88. How to Build Thriving Learning Communities at Work (Anamaria Dorgo)
Creating and fostering effective learning communities in the workplace requires a lot of skill, particularly in a hybrid world. There are many strategies, tools, and platforms that can help support learning communities, but it’s important to know how to use them effectively. In this episode I speak with a fantastic community builder who creates and fosters vibrant global learning communities. We discuss why it’s important to have learning communities in the workplace, how to create them, and she shares many wonderful tips from her extensive experience in the field.
Anamaria Dorgo is the Head of Community at Butter, a platform for planning and hosting collaborative sessions, and the founder of L&D Shakers, an international learning community for L&D professionals. With degrees in psychology and human resources, as well as being a true lifelong learner, she creates engaging learning experiences for a global community. Together with a core team, she has grown L&D Shakers to over 2,000 members from all over the world in the past two years. The community is fully members-led, and it's a breeding ground for collaborative learning projects and experiments. In 2021, Anamaria joined the team at Butter and has built the community from the ground up into a place where facilitators, trainers, consultants, designers, and educators gather to hone their facilitation skills and learn more about Butter. Anamaria is also advising companies and NGOs on how to build their internal communities of practice to boost their learning culture, innovation, employee engagement, and sense of belonging, as well as driving change from within.
Links:
Anamaria Dorgo on LinkedIn and Twitter
Resources mentioned:
Drive by Daniel Pink
The Learning Communities Handbook by Louise Wilson and Dr. Toby Lowe
The Art of Community by Charles Vogl
The CMX YouTube channel