After e-learning, blended learning, mobile learning, rapid learning, and distance learning, now comes team learning, a classroom based training.
This new form of training uses the classic techniques of team building activities, including role-plays and other games to spark creativity. Creating a table to symbolise all the values and vision of a company develops the ability and desire to work on a team. It also increases pride and recognition of work by sharing results with others. Team learning trainings also use 2.0 tools like wikis and forums to strengthen team dynamics, promoting community building and the exchange of best practices.
Team learning is a new name for what I have already discussed in previous blogs about the concept of
organisational learning. This type of learning is where members of different fields of work are able to learn together and create common skills and knowledge. The goals of both team learning and organisational learning are the same. According to Guy Bergeaud, the CEO of Eagle'Flight (a company developing this type of training), team learning aims to:
- Develop the ability to create a common vision
- Develop and implement specific processes to share knowledge and structure tasks
- Create a corporate culture, increasing trust and motivation, which are sources of high level overall performance
Teams share knowledge that can then become operational, often driving innovation and becoming a source of future wealth. Learning together to work and succeed together are the objectives of both team learning and organisational learning.