Here, they need help (e.g., in the form of a guide or an explanatory video) to solve the problem. If employees cannot solve the problem independently, they are interrupted in their workflow. Therefore, it is particularly important: To continue working efficiently in the Moment of Need, the required information must be easy and quick to find!
Info: The "Moment Of Need" is the moment when learners identify a knowledge gap. In this moment of need, they receive the exact information they need to solve the problem. Find out more about the topic: Performance Support: The Secret Weapon for Your Onboarding
Imagine you are looking for instructions on how to apply a specific formula in Excel. Without this formula, you cannot complete your calculation. Your work rhythm (= workflow) would thus be interrupted. To solve this problem, you now need a quick and simple explanation. But where do you find this?
Surely you can google your problem and get hundreds of thousands of solution suggestions that might fit your specific issue. But wouldn't it be more sensible to find the solution to your problem in one central location? For example, in your own learning library on your digital platform. Therefore, gather your learning content clearly on a learning platform to make it easier for employees to find the right information! This not only saves your employees time but also keeps them in the workflow because they receive the right information at the moment of need.
Are there more than one employee in your company who has this question about the Excel formula? Therefore, reflect internal company workflows in online courses! You can explain individual steps of the workflow in the respective chapter in the course. In this way, you share relevant information with your employees and thereby increase their productivity. Because your employees apply their skills directly instead of having "heard of it" in a training session.
In contrast to in-person training, online courses offer you the advantage of being able to reuse your learning content! This way, you can bring new employees up to speed with their experienced colleagues. However, make sure that the course content is always up to date. Does that sound labor-intensive? No worries - revising your online courses is significantly more time-saving than organizing individual training sessions for each employee.
Workflow Learning supports learning in the work rhythm, while traditional training methods interrupt the workflow // Source: blink.it
4 Central Benefits of Workflow Learning
The example with the Excel course clearly shows that training in the moment of need is the most sensible. This is because the brain best retains new knowledge through practical application. In this way, new information moves from short-term to long-term memory. We have listed further benefits that speak for the integration of training and work:
Time-saving: With easy access to information in the moment of need, problems are solved more quickly. Thus, your employees do not have to interrupt their work rhythm.
Self-responsible working: Your employees can work independently without relying on help from others. This way, they do not disturb their colleagues' workflow.
Motivation booster: We all love celebrating learning successes! Through Workflow Learning, your employees acquire new skills that further qualify them. This greatly increases work motivation!
Sustainable onboarding process: During onboarding, new employees learn particularly intensively. If they also apply their new knowledge practically, the information stays in their memory.
You see—learning and working are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary: Through Workflow Learning, employees have the opportunity to learn in the Moment of Need and therefore grow beyond their own abilities. Therefore, compile internal company content on a platform, e.g., in the form of online courses! This way, your employees can solve their issues without further help and stay in their workflow.
