It’s no secret that the AI training landscape is crowded. If you searched “AI workshops” on Google right now, there’s no doubt you'd find a slew of training solutions in seconds. Yet, just as quickly, it’s likely you’ll notice many of them share something in common: they all center around extraneous theory—and therein lies a problem.
According to Korn Ferry’s recent article, employees aren’t interested in getting just knowledge out of their training; they want practical AI skills they can apply at work every day. In fact, LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report 2024 found that 4 in 5 people feel this way, stating, “They want to learn more about how to use AI in their profession.”
As the demand for AI training surges, leaders must be careful how they roll out training to avoid alienating their workforce. If you want your people to get real value from AI, a personalized training approach ensures your training hits the mark—the first time.
The value of personalized AI training
As we explored in our last blog, organizations are facing an urgent need to close the AI skills gap. To jumpstart AI capability quickly and effectively, they must provide training that directly applies to their people’s work. For instance, if you’re a marketer looking to improve efficiency, an hour-long lecture on the history of AI and machine learning might be interesting. But it won’t give you the practical skills you need to work better with AI.
Instead, opting for a personalized, application-based approach yields better outcomes. This type of hands-on training adds personal challenges to the learning journey to help participants immediately apply their skills to projects meaningful to them. In the AI scenario, personalized training can show marketers how to efficiently scale content creation and analyze metrics using AI, empowering them to immediately apply these valuable skills in their work.
It’s clear that personalized AI training holds the key to jumpstarting capability-building while also meeting your people’s needs. Yet, the prospect of creating a personalized learning journey for each of your employees might sound intimidating. Luckily, it’s easier than you think. The solution lies in an experiential learning approach.
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Experiential learning: Personalized AI training made easy
Experiential learning is the process of learning by doing. By taking a hands-on approach, participants can immediately connect theory to their real-world challenges. At ExperiencePoint, experiential learning remains at the heart of all of our workshops, including our newest one: Work Better With AI. We found that it achieves the personalized training touch your people crave by:
1. Applying tools to real-life challenges: Participants receive practical application by bringing in their work, enabling them to engage in hands-on problem-solving throughout the session.
2. Collaborating with AI: Participants boost their confidence in using new tools as they make sense of AI insights together, using collaboration to get more out of AI when it goes beyond siloed activities.
3. Developing sustainable skills: Participants are equipped with future-ready capabilities, gaining vital soft skills like adaptability and resilience to navigate and excel with potential iterations of the technology (like ChatGPT 5.0, 6.0 or even 100.0!).
These components not only enhance understanding and application of AI but also foster a supportive environment favorable to learning and growth. Having recently attended the workshop, Caroline Shaheed, a Strategist and Social Media Lead at a leading lifestyle retailer echoed this sentiment, exclaiming: “I LOVED that [Work Better With AI] took the intimidation factor out and demonstrated how easy it was to use AI and that you get better the more you play with it. The examples were great, too; showing real-life scenarios and uses helped the team see what was possible.”
“I LOVED that [Work Better With AI] took the intimidation factor out and demonstrated how easy it was to use AI and that you get better the more you play with it. The examples were great, too; showing real-life scenarios and uses helped the team see what was possible.”
- Caroline Shaheed, Strategist and Social Media Lead at a leading lifestyle retailer
Unlock the AI training your people want
There are dangers in not offering AI training and there are dangers in not doing it right. It’s time to start developing the AI capabilities your people actually want—before they are left dissatisfied and frustrated. A personalized, applied approach ensures everybody walks away with practical skills and your organization walks away with new capabilities.
If you’re looking for the easiest, low-investment path to jumpstarting your organization’s AI capability, Work Better With AI is your shortcut to success. What are you waiting for?
