Large-Scale Operation

As organizations continue to grapple with the digital revolution – a revolution that has altered so many traditional ways of doing business – DOT Digital Group finds itself driven by the need to accelerate the impact of its leadership development initiatives.

We are driven by the growing recognition that we have to expand our focus beyond senior executives and high-potential future leaders. Therefore, our programs seek to reach employees throughout the organization. At the confluence of this “need for speed” and the need to empower people at all levels, large-scale learning programs can accelerate learning across the enterprise.

Large-Scale Operation

As organizations continue to grapple with the digital revolution – a revolution that has altered so many traditional ways of doing business – DOT Digital Group finds itself driven by the need to accelerate the impact of its leadership development initiatives.

We are driven by the growing recognition that we have to expand our focus beyond senior executives and high-potential future leaders. Therefore, our programs seek to reach employees throughout the organization. At the confluence of this “need for speed” and the need to empower people at all levels, large-scale learning programs can accelerate learning across the enterprise.

The role of large-scale operation

Among the organizations we work with, we’ve certainly seen an increasing focus on reaching out to employees at all levels. In today’s fast-paced environment, those closest to the action – customers, markets, products, competitors – must be prepared to respond quickly.

Decisions that would previously have been made over an extended period, requiring approval throughout the chain of command, are now made on the spot, requiring the team to be prepared and agile enough to act quickly. This action must be done within the context of the organization’s strategy and objectives, at whatever level.

One way to effectively prepare more employees for the most varied challenges is to offer large-scale learning experiences that can support hundreds or even thousands of students at once. Such large-scale operations programs build on many of the elements that make smaller cohort learning experiences (typically 50 participants or less) so successful.

In addition, for a large-scale operation (if applied to more than 500 employees, for example) the DOT Digital Group also offers complementary services such as educational mediation, monitoring and tutoring, which will guide and contribute to the learning program. Our professionals monitor, online, the entire journey and evolution of users, increasing engagement and results.

The role of large-scale operation

Among the organizations we work with, we’ve certainly seen an increasing focus on reaching out to employees at all levels. In today’s fast-paced environment, those closest to the action – customers, markets, products, competitors – must be prepared to respond quickly.

Decisions that would previously have been made over an extended period, requiring approval throughout the chain of command, are now made on the spot, requiring the team to be prepared and agile enough to act quickly. This action must be done within the context of the organization’s strategy and objectives, at whatever level.

One way to effectively prepare more employees for the most varied challenges is to offer large-scale learning experiences that can support hundreds or even thousands of students at once. Such large-scale operations programs build on many of the elements that make smaller cohort learning experiences (typically 50 participants or less) so successful.

In addition, for a large-scale operation (if applied to more than 500 employees, for example) the DOT Digital Group also offers complementary services such as educational mediation, monitoring and tutoring, which will guide and contribute to the learning program. Our professionals monitor, online, the entire journey and evolution of users, increasing engagement and results.

Importance of large-scale operation

Large-scale learning programs are grounded in an organization’s strategy, focus on the developmental needs of students who will implement the strategy, and closely involve executive management. They support how people learn – over time and integrated with applied learning – and rely on both live discussions and small group work.

While there are some obvious differences between initiatives that target a smaller group and programs operating on a large scale in terms of how students engage with each other and with program content, organizations that have implemented both types of learning experiences have found that the overall experience is not very different from one to the other. Participants of both types report that the experience is transformative.

Importance of large-scale operation

Large-scale learning programs are grounded in an organization’s strategy, focus on the developmental needs of students who will implement the strategy, and closely involve executive management. They support how people learn – over time and integrated with applied learning – and rely on both live discussions and small group work.

While there are some obvious differences between initiatives that target a smaller group and programs operating on a large scale in terms of how students engage with each other and with program content, organizations that have implemented both types of learning experiences have found that the overall experience is not very different from one to the other. Participants of both types report that the experience is transformative.

The business scenarios that drive large-scale learning

Initially, we found that organizations were choosing large-scale learning to gain rapid alignment on strategy. While strategic alignment remains the main driver, today’s programs serve a number of purposes.

We’re seeing organizations use these large-scale learning programs to do anything from unifying diverse cultures in the wake of a merger or acquisition, to accelerating strategy execution and launching major transformation initiatives. With company-wide learning programs, the organization will not only be aligned, it will be better prepared to execute. DOT Group has written an eBook on trends in corporate education, which is available for free on our website.

What programs that target larger audiences have over smaller programs is that they are designed to quickly and effectively reach employees at all levels, so that those people are empowered and prepared to make quick decisions whenever necessary.

If you’re looking to accelerate your organization’s strategy and prepare your employees at various levels to execute it, a large-scale learning operation might be just what you need to jumpstart your company.

The business scenarios that drive large-scale learning

Initially, we found that organizations were choosing large-scale learning to gain rapid alignment on strategy. While strategic alignment remains the main driver, today’s programs serve a number of purposes.

We’re seeing organizations use these large-scale learning programs to do anything from unifying diverse cultures in the wake of a merger or acquisition, to accelerating strategy execution and launching major transformation initiatives. With company-wide learning programs, the organization will not only be aligned, it will be better prepared to execute. DOT Group has written an eBook on trends in corporate education, which is available for free on our website.

What programs that target larger audiences have over smaller programs is that they are designed to quickly and effectively reach employees at all levels, so that those people are empowered and prepared to make quick decisions whenever necessary.

If you’re looking to accelerate your organization’s strategy and prepare your employees at various levels to execute it, a large-scale learning operation might be just what you need to jumpstart your company.

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Large-Scale Operation