How can organizations leverage change to accelerate learning?

The world is changing rapidly, and organizations are required to adapt to this change. How can adaptability be supported at the organizational level? And how can individuals be supported through change?

Learning is a human superpower. We have an extraordinary ability to adapt to changing situations and to learn new things. This capability can be supported by developing soft skills and by creating space for self-reflection. This perspective should also be kept in mind in initiatives that require strong adaptability within organizations.

Key strategies to support learning in change

• Recognize self-reflection as the core driver of learning and adaptability
• Support emotional awareness, especially in the leadership positions
• Support the agency of people, engaging them into the decision-making related to their own responsibilities
• Strengthen collective learning through dialogue and clarifying the common goals
• Consider the human aspect as one key perspective on any project or change

Practical actions for organizations

• Create regular spaces for reflection (e.g. team retrospectives every two weeks, check-ins before weekly meetings)
• Train leaders in self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and facilitation
• Balance clear structures with room for experimentation and learning (e.g. define clear goals and allow teams freedom in how to achieve them, review and try out new ways of working regularly)
• Make learning visible in everyday work (e.g. encourage teams to share and document what they have learned)

More about adapting to change in our podcast with psychologist and neuroscientist Ville Ojanen 

Watch our first podcast episode where our CEO Johanna Pellinen interviews our guest, psychologist Ville Ojanen about workplace learning. Discover how humans adapt to and thrive in changing environments and how organizations can support learning during the era of AI transformation.