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• Research has shown that the greater the distance between the context in which something is learned and the context in which it will be applied, the less likely the student is to retain and use what they’ve learned.
• However, many traditional L&D programs are conducted outside the workplace, forcing the learner to transfer what they’ve learned between two very different contexts. This substantially reduces the likelihood that they’ll actually apply the new skills or knowledge in their jobs. In contrast, when employees learn in the flow of work, the knowledge i...
• Decades of research has demonstrated the power of nudges — small contextual factors that encourage people to take a certain action
• n a learning context, short reminders sent via email or push notification can help to keep the ideas and frameworks learned at the top of the learner’s mind and increase the likelihood that they’ll actually be used.
• Keep the nudge brief and to the point — a good rule of thumb is no more than two or three sentences

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