#wlearn - Enterprise Peer-to-Peer Learning Platform

www.wlearn.co | @wlearnapp | #wlearn
#wlearn
Enterprise Peer-to-Peer Learning Solution
Atul Pandey
www.wlearn.co
October 2014

Challenges for I.T Organizations Today
Skills shortage for cutting edge technologies
Engineers & consultants spread across time zones
Low knowledge sharing between peers
High cost of training & development
Low people engagement, recognition & motivation
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Increasing skills gap for upcoming projects

THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF I.T. SPACE IS THE
ROOT CAUSE OF I.T. SKILLS GAP PROBLEM
Source: http://nist.gov/mep/upload/Bridging-the-Skills-Gap_2012.pdf

Two Options
Hire new high skilled engineers
•Expensive & time consuming
•Skilled labour shortage
Send existing engineers on I.T. bootcamps
•Expensive: $1000 - $5000 per engineer
•Low information retention (<10%)
•Takes engineers out of the workflow
•Top-down, selective & infrequent
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Both Options are Inadequate ...
Do not address the root cause of the problem – The dynamic nature of the I.T. space
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CORPORATE LEARNING IS FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN
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GLOBALLY, OVER $300 BILLION IS SPENT ON CORPORATE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Source: https://www.trainingindustry.com/blog/blog-entries/how-big-is-the-training-market.aspx
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And Yet ...
Source: http://nist.gov/mep/upload/Bridging-the-Skills-Gap_2012.pdf
of IT organizations indicate that there is an overall “skills gap” among their employees
93%
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Moreover ...
Source: http://www.trainingindustry.com/learning-technologies/articles/elearning-and-the-impact-on-employee-engagement.aspx
of employees leave for lack of development opportunities and training
23%
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A Whopping ...
Source: http://www.gallup.com/poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx
of employees are disengaged at work
87%
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Source: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235366
THE “SKILLS GAP” IS COSTING ORGANIZATIONS $1.3 TRILLION A YEAR IN LOST PRODUCTIVITY IN US ALONE
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THE SOLUTION ALREADY EXISTS WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION
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According to 70:20:10 Rule
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/charlesjennings/8-reasons-to-focus-on-informal-social-learning
of learning at workplace takes place informally through peers or on the job
90%
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Informal Learning Occurs Everyday at the Workplace
Coffee catch ups
Meetings
Discussion Groups
During Lunches
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Informal Learning...
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/charlesjennings/8-reasons-to-focus-on-informal-social-learning
is more effective
less expensive
better received than formal learning
JUST-IN-TIME RATHER THAN JUST-IN-CASE
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What is #wlearn?
A cloud based solution to organize, assess, track and reward
informal peer-to-peer learning within your organization
work + learn = #wlearn
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#wlearn is Autonomous Learning & Knowledge Sharing
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Your employees choose
•When and where to learn
•How and what to learn
Fits personal learning styles and development goals
You teach, you learn, you network and collaborate
Turns every employee into a knowledge source
•Empowers them to curate relevant content on their areas of expertise & add own analysis

The Holistic #wlearning Cycle
IDENTIFY SKILLS GAP
LEARN
SHARE & DISCUSS
TEACH
WORK
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#wlearn Jargon
TRAINING PLAYLISTS A list of curated learning resources organized in a sequence with annotations TRAINER Anyone who creates a playlist LEARNER Anyone who learns from a playlist INTERACTIONS Comments, up-votes and help requests ASSESSMENTS Auto-graded questions to measure understanding of the playlist topic
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#wlearn Time: Want to learn with your peers?
Search training playlists created by your peers
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Discuss & interact as you learn

#wlearn Time: Learn Any where, Anytime
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Consume training playlists at your own pace, anywhere, anytime

#wlearn Time: Gamification for Engagement & Recognition
Earn badges & climb the leader board
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#wlearn Time: Share Your Expertise
Become a trainer
Create a new #wlearn playlist
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#wlearn Time: Curate Content & Assessments
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Add auto-graded assessments to measure learning outcome
Curate existing training content or create your own

#wlearn Time: Analytics & Reports
Get actionable insights into Skills gap, learning needs and talent of your workforce
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Why use #wlearn?
Transforms your workforce into a learning community
Reduces training and development costs
Provides actionable insights to close the skills gap
Hyper-connects peers. Drives engagement and motivation
Opens new channels for knowledge flow making organization smarter & innovative
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Improves productivity & talent retention

Value Proposition
Managers
SMEs
Freshers
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•Real-time skills heat map
• Proactively train team for new projects
• Recognize & reward rock stars
•Hire & train based on predictive insights
• Share your expertise
• Grow your reputation
• Mentor and coach freshers
•Be up-to-date on latest tech developments
•Learn on-demand
• Validate existing skills
•Discuss bleeding edge topics
•Join learning tracks in topics of interest

Key Differentiator
Advantages over Enterprise Social Networking Platforms
•Curates information scattered across internal networks & external websites into social learning playlists.
•Learning profiles, learning goals & assessments to track learning outcomes
•Rich predictive analytics around skills gap & skills demands for upcoming projects
Advantages over LMS’s
•A learning community, not just software & content
•Bleeding edge content kept fresh by peers, for peers
•Informal social interactions between learners & trainers
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#WLEARN
HAS THE
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

1000% ROI* over 1 year with #wlearn
Reduced Training costs
•For freshers & Sr. Engineers
Reduced Hiring costs
•From proactive up skilling
•Improved talent retention
Reduced Reporting costs
•Eliminates collecting & syncing data across multiple spreadsheets
Intangible Benefits
•Innovation
•Higher productivity & reduced skills gap
•Improved morale & engagement
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*Based on Survey of I.T. companies with teams of 250 engineers or more

BUT ...
What if employees #WLEARN and LEAVE?

WELL ...
What if they don’t #WLEARN and STAY?

#wlearn Early Adopter Program (EAP)
A branded peer-to-peer learning solution for your company
Unlimited #wlearn playlists
Unlimited employees
2 month - $200
Discounted rates after the pilot program
Concierge service to get you up and running
#WLEARN
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GET IN TOUCH
Atul Pandey atul@wisekangaroo.com www.wlearn.co @wlearnapp +61 450 973 975 Sydney, Australia

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