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Use insights from outside the business to rethink workplace learning in order to drive individual and team performance. Workplaces are not the only setting where employees learn. They are learning constantly in all areas of their lives. The problem is that learning and development (L&D) practitioners don't know how to apply the experiences from outside the traditional business setting to improve employee learning and drive business results. Adjacent Learning is a practical guide which solves this problem. Topics covered include acting, difference and emotion through to language, observation and storytelling and explains how these can be used to deliver more effective workplace learning. There is also expert guidance on the importance of employees understanding the 'why' of learning as well as just the 'how' as well as why it's essential to consider experiences from other countries and industries to create diversity of thought which generates the best possible results. Reflection points and key takeaways are included in every chapter as well as interviews with leading figures in the L&D industry. This practical guide is also full of advice, tips and examples throughout to help L&D professionals design a robust learning strategy that will allow employees and the business to thrive.
List of contents
Chapter - 01: How this book works; Chapter - 02: Act 1 - The framework; Chapter - 03: Act 1.1 - Find and curious; Chapter - 04: Act 1.2 - Filter and connect; Chapter - 05: Act 1.3 - Foster and cultivate; Chapter - 06: Act 1.4 - Frame and compose; Chapter - 07: Act 1.5 - Format and call; Chapter - 08: Act 2 - The thinking about; Chapter - 09: Act 2.1 - Thinking about yourself; Chapter - 10: Act 2.2 - Thinking about your audience; Chapter - 11: Act 2.3 - Thinking about the process; Chapter - 12: Act 2.4 - Thinking deeper; Chapter - 13: Act 3 - Thinking beyond; Chapter - 14: Act 4 - The adjacent learning; Chapter - 15: Epilogue
About the author
David Hayden, Chartered FCIPD, is the founder of Talent Delivers, an L&D consultancy He has held a range of roles across the people profession, including managing learning and development teams and has been working with CIPD qualifications for more than 15 years. He is based in Doncaster, UK.As Learning Content Lead at the CIPD, Steve George (FRSA, Assoc CIPD, GMBPsS) has led projects building capability for tens of thousands of learners from over 180 countries. In this role, and his career previously as a learning consultant he has worked with clients such as the Mayor of London's office, Vodafone, Lloyds Bank, KPMG, Virgin, and many more, and developed award-winning training on a wide range of topics including mental health and wellbeing (his specialism), managing high-risk situations in hostile environments, financial compliance and recruitment.
