For example, rather than teaching a group of high school students physics by making them memorize a textbook, we might develop a program that encourages them to build a model rollercoaster. In other words, we help people learn by providing a curriculum that typifies the subject being taught. And we strive to create learning techniques that foster collaboration. Second, we believe that when used effectively, learning drives success among students and employees. In the corporate environment, educational resources should provide significant long-term economic savings and lead to ideas for increased revenue.
People learn in many different ways.
They learn on the job, in training classes, and at the water cooler. But little is done to capture what people learn and direct this knowledge in a way that benefits their organization and solves its problems. Unfortunately, when this collective intelligence is lost, an extraordinary resource dribbles away. Say a company builds thousands of large engines a year. Every time it does so, it learns something that might be beneficial during the next production process.