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When was the last time you had an “aha” moment that really excited you?
For me it was during a recent family trip to Disneyland. I was keynoting at a conference in Indian Wells, California, and our kids tagged along for a quick visit to Disney before the school year began. We were at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and I realized my kids were totally wrapped up in the experience and felt like they were truly part of the story/ride, not just spectators watching it unfold. That memory of them looking around in wonder and excitement is one that I’ll never forget.
As we look through all of our learning, skills, and talent development data in preparation for our upcoming livestream event, this stat stuck out to me:
𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟕𝟐% 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.
We often think that when it comes to learning, it’s all about content, training, and instruction. That’s part of it, but it’s also about experiences and how those link to the future in which we see ourselves.
The data we’ve collected clearly demonstrate that learners are