Fort Hill Company, a Wilmington firm specializing in learning transfer solutions for corporations and executive education providers, launched 70-20, a new user learning tool aimed at reaching millennials.
70-20 is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) web application designed for use with any connected mobile or desktop device. Developed in collaboration with its partner Affero Lab, 70-20 leverages the presence of mobile and social technologies to activate learning on the job and drive more productive outcomes for both individuals and organizations, according to a release.
70:20:10 is a model describes how people learn in organizational settings. Approximately 10 percent of workplace learning happens in formal training programs and structured experiences. The balance happens in more informal and social settings – either through on-the-job experiences (70 percent ) or via relationships in or outside the workplace (20 percent).
While this framework is accepted by most learning and development organizations, learning leaders still struggle to help employees and managers apply what they learn in formal training back on the job, especially younger millennials who now make up an increasing share of today’s workforce and by some accounts live on their mobile devices. Fort Hill’s 70-20 web application focuses on the informal and social side of learning – helping people at all levels apply newly learned skills while they work and share progress with their colleagues. Users can create personal learning challenges at any time, work on formal challenges assigned during a training program or accept development challenges from their manager or team leader – all from their mobile phone, tablet or desktop, a release stated.
The app aids in the sharing of updates on actions and insights in the form of text, pictures, video and web links to get feedback and ideas from colleagues or managers. Improved performance can also be measured and tracked by a user’s manager or coach.
“There is a serious gap right now in professional skill development for most organizations,” said Kathy Granger, president of Fort Hill Company. “The primary focus remains on learning compliance and control when it should be on activating employee development by facilitating learning curiosity and creativity. It’s a huge opportunity for companies to truly differentiate themselves and their organizations. 70-20 fills this gap by enabling employees to tap into the rich opportunities created by mobile and social technologies to put their learning and development into action any time and any place.”
To learn more, visit www.70-20.com. Fort Hill Company specializes in learning transfer solutions for corporations and executive education providers. Established in 1999, the company addresses the growing gap between corporate training programs and measurable performance improvement on the job.
Fort Hill’s solutions have been used by more than 300,000 programs.
