335 — Adjacent learning

Can we improve our workplace performance through learning outside of work? Are there benefits to this? How might we go about it?   This week on The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Gemma and Ross Garner are joined by David Hayden and Steve George, authors of 'Adjacent Learning' to discuss the possibilities and practicalities of learning elsewhere. We cover:   what adjacent learning is   how we can learn purposefully from other places  how can we reflect on what we know and do outside of work that will help inside work?   You can buy the book here:  https://www.koganpage.com/product/adjacent-learning-9781398608238  In WILTW, Ross summarized the findings of a UK-based trial of a four-day working week. You can read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/feb/21/four-day-week-uk-trial-success-pattern  For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our Off-the-shelf elearning, and our Custom work.  Connect with our speakers     If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:  Gemma Towersey - @gemmatowersey  Ross Garner - @rossgarnerMT  David Hayden - @HaydenDavidhrd  Steve George can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-george-frsa-assoc-cipd-gmbpss-1a80931b/