Informal Learning at Work: How to Boost Performance in Tough Times

by Paul Matthews

A learnscape is a learning ecosystem. You don’t create it; it is already there. You tend it and manage it to enhance it. This is analogous to a garden. You don’t create a garden out of thin air: the ground already exists, but you can tend it to bring harmony and beauty. You do this by ensuring the garden provides all that the plants need to thrive, including nutrients, water, shelter and so on. Gardeners do not control the growth of a plant directly, any more than managers can control learning. Gardeners know they can influence, but not control, the plants. All the same, they’ll be delighted when a plant bursts into bloom unexpectedly. It’s the same with a learnscape.

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