We need new capabilities, we need new skills and those skills are constantly changing, and therefore we need to get greater learning. Henriette Wendt, Human Connection in a remote world Daniela Landherr, How culture drives innovation. That was a great opportunity to celebrate that. The most important part is that we’re all still learning and growing together which brings us to the culture of learning. There’s also some research to suggest that being open and connected to new knowledge and new ideas is good for us in long-term health benefits, such as Alzheimer’s. If you ask people, “Are you curious?” They go, “I consider myself curious or not.” If you ask them, “How are you curious, and do you have any idea about how to get better at being curious?” Most people have no idea.
We spoke many years ago, about what would it take to stop flying people all over the world to do this? We want to try and get deeper into it and much more sophisticated into it to then be able to correlate it through to performance. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of L&D pros said that their focus is on reskilling and reshaping their organizations for a post COVID-19 world. That’s great.

There's a problem loading this menu right now. Why? Simon, Garrick and Paul also host The Curious Advantage Podcast, where they explore the same themes they have in the book. We wanted to use that as a signal and a symbol from the company that we wanted people to spend time learning. There are no shift and some organizations found it very difficult to make that change. We also need to recognize that it differs across the organization as well. There are pockets where it’s high. How do you ensure that newly acquired skills are actually applied on the job? Shaker Talks: Simon Brown & Heiko Fischer. If you make yourself curious about it, the research shows that you will learn it better. Another interesting finding in the report was that the use of Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) and online learning—or what we call blended online learning—is expected to continue to grow, even in a post COVID-19 world. Be the first to write a message! For example, harnessing the power of data science and digital technologies to reimagine medicine is a key pillar of our Novartis strategy and helping our associates upskill in digital is a top focus for our current learning efforts. It’s nice to have you all here. Simon Brown, The Curious Advantage and Going Big … And that’s not just providing access the best learning resources but also providing the space and time to learn – we have set an ambition to support our associates in spending 5% of their time (about 100 hours a year) on learning. That’s an acceptable part of it. Amanda: Simon, thanks for taking the time to chat. Novartis recently announced its collaboration with Coursera to power innovation through learning. We talk about how to develop it and how to encourage it. We have thought deeply about what “good” looks like from several perspectives including coaching, sequenced learning, and generally supporting the team. Simon: We have a virtual learning toolkit that includes best practices about how to use Microsoft Teams for learning, how to set up and run virtual events and how to transition traditional instructional design into the digital space with virtual whiteboards and breakout rooms. What stood out to you as the most inspirational thing that companies or individuals have done, or is there something from your show that you think everybody needs to know that you’ve learned? For this reason, Dr. Diane Hamilton’s guests in this episode embarked on an amazing collaboration that led to The Curious Advantage, a book that explores the increasing importance of curiosity for thriving in the digital age. They also have The Curious Advantage Podcast. The role of the boss in this new connected cloud of relationships is to facilitate, guide, and to nudge, but not to provide necessarily the answer because the answer can be found within all of us. That’s where then psychological safety comes in, setting the right environment, making it okay where people can experiment and fail. There were examples from many aspects across the business where that curiosity has led to a better outcome. We’ve been talking to some companies through the podcast like IBM and others who actively reward people who try and fail. They are doing that with technology and there are loads to learn there. I think this varies across an organization — how to encourage and support application will be different for a sales person in the field, someone operating a machine in a manufacturing plant or someone in an office role and will be dependent upon what it is that they are learning. Our registration desk will provide you with everything you need for the event and you may start the day with a delicious, healthy breakfast in the Kunsthaus foyer. Our aspiration to bring the best in learning opportunities consistently across the whole organization globally – we’re talking around 108,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working at Novartis around the world!

It’s perhaps because now innovations can be studied and established as something that you can, to some extent, put a process around. Particularly, as we go back to the industrial age, there were processes and machines and production lines. Auditorium.

We know the Google’s of the world and all these companies get a lot of attention for having a certain amount of time for pet projects. I hope you enjoyed the episode. Whereas what curiosity is trying to do is interrogate the real world, which is what digital allows us to do in ways, even before. Please subscribe to get your code. It’s hard to go forward without knowing what is inhibiting you.
I will give you that thought. I hope everybody checks out your podcast because you’re doing some amazing things and the book is incredible. ). That begs the question. It specifically helped turn the perception of that brand around as well, the experience of the employees in it. Now that we’ve moved past the initial COVID-19 crisis, what advice do you have for your L&D peers about how to keep that seat at the table? View Simon Brown’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. That’s where companies need it the most. As soon as I have a manager who’s unfavorable, it stops me from asking questions, from sharing ideas, from trying things out and it’s those things that drive innovation. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The research shows that the happy hormones get released when we are learning and when we’re discovering new things, but that follows the fight or flight initially. If the event is postponed you'll keep your ticket for the next event with the flexibility to return it again 30 days prior. Also use this time to foster deeper connections with like-minded people from across industries, functions and companies, visit the ICF Coaching Space or recharge in our designated Wellbeing Zone. There’s a Think Tank, not just as part of their foundation, but every six months Think Tank has the world’s best people, 40 of them focused on a particular topic, whether it’s a technology topic like web 3.0 or the Internet of Things, or a technical thing like nanotechnology or geopolitical things. My mom likes to often say that she taught me to read when I was two. We talk about learning very broadly. 12 different sessions will be running across 2 hours time slot. That of led us into curiosity and what does it enable us to do? What you are talking about celebrating reminds me of Ben & Jerry’s situation where they would have a successful flavor, but it was no longer successful. I often liken it to baking a cake. Learning is not only being supported by managers, but they are now encouraging their teams to spend the time and even recommending courses.