Learning cafés - how to boost learning in the remote workspace?

When you have common goals for learning, you need to set aside time for reflection.

One way of ensuring effective application of learning is to meet regularly at a learning café. This can be either facilitator-led  or developed more organically within the teams. The most important thing is to keep it short but regular. This way the teams will recall their previous learning, report on what they have learned in between and share their goals for the next coffee break.

A relaxed atmosphere makes learning enjoyable. We tend to be better at problem-solving and innovation in safe and positive environments so it’s crucial that all questions and musings have room to be voiced out. Networking with remote colleagues also offers an opportunity to exchange valuable information on how they approach problems and how they apply knowledge.

Having regular 30-minute meetings over coffee will give a welcome break to work routines and will most likely increase the team’s wellbeing.