The digital workplace is truly disrupting all business, and learning is no exception. The nature of work, the workplace and the workforce are evolving at incredible speed, changing how we work, where we work and introducing new ways of learning. These changes are contributing to huge challenges with rapidly increasing requirements for learning and development teams.
“Time” Biggest Barrier to Successful L&D Innovation
Of the L&D professionals we spoke to, 29% said that getting enough time and resources away from “business as usual” was their biggest challenge in driving innovation within their organisations.
- 29% – Getting enough time and resources away from “business as
usual” - 24.3% – Preparing for the future of learning technology
- 19.6% – Getting buy-in from the business
- 17.8% – Using data effectively for decision-making
- 9.3% – Upskilling teams and improving processes
Top 6 Innovation Challenges for South African L&D Leaders
The following six themes emerged from our roundtable discussions as being most important to the community:
1. Leveraging Technology & Innovation to Enhance L&D
2. Quantifying L&D Value & Efficiencies with Data & Reporting
3. L&D Strategy, Value Proposition & Realising Return on Investment
4. Improving the Learning Culture, Engagement, Experience & The Adoption of L&D Technology
5. Customisation, Personalisation & Scalability of L&D Endeavours
6. The Future of L&D
Read more about the challenges facing L&D professionals in driving innovation in The L&D Innovation Research Report South Africa 2019. Fill in the form below to download your free copy: