Experiential Learning

“Learning by doing”, “Learning by Experience” or “Experiential Learning” has been around for quite some time. Compared to “traditional learning” or “remote memorization”, this learning approach infuses active interaction, engagement, and participation through hands-on experience.

What is Experiential Learning?

Compared to stereotypical learning styles where the learner is uninvolved, experiential learning promotes better recall, retention,
self-direction, and engagement in learners. Not only does experiential learning make for an effective learning model but also bridges the gap between theory and practice.

In one-dimensional learning, the learners immediately forget what they had learned during the course. Consequently, they lack the motivation to put their learning into practice. On the contrary, experiential learning theory is a fun approach that makes learning stick, irrespective of the subject. Instead of passively learning from lectures or text-based presentations, experiential learning taps into the learner’s emotions, while also influencing behavioral change – all in one go!

At KNOLSKAPE, experiential learning equates to elements of advanced learning either in the form of simulations, assessments, interactive or immersive videos, or customized journeys. Instead of learning about abstract concepts, we allow learners to immerse themselves in an experience, ponder that experience, and then apply it in a safe space with realistic scenarios.

“I hear and I forget, I see, and I remember, I do, and I understand.” – Confucius

Why Experiential Learning?

Conventional training programs present an obvious challenge.
They fail to deliver the much-needed learner engagement, lack
on-demand training, and are overloaded with information.
Today’s workforce requires learning models that improve retention. Organizations cannot afford to waste time on learning materials that fall on deaf ears.

According to the 70-20-10 learning framework, 70% of learning comes from experiences on the job, 20% comes from peer-to-peer learning, and 10% from formal training sessions. 70% of experiential learning is where learners get an opportunity to practice what they have learned while getting spontaneous feedback. Besides, experiential learning provides demonstrable mindset shifts, hyper-personalized experiences, and encourages learners to step out of their comfort zone.

To stay ahead in the competition, organizations and their people need to look beyond training and coaching. This is exactly why experiential learning theory precedes other learning styles and empowers organizations to address current challenges and be better prepared for those that the future may behold.

KNOLSKAPE is making Experiential Learning
a norm for tomorrow's workforce!

At KNOLSKAPE, we offer an entire gamut of experiential learning courses using real-life cases and actionable
feedback that allow learners to experience the consequences first-hand, albeit in a safe space. Our Learn,
Apply, and Reflect methodology plays a key role in addressing the corporate L&D challenges.

How do KNOLSKAPE’s Experiential Learning Solutions
assist in Leadership Transformation?

Safe
Learning
Environment

Our simulations mimic real-world
scenarios wherein learners can reduce the
fear of failure by applying their learnings in
a risk-free environment. The good part is that role plays or actions that learners take won’t have any real-world repercussions. What learners learn from the experience is the key here.

Personalized
Learning Experiences

As opposed to one-way learning, simulation-based learning is hyper-personalized. The goal of our simulations is to move beyond learning as a skill to reflection and application. Every action that the learner takes provides them with a personalized experience. The learner goes through multiple phases that involve attempting mistakes, reflecting upon the mistakes, and fine-tuning their approach. Learners find themselves more invested in the process since they have a better grasp of what to do the next time they encounter a similar situation.

Bridge the Gap
between Theory
and Practice

Most corporate training still focuses on a comprehensive course without applying them to the real world scenarios. At KNOLSKAPE, we allow learners to directly practice the skill they intend to use in the present world. Each simulation is built on certain theories, frameworks, and concepts that learners learn during the course, and attempt to apply in the simulation. In doing so, learners understand how to apply the knowledge in reality. To
make learning fun, we have incorporated gamification elements into our simulations
like reward systems, problem-solving groups, achievement badges, leaderboards, and narratives to help learners immerse while making learning interesting.

Accelerated
Results

Learning by failing is highly underrated, especially in more senior roles. Experiential learning makes this possible in an accelerated fashion. When learners are exposed to a bird’s eye view of their daily workflow, retention increases, and learning happens effortlessly. Also, in a trial-and-error setting, learners receive instant feedback to gauge the consequences of the choices they make, enabling them to assess areas that need additional attention.

New-Age Gamified
Assessments for
Talent Transformation

KNOLSKAPE’s assessment center boast of
new-age, gamified portfolio of immersive
and engaging assessments that help
identify organizational potential in the
true sense. These assessments provide
an engaging learner experience and
detailed analytics for orgnization-wide
people-related strategic decisions like
role-based transitions, succession
planning, and talent identification.

Demonstrable Mindset Changes in Learners

Since our simulation-based courses are an exact mirror of your organization’s daily grind, scenarios are relatable and new behavior can be embraced immediately. When learners take certain decisions or actions in the simulation and experience their consequences straight away, they gain a deeper insight into how their actions can lead to a negative or positive outcome. This allows them to change their perspective/mindset momentarily.

Delivering End-to-end
Experiential Learning for
Superior Business Outcomes

Behavioral Simulations

Choose from KNOLSKAPE’s vast library of immersive behavioral simulations covering 100+ leadership and digital future-ready competencies. As learners don a virtual role in a gamified, engaging, and fail-safe environment that replicates A Day in the Life of scenarios, they devise and leverage self-formulated strategies to succeed.

Psychometric Assessments

Choose from a range of KNOLSKAPE’s psychometric tools that can be deployed to assess a person’s personality and true self.
They give a good measurement of an individual’s strengths and development areas.

Pre & Post Assessments

Choose from a collection of summative, formative, 180 or 360-degree, feedback-based assessments that can be employed at the beginning and end of the journey to help gauge needle movement in learning during a program.

Online Cognitive Games

Choose from the suite of KNOLSKAPE’s online cognitive games that measure some specific cognitive abilities of a learner in a gamified, engaging environment. These games are clear indicators of strengths and weaknesses in defined cognitive ability.

World's Largest Library of Experiential Learning Courses

KNOLSKAPE’s large portfolio of Simulations & Experiential courses covering the most sought-after leadership competencies hosted and delivered through KNOLSKAPE’s unified experiential learning platform in a blended learning format – a one-stop solution for great learning and learner experience with dependable talent intelligence deployable at scale.

Personalized Coaching

KNOLSKAPE’s high-tech, high-touch coaching interventions fuel a deeper level of learning and reinforcement and increase on the job performance through robust, personalized development plans. Our global network of coaches, assessors, and facilitators draws up a robust and personalized coaching program that aims to identify and co-devise strategies for developing strengths and overcoming the participant’s weaknesses. We deliver our coaching programs in groups or at an individual level through a virtual connection or in-person in-class.

Why choose KNOLSKAPE for Experiential Learning?

KNOLSKAPE is one of the world’s best experiential learning platforms. Leveraging the world’s most extensive library of online business simulations, rich talent intelligence, and a cutting-edge learning experience platform, KNOLSKAPE helps leaders and organizations build current and future capabilities to take their businesses from 1x to 10x growth.

With a direct presence in the US, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and partner offices in 45 cities across the globe, KNOLSKAPE serves a rapidly growing global customer base across 12 industries. More than 400 organizations across 75 countries have benefited from KNOLSKAPE’s award-winning new-age learning methodologies.

A certified Great Place to Work® organization, KNOLSKAPE has also been recognized as a global top 20 gamification company and a leader in experiential learning by Brandon Hall, Frost & Sullivan, and Bersin by Deloitte.

Click here to view the suite of our most popular Experiential Learning programs for the leaders and the workforce.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are examples of Experiential Learning?

Experiential learning can take varied forms, including role plays, experiments, educational visits, gamification, simulations, on-the-job training, storytelling, internships, or group projects.

What are the benefits of investing in KNOLSKAPE's Experiential Learning Programs?

Experiential Learning inspires learner’s engagement
The simulation-based approach or the inclusion of gamification offers learners control over their own experiences, and they are able to identify their strengths and weaknesses while building competencies.

Experiential Learning solves the knowledge retention problem
The more knowledge learners can retain, the better they will be able to put it into practice. One of the benefits of experiential learning is that it allows participants to apply what they have learned in a risk-free setting. Our simulations are interactive, incorporate fictional characters, have a storyline, and entirely imitate the live scenarios, ‌ assuring a higher recall rate among employees.

Experiential Learning promotes effective debriefing
An unorganized learning and development program can hurt your organization’s bottom line. KNOLSKAPE’s learning programs are designed to mitigate this skill gap by not just teaching but also encouraging participants to analyze what happened during a simulation and why it happened. By identifying the skills used in the simulation, learners become cognizant of how their learning relates to their professional goals.

Why is Experiential Learning important to corporate learning and development?

To remain competitive in an ever-changing world, your employees need to be equipped with skills of the future. However, traditional L&D programs – be it courses, slides, presentations, assessments, or video-based lectures – fall flat when it comes to bridging the skill gap and nurturing the future workforce.

At KNOLSKAPE, we believe that “learning by doing” or “learning by reflection” applies to the needs of a dynamic corporate world. Apart from delivering real-world learning experiences, experiential learning or “simulation-based learning” considers every individual’s unique learning style and develops a cycle of learning that enhances knowledge transfer.

For any corporate training to be successful, it must foster behavioral changes, increase self-awareness, present a familiar experience, and provide actionable feedback. In that context, experiential learning is a good fit.

What makes Experiential Learning an effective model for my organization?

Experiential Learning is a worthwhile investment for any learning and development organization because they provide better insight into current challenges. It allows employees to assess challenges from multiple perspectives, which is not possible in textbooks or online courses. The thing about experiential learning is that they are situational-based and can be tested. Secondly, experiential learning programs are best favored in the current hybrid or remote workspace. As the workforce becomes geographically scattered, the need to cultivate inclusion becomes a must-have. Hence, the significance of simulations to foster collaboration, healthy competition, and interaction amongst learners goes a long way in building productive and collaborative teams.