Learn, Unlearn, Relearn

What is the learn, unlearn, relearn cycle??

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As mentioned, the process of unlearning and relearning has been around as long as humans have been learning. The formal idea of a cycle of learning, unlearning, and relearning was popularized by?American writer and futurist Alvin Toffler, who posited that “by instructing students how to learn, unlearn and relearn, a powerful new dimension can be added to education…Tomorrow's illiterate will not be the man who can't read; he will be the man who has not learned how to learn.”??

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There are two keys to getting team members to embrace the learn, unlearn, relearn cycle.

1. Clearly communicate the ‘why’?

2. Provide resources and support to facilitate unlearning and relearning?

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Learn, Unlearn and Relearn – the new digital literacy imperative

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This next level of literacy is framed around that “digital” word and the behaviours we need to learn to embrace its potential. ?

We’ve been talking about moving atoms to bits since 1995 with? Nicholas Negroponte’s Being Digital?book setting the tone, and we know that “ Software is eating the world” and now “ mobile is eating the world” too.?

Now more than ever in this digital era, as organizations and people we need to learn, unlearn and relearn.

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While the learn, unlearn, relearn cycle has been important for a long time, its relevance has accelerated in recent years. As such, 2021 looms as the year of unlearning and relearning. This is especially true for L&D practitioners. It’s safe to say that in 2021, those who are unwilling to continually unlearn and relearn are at risk of being left behind.?

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Change is the only constant and the only way to keep up with this reality is to learn, unlearn and relearn.

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Thanks.

Leadership Coaching, HR Strategist and OD Expertise.