Digitalization of Corporate Learning

The way we learn has changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 related requirements for social distancing. Lectures and trainings had to be digital formats from one day to the next. How does this shift influence corporate learning? In the corporate world, many learning initiatives have been shifted to online formats at the beginning of the pandemic without following a strategic approach. Often, they are just a one-to-one copy from what happened in on-site physical seminars to the same content being taught online. Hence, the potential benefits of fully automated, self-paced E-Learnings have not been leveraged. This is also because the cost of creating E-Learning content is at least four times higher than delivering a physical on-site learning experience. However, digital learnings formats are here to stay. How the mix between Physical On-Site Learning, pure E-Learning and Blended Learning will evolve is a crucial question for corporate HR departments as well as for employees and leaders in their role as a learner. This paper examines, how the tidal shift towards digital changes the way corporate employees, leaders and teams learn today and, in the future, given some real-world examples including Best Practices. In addition, it gives corporate decision makers an orientation on how to conceptualize and thus implement future learning programs to sustainably build the skills and competencies for their successful digital transformation.