Creating a learning culture at the organisation, team, and individual levels

Learning culture is a broad, loosely defined concept. We know it can drive productivity and innovation for companies. We know it can reduce stress and increase confidence in individuals. But do we know how best to create it?

A good place to start might be to rule out a few things that a learning culture is not.

A learning culture is not a one-off event, training session, or learning program. It’s not simply purchasing a state-of-the-art LMS. It’s also not a top-down directive that all employees must stop everything for a week to catch up on their learning (CC, Slack.)

Defining and delivering a learning culture is certainly a task that L&D leaders are struggling with. The CIPD’s Professionalising Learning and Development report found that whilst 98% of L&D practitioners wish to develop a positive culture for learning, only 36% feel like they’ve done so.