The Advent of GLxP: Learning & Development 2025
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“By blending technology with Group Learning Dynamics, GLxPs not only address the needs of today’s workforce but also prepare them for the challenges of tomorrow. The power of We-Learning, combined with Facilitator Hand-holding, Content Curation, Privacy and Confidentiality offered by such platforms, ensures that GLxPs are not just a trend but a sustainable model for lifelong learning.”
Understanding Learning eXperience Platforms (LxPs)
In the evolving landscape of professional development, the Learning eXperience Platform (LxP) has emerged as a transformative tool for adult learners. LxPs are learner-centric digital platforms designed to deliver engaging, personalized, and collaborative learning eXperiences. Unlike traditional Learning Management Systems (LMS), which focus primarily on administrative tasks like managing courses and tracking progress, LxPs emphasize creating a dynamic and interactive environment tailored to individual learning needs.
Defining the Core of LxPs
LxPs leverage advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to curate and recommend content based on the learner’s preferences, goals, and skill gaps. They integrate diverse content formats, including videos, podcasts, articles, and micro-learning modules, to provide a holistic learning eXperience. These platforms also emphasize collaborative learning, enabling learners to connect with peers, mentors, and industry experts.
Popular examples of LxPs include:
- Degreed: A robust platform designed to track and measure lifelong learning. It offers personalized pathways and integrates with various content providers to align learning with career goals.
- EdCast: Known for its AI-driven content aggregation and recommendation, EdCast facilitates continuous learning and upskilling within enterprises.
- Cornerstone Learning: This platform combines LxP functionalities with traditional LMS features, offering a comprehensive learning and talent management solution.
- LinkedIn Learning: A widely used platform offering skill-based courses and personalized recommendations, fostering career growth and professional development.
The Impact of LxPs on Corporate Professionals
For learners pursuing professional excellence, LxPs address several critical needs:
- Personalization and Flexibility: Research by the Brandon Hall Group (2021) reveals that personalized learning eXperiences increase learner engagement by 25%.
- Engagement Through Interactive Features: A study conducted by Fosway Group (2022) highlights that platforms with collaborative tools and gamification see a 40% higher completion rate.
- Seamless Integration with Professional Goals: LxPs align learning with real-world applications, enabling learners to immediately apply new skills in their professional roles. According to a report by McKinsey & Company (2020), organizations leveraging LxPs see a 32% improvement in workforce productivity.
- Community and Collaboration: LxPs promote networking and peer learning. A study by Deloitte Insights (2019) emphasizes the value of social learning, showing that 70% of learners find it more effective than traditional methods.
An Observation on Challenges with LxPs
Despite their benefits, LxPs face notable downsides that GLxPs aim to overcome:
- High Abandonment Rates: Self-paced learning often lacks the structure and accountability needed to maintain engagement. According to a report by TalentLMS (2021), the average abandonment rate for online learning platforms is as high as 50%.
- Generic and Vague Content: LxPs attempt to generalize for all domains and industries, which can dilute the relevance and applicability of the content.
- Limited Immediate Utility: Learners may find it challenging to connect generic content with their specific job roles or real-world challenges.
In contrast, GLxPs focus on grouping learners from the same organization or domain with shared goals. This ensures higher utility and implementation value, as professionals can immediately relate the learning to their daily work and challenges.
What is a GLxP?
A Group Learning eXperience Platform (GLxP) is designed to bring learners together into cohesive groups, creating a shared learning journey. GLxPs emphasize collaboration, interaction, and mutual support among learners while providing facilitators with tools to guide and enrich the learning process. These platforms aim to transform passive learning into active engagement by integrating group discussions, shared tasks, and peer feedback into the curriculum.
- Learners Connect in Private Groups: Each group is relevant to a specific training topic, allowing for focused and meaningful discussions.
- Facilitators Act as Guides: Facilitators—the same experts learners meet in classroom sessions or remote virtual calls—actively participate in these groups to trigger discussions, answer questions, and provide constructive feedback.
- Collaborative Tools Enhance Engagement: Learners can engage with one another through chat, audio, video, and image uploads, along with reaction emojis like “like” and “love.”
- Diverse Feedback Drives Growth: Feedback is not limited to facilitators; learners receive input from peers as well, creating a vibrant feedback chamber that fosters diverse perspectives.
Safe, Focused Learning Environment: Unlike platforms inundated with social media noise and distractions, GLxPs ensure a curated, distraction-free eXperience. Facilitators curate all content and lead discussions, creating a safe space that focuses solely on the training topic.
“How are we going to do this?” —— Together.
Key Benefits of GLxPs
1. Harnessing Group Dynamics
GLxPs create an environment where group dynamics stimulate critical thinking and innovation. Studies by Tuckman (1965) on group development highlight the importance of forming, storming, norming, and performing stages in fostering effective teamwork.
2. Exposure to Diverse Perspectives
Interacting with peers from different backgrounds enables learners to approach training topics from multiple angles. A 2021 Harvard Business Review article emphasizes that exposure to diverse viewpoints enhances problem-solving skills and creativity.
3. Objective Deliberation and Debate
GLxPs encourage learners to deliberate and debate topics, promoting objective analysis and decision-making. According to the National Training Laboratories (2020), retention rates for group discussions are as high as 50%, compared to 5% for lectures.
4. Feedback-Rich Environments
The continuous feedback loop in GLxPs fosters personal and professional growth. A report by Gartner (2022) found that employees who receive regular feedback are 21% more engaged in their roles.
5. Collaborative Learning for Soft Skills
Learners not only collaborate to learn but also learn to collaborate, honing essential soft skills that are critical for professional success.
6. Immediate Relevance and Application
GLxPs ensure that learners immediately relate learning to their daily work challenges. Grouping participants by shared domains and goals allows them to implement insights in real-time.
Real-World Applications of Skill City’s GLxP
Skill City Pros GLxP has been successfully implemented across various domains:
- Behavioral Training: Groups focused on enhancing emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
- Soft-Skill Development: Teams working together on communication strategies and conflict resolution techniques.
- Training Continuity: The GLxP model strives to offer “Continuity” or “Seamlessness” to training initiatives that may be limited by time or frequency. In between any 2 sessions of technical or non-technical training, the platform fills up that dead space with continued conversations, assignment submission opportunities, summarise the previous weeks agenda or introduce next weeks agenda. All that without having to block everyone’s time as the platform is an asynchronous forum. Log In when you can.
The Future of GLxPs
As the demand for collaborative learning continues to grow, GLxPs are poised to play a pivotal role in professional development. Skill City Professional Development Pvt. Ltd. is at the forefront of this revolution, constantly innovating to enhance the learning eXperience.
By blending technology with human interaction, GLxPs not only address the needs of today’s workforce but also prepare them for the challenges of tomorrow. The power of group dynamics, combined with the scalability of digital platforms, ensures that GLxPs are not just a trend but a sustainable model for lifelong learning.
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