Conditions for success

The new learning architectThroughout 2011 we will be publishing extracts from The New Learning Architect. We move on to the sixth and final part of chapter 5:
To summarise, these are the conditions for success with top-down learning:

  • Top-down learning interventions are aligned with the business goals of the organisation and measured in terms of the contribution they make to these goals.
  • These interventions are designed to meet genuine learning and development needs.
  • These interventions are focused on critical and widely used knowledge and skills, and on the needs of novices and those with low metacognitive skills.
  • The most resources are allocated to the interventions that deliver the most value to the organisation.
  • Senior management is actively involved in determining needs and genuinely committed to helping make learning interventions a success.
  • All key stakeholders, including potential learners, are involved in the process of designing and developing the interventions.
  • All four contexts (experiential, on-demand, non-formal, formal) are considered in designing the most appropriate form for the interventions.

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