One word for me that comes to mind – and particularly resonates in terms of adult learning within commercially driven organisations, is ‘action’. There’s a quote from Herbert Spencer which has always stuck with me, and which I think is said in many ways by different gurus in the ‘thinking professions’: ‘The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.’ (Herbert Spencer)or … ‘Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.’ Abu Bakr

I guess this places ‘action’ as the end game – but when we start with the end in mind, it’s also the catalyst. If learning’s the means to gain the knowledge – or discover it – if it’s not driven by a need to use it in some shape or form for the good of yourself or others, it’s useless and is not in the best interests of yourself, those around you and your organisation. It’s the big motivator – how will I use what I’m learning tomorrow or better yet, today? It has to have an action to drive the experiential process or be meaningful.

Thanks for helping me think about it!
Brenden from The Learning Hook – eLearning specialists.