70:20:10 principle of #learning had gained a lot of prominence in corporate world in early 2000s.
It said that an individual learns in 3 ways:
70% through experiential learning.
20% through social learning (peer learning, mentoring, coaching etc.)
10% through formal learning courses (training).
Despite being critiqued heavily by management gurus at that time, this model gained a lot of popularity amongst #Humanresources fraternity. I remember clearly that almost every HR event during those times had at least one slide & case study on this learning model.
I don’t hear of this model much these days, specially in new & fast-paced industries. I wonder if it’s because they have started using other learning models like Kirkpatrick or Kolb for their learning strategy now.
One of my manufacturing clients recently surprised me when they talked about their intent to implement this model. I had a wry smile on my face and left the meeting room thinking how strange it is that some industries invent, adopt, use & discard working models during short spans of their existence and there are some, that prefer to carry on with one model for years.