Does life-long learning and professional development increase the number or quality of the ideas you generate? Perhaps.
The manner in which learning takes place in companies is evolving. Corporate training continues to consist of on-site classroom experiences because for some aspects of skills development and practice the in-person structure rules. Additionally, a trending mode of talent development called social learning has taken root in businesses and it aligns with how ideas germinate and grow.
Learning something new causes your brain to build new neural connections, a process called plasticity. Plasticity is the brain’s ability to change its physical structure due to new experiences. When you have a new thought, your brain actually changes.
Neuroscientist Eve Marter posits that we wake up with different brains every morning. This is the result of continuous learning. It is key to our ability to have breakthrough ideas. Creative ideas need newness in order to happen.
The trend toward social learning involves learning through peer interactions. When two or more people communicate with each other, share ideas, and gain something new in the process they experience social learning. This process is akin to the proverbial water cooler interaction.
The small-group platform of Idea MindTeams™ facilitates social learning and idea generation by its very nature – bringing people together with the aligned purpose of presenting issues, developing solutions, generating ideas, and learning from each other, holding each group member accountable to their actions and results.
When companies adopt the Idea MindTeam™ platform internally they create mental and physical space that encourages social learning to occur. Idea MindTeams™ promote more and better ideas that spur innovation and business growth.
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Sylvia Henderson ~ CEO: MindTeam Solutions, Inc.
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