With advances in neuroscience and the rise of mobile phones and smart devices over the past 10-20 years, microlearning presents new opportunities for companies to shift workplace safety cultures.
Microlearning – or short, sharp bursts of learning – isn’t a new concept. Our parents would have adopted the notion, using small but frequent snippets of time to teach us things like our manners.
Fast-forward time and microlearning is already part of our modern-day lifestyle. When you’re waiting for your morning coffee to brew or riding the bus to work, what are you doing? You’re on your phone checking the weather, reading the news, listening to a podcast – learning about things in the spare few minutes you have.
For microlearning to be used as an effective tool in driving safety culture change, there are a few key things that companies must do.