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Reinforce your learning programs to drive life-changing impact.

Reinforce your learning programs to drive life-changing impact.

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Mon Apr 01 2024

3 Steps to Drive Continuous Learning
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Research shows it takes at least seven repetitions for a learner to remember information and 40 repetitions to influence behavior change. Reinforce your learning programs to drive life-changing impact.

Research shows it takes at least seven repetitions for a learner to remember information and 40 repetitions to influence behavior change. Reinforce your learning programs to drive life-changing impact.

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1. Silent reflection for action

1. Silent reflection for action

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Create two or three prompts throughout the program and allot time for learners to reflect and write down action steps. Store the action steps in an always-accessible place.

Create two or three prompts throughout the program and allot time for learners to reflect and write down action steps. Store the action steps in an always-accessible place.

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2. Prompts in the flow of work

2. Prompts in the flow of work

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After a training session, send weekly, one-sentence prompts via a tool the learners use daily, such as Microsoft Teams, to spark reflection on their chosen action steps.

After a training session, send weekly, one-sentence prompts via a tool the learners use daily, such as Microsoft Teams, to spark reflection on their chosen action steps.

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3. Reminders for reinforcement

3. Reminders for reinforcement

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A few days after each weekly prompt, post a brief (three or four sentences) reminder of key learnings via the same tool in the learners' workflow.

A few days after each weekly prompt, post a brief (three or four sentences) reminder of key learnings via the same tool in the learners' workflow.

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