Collaborative Learning: How to Upskill from Within and Turn L&D into Your Competitive Advantage

by Nick Hernandez, Josh Bersin (Foreword by)

Overview

Collaborative Learning explains how to leverage the knowledge and experience of existing employees to upskill your entire workforce from within.

This practical guide explains the basics of collaborative learning, outlines its many benefits, and explores why it is needed in a nimble, fast-moving business world. It also explains the science behind shared expertise and how to encourage people to learn from each other. This book illustrates how a culture of collaborative learning can combat low learner engagement and employee burnout, as well as how it can guide the full employee journey from pre-boarding and onboarding through to promotion and progression. This book also explains why collaborative learning is not a top-down cascade of information from the most senior employee to the most junior, but is an inclusive approach to learning across functions and teams, across hierarchies, and across job titles or tenure.

This book is full of expert discussion about why collaborative learning is a culture enhancer and skills enabler, and contains advice for overcoming common obstacles when making collaborative learning part of a company's learning strategy. Packed with case studies and examples from global firms who have implemented and benefitted from collaborative learning including Mitsubishi Electric, Slack, AlphaSights, and Safran. This book is a blueprint for all L&D professionals who are looking to embed collaborative learning in the workplace and upskill from within, but aren't sure where to start.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781398610545
Publisher:	Kogan Page, Ltd.
Publication date:	04/03/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Nick Hernandez is the CEO and Founder of 360Learning, and a leading advisor and investor in the SaaS technology industry. Driven by his passion for improving the way we solve problems together through learning, Nick founded 360Learning in 2013, and has since grown the company into a leader in the EdTech sector. In late 2021, Nick and his team secured funding from Sumeru, SoftBank, and Silverlake for 360Learning to continue championing upskilling from within through collaborative learning. He is based in Paris, France.
Nick Hernandez is the CEO and Founder of 360Learning, and a leading advisor and investor in the SaaS technology industry. Driven by his passion for improving the way we solve problems together through learning, Nick founded 360Learning in 2013, and has since grown the company into a leader in the EdTech sector. In late 2021, Nick and his team secured funding from Sumeru, SoftBank, and Silverlake for 360Learning to continue championing upskilling from within through collaborative learning. He is based in New York, New York.

Table of Contents

• • Chapter - 00: Foreword by Josh Bersin;
  • Chapter - 01: The courses you loved vs the experts you know;
  • Chapter - 02: The collaborative learning blueprint for upskilling from within;
  • Chapter - 03: Why we need collaborative learning today;
  • Chapter - 04: The science of shared expertise;
  • Chapter - 05: Territorial, defensive, siloed;
  • Chapter - 06: Collaborative learning as a culture enhancer;
  • Chapter - 07: How upskilling from within through collaborative learning can guide the employee journey;
  • Chapter - 08: Common obstacles to realizing the value of collaborative learning – and how to overcome them;
  • Chapter - 09: How the world’s leading experts are leveraging collective knowledge to solve impossible problems;
  • Chapter - 10: Convexity;
  • Chapter - 11: How can we make upskilling from within through collaborative learning more than just another hot L&D trend?;
  • Chapter - 12: Does the shift to upskilling from within through collaborative learning spell the end of L&D as we know it?;
  • Chapter - 13: How collaborative learning helps prove learning impact;
  • Chapter - 14: How collaborative learning is transforming industries;
  • Chapter - 15: The future of upskilling from within through collaborative learning;
  • Chapter - 16: Conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

"As Nick Hernandez points out in Collaborative Learning, the non-conscious nature of knowledge, per the research of Richard E. Clark, Ed.D., is the challenge, especially for High Stakes Performance. If the risks and rewards at stake allow, iterative and collaborative means for developing information and instruction are almost always better, faster and cheaper than most L&D organizations' approaches."

Guy W. Wallace

"Nick's passion for collaborative learning shines through; that provides energy for the reader! There are some excellent case studies which provide a good context for the thinking."

Andy Lancaster

"Nick makes a strong case for the power, the impact and the absolute necessity of collaborative learning in today's increasingly digital and remote workplaces. Yesterday's top-down learning approaches no longer serve our businesses or employees. It is well past time to put learners in the driver's seat of their own performance and development. Collaborative learning does just that."

Bob Mosher

"In L&D, books that stick are the ones that simply answer the question 'how do I make this work in my organization?' Nick absolutely nails this in his guide to collaborative learning. It's filled with well-researched thinking, real-world examples and obstacles that learning professionals may face when trying to implement this approach within their business. I found myself continually flicking back to how collaborative learning can be applied to different stages of the employee journey and how it enhances culture. It is smart, incredibly practical and nuanced, providing me and my team with plenty of ideas to put into action. This is a must-read book that not only challenges the status quo, but one that L&D professionals can rely on to inspire them to make stuff happen."

Adam Harwood

"Something's always sat wrong with me in professional and corporate L&D. It's felt overly programmatic and formulaic. Enter Nick Hernandez and this book. All the chapters are well researched, storified and practical. This book is culture-enhancing and spark-inducing. We've been waiting for this work without truly knowing so; and from now, all learners stand to gain when you apply the urges, tools and approaches contained here. I'd lost faith in learning; it's now restored."

Perry Timms

"Collaborative learning is one of the defining characteristics of high performing learning organizations - talked about by many but practiced by few. It's time for action! I'd echo Nick's own advice in this book - pick it up, use the ideas in the case studies and stories - test them, experiment with them and see what works!"

Laura Overton

"Finally a book that understands not just the theory of collaborative learning but also understands how to roll its sleeves up and make it happen. I really enjoyed Nick's book. He breaks down the blueprint of collaborative learning and how to overcome typical challenges. This will be a benefit to anyone who reads it."

Danny Seals

"One barrier to changing how learning is delivered is quantitative justification that the change will solve critical business problems. Nick has pulled together a comprehensive guide defining what collaborative learning is, why it matters and exactly how this dynamic change will have a measurable impact on some of the most critical problems keeping business executives up at night. He does all this while artfully highlighting 360Learning's role in making collaborative learning a reality. I also appreciate his sincere recognition that making the change comes with challenges and provides practical guidance on overcoming those challenges."

Christopher Lind