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Videhi Bhamidi and Kasper Spiro

Employee-Generated Learning

How to develop training that drives performance

Kogan Page, 2024

15 min read

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Make workplace learning faster and more relevant with Employee-generated Learning (EGL).

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The corporate learning landscape is undergoing a significant shift — from a top-down, formal approach led by L&D to a bottom-up, informal program: Employee-generated Learning (EGL). L&D specialists Kasper Spiro and Videhi Bhamidi delve into the reasons behind the rise of EGL, identify the most effective learning content for EGL, and lay out the required steps for implementing EGL in small, medium, and large enterprises — from building a “learning technology ecosystem” to evaluating ROI.

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Corporate L&D is becoming more casual, supportive, skills-focused, and bottom-up.

Major trends are reshaping corporate learning and development (L&D). Informal learning through experience and social interactions is displacing traditional, formal training focused primarily on knowledge retention — though both approaches will continue to coexist. Learning is also becoming employee-driven, coming from the bottom up rather than being dictated in a top-down manner by L&D departments.

These changes respond to the pressing need for rapid, continuous employee skill development. In today’s ever-evolving workplace, the ability to apply and adapt information tends to be more valuable than memorizing it. With shorter job tenures — in 2022, for example, the average United States employee stayed at a company for only four years — workers are taking charge of their own learning.