I delivered a presentation with my colleague Mahdi Barakat at mLearnCon 2014 titled, 'Using mobile learning as an effective onboarding tool', detailing how Qualcomm uses mobile learning in its onboarding strategy.
Using mobile learning as an effective onboarding tool
1. 306
–
Using
mLearning
as
an
effec2ve
onboarding
tool
Jon
Brasted
and
Mahdi
Barakat
Qualcomm
Learning
Center
mLearnCon
San
Diego
2014
2. 2
Agenda
Discussion:
how
will
YOU
use
these
ideas
at
your
workplace?
Our
mobile
learning
onboarding
app
iniHaHves
Lessons
learnt
and
things
we
are
planning
to
improve
IntroducHon
What
did
we
target?
1
3
4
6
Demos
5
2
3. 3
Qualcomm
employee
landscape
Over
31,000
employees
! ~65%
have
engineering
backgrounds
! Most
use
own
phone
175
worldwide
locaHons
! Headquartered
in
San
Diego,
CA
! 24%
of
employees
located
internaHonally
Employee
growth
! Total
employee
base
grew
90%
in
past
five
years
! InternaHonal
employee
base
grew
200%
in
past
five
years
4. 4
• Developing
and
licensing
apps
to
make
work
life
easier
• SupporHng
other
teams
with
mobile
iniHaHves,
like
onboarding
• Making
mobile
content
available
wherever
and
whenever
our
employees
need
it
• Learning
what
works
for
Qualcomm,
then
sharing
with
partners
Qualcomm
mobile
learning
team
focus
5. 5
Why
use
mobile
learning
in
onboarding?
• Onboarding
is
a
universal
issue
for
all
organizaHons
• In
lieu
of
on-‐going
recruitments,
acquisiHons
and
millennial
penetraHon
at
workplaces,
L&D
teams
are
striving
to
accommodate
tradiHonal
on-‐boarding
processes
• New
generaHon
of
constantly
mobile
connected
learners,
with
the
need
to
make
new
employees
feel
welcomed
and
valued
• In
this
context,
mobile
seems
to
be
a
logical
soluHon
to
meet
the
onboarding
needs
to
reach
every
type
of
learner
6. 6
What
this
is
NOT
about
• CreaHng
a
complete
onboarding
soluHon
on
mobile
• One-‐size-‐fits-‐all
model
7. 7
What
this
session
is
about
• Finding
out
how
the
Qualcomm
Mobile
Learning
team
tackled
onboarding
with
the
help
of
mobile
• See
how
you
can
borrow/steal/inspire
new
ideas
for
your
own
workplace
8. 8
Agenda
Discussion:
how
will
YOU
use
these
ideas
at
your
workplace?
Our
mobile
learning
onboarding
app
iniHaHves
Lessons
learnt
and
things
we
are
planning
to
improve
IntroducHon
What
did
we
target?
1
2
3
4
6
Demos
5
9. 9
We
did
not
try
to
“fix”
onboarding,
we
just
made
it
more
accessible
10. 10
Four
QuesHons
Lingo
How
do
new
employees
learn
unique
terms
and
vocabulary
for
their
new
workplace
quickly?
Culture
How
can
they
learn
about
the
company
culture
and
history
to
know
the
vision
and
values
of
the
organizaHon?
Resources
OrientaHon
can
be
somewhat
of
an
informaHon
dump.
Papers
will
get
lost.
How
can
they
find
useful
resources
on
the
go?
IntegraHon
How
do
they
ask
the
right
quesHons
to
be
quickly
integrated
into
their
teams?
11. 11
Agenda
Discussion:
how
will
YOU
use
these
ideas
at
your
workplace?
Our
mobile
learning
onboarding
app
iniHaHves
Lessons
learnt
and
things
we
are
planning
to
improve
IntroducHon
What
did
we
target?
1
3
2
4
6
Demos
5
13. 13
QC
Lingo
! Flashcard-‐based
game
− CompilaHon
of
most
commonly
used
acronyms
and
terms
− Synchronizes
progress
across
all
devices
! Key
features
− Hybrid
game
engine
+
Leitner
memorizing
system
− Glossary
reference
with
search
hjp://Hny.cc/oldelingo
15. 15
52
Weeks
! A
collecHon
of
52
short
stories
documenHng
Qualcomm’s
rich
and
fascinaHng
history
! Key
features
− Photos
and
anecdotes
about
Qualcomm’s
milestones
16. 16
QC
Museum
! Virtual
guide
in
walking
through
the
Qualcomm
museum
! Key
features
− Gimbal™
proximity
technology
to
allow
app
to
follow
where
users
are
in
the
museum
− Videos
of
museum
docent
explaining
the
historical
significance
of
each
staHon
hjp://bit.ly/QMuseumTour
18. 18
QMaps
! Building
map
and
informaHon
! Key
features
− Search
for
Qualcomm
buildings
and
get
navigaHon
informaHon
− View
building
ameniHes
− View
floor
maps
− View
shujle
routes
and
call
shujle
19. 19
Mobile
QPeople
! Mobile
client
for
employee
directory
! Key
features
− Search
for
any
employee
− "Check
in"
to
share
your
locaHon
with
colleagues
− Traverse
the
org
structure
− Search
email
lists
21. 21
New2Q
! App
designed
to
help
accelerate
new
employee
integraHon
! Key
features
− ConversaHon
guide
− 90
day
integraHon
plan
− New
employee
checklists
− Videos
from
top
execuHves
22. 22
Agenda
Discussion:
how
will
YOU
use
these
ideas
at
your
workplace?
Our
mobile
learning
onboarding
app
iniHaHves
Lessons
learnt
and
things
we
are
planning
to
improve
IntroducHon
What
did
we
target?
1
4
2
3
6
Demos
5
23. 23
Lessons
learnt
• Find
your
key
areas
to
iniHally
focus
on
and
prototype
• Get
buy-‐in
from
stakeholders
and
prototype
some
ideas
• Start
small
–
don’t
try
to
tackle
everything
in
one
big
app
• Mul2ple
targeted
apps
might
be
beBer
than
one
big
app
• Spread
the
word
• Go
to
your
users
and
tell
them
about
your
ini2a2ves
–
is
there
an
event
that
you
can
demonstrate
your
apps
to
new
employees?
• Capture
analyHcs
• Is
there
a
region
or
group
that
you
can
beBer
target
in
your
ini2a2ves?
• Encourage
and
promote
feedback
• Encourage
users
to
provide
feedback
in
their
own
2me
and
then
act
on
it
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Things
we
plan
to
improve
• QC
Lingo
• Adding
addi2onal
media
types
(images,
video,
audio)
• Expanding
plaLorm
to
support
user-‐generated
decks
• Social
gaming
achievements
• QMaps
• Internal
building
maps
• New2Q
• Region-‐specific
content
• India
• China
• Europe
25. 25
Agenda
Discussion:
how
will
YOU
use
these
ideas
at
your
workplace?
Our
mobile
learning
onboarding
app
iniHaHves
Lessons
learnt
and
things
we
are
planning
to
improve
IntroducHon
What
did
we
target?
1
5
2
3
6
Demos
4
27. 27
Agenda
Discussion:
how
will
YOU
use
these
ideas
at
your
workplace?
Our
mobile
learning
onboarding
app
iniHaHves
Lessons
learnt
and
things
we
are
planning
to
improve
IntroducHon
What
did
we
target?
1
6
2
3
5
Demos
4
29. 29
A
few
plugs…
• 402
–
How
to
Break
Down
the
Barriers
to
mLearning
• Wednesday,
10:45am
–
11:45am
• John
Park
and
Khoa
Lam
• Find
us
at
Demofest
tomorrow
• Compliance
apps
done
well
• Qualcomm’s
Employee
App
Store
30. 30
WorkLearnMobile.org
Case
Studies
Trends
and
ideas
News
&
Views
Insights
from
Qualcomm’s
m-‐
learning
team
Resources
Links
to
m-‐learning
info
Expert
Insights
Free
advice
from
experts
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Notes de l'éditeur
Over 31,000 employees
~65% have engineering backgrounds
Most use own phone
Global company - 175 worldwide locations
Headquartered in San Diego, CA
24% of employees located internationally
Employee growth
Total employee base grew 90% in past five years
International employee base grew 200% in past five years
Who has their mobile device with them right now? Does it ever leave your side?
New employees are used to having instant access to the Internet and the web
Different organizations will have different needs – our needs might not be the same as yours
We did not want to replace the onboarding process. We just wanted to supplement it and make it more accessible.
It’s just that onboarding event, the new employee orientation is an information dump
Way to easily access information
What that we have answers four fundamental questions
Lingo – how do new employees learn unique terms and vocabulary for their new workplace quickly, specific to the industry and company?
Culture – how do they learn about the company culture and its vision and values?
Resources – information dump – giving easy access to resources on the go?
Integration – How do they ask the right questions to become deeply integrated into their teams?
We created some initiatives in response to the four questions
Key features
Hybrid game engine + Leitner memorizing system
Glossary reference with search
Key features
Search for Qualcomm buildings and get navigation information
View building amenities
View floor maps
View shuttle routes and call shuttle
Most popular app
Key features
Search for any employee
"Check in" to share your location with colleagues
Traverse the org structure
Search email lists
Key features
Conversation guide
90 day integration plan
New employee checklists
Videos from top executives
Find your key areas to initially focus on and prototype
Get buy-in from stakeholders and prototype some ideas
Example: Liaised heavily with Qualcomm Staffing team and got management support for the initiatives
Start small – don’t try to tackle everything in one big app
Multiple targeted apps might be better than one big app
Example: Started with New2Q app and QMaps
Spread the word
Go to your users and tell them about your initiatives – is there an event that you can demonstrate your apps to new employees?
Example: Going to new employee events in San Diego and showing apps on iPads
Example: Taking iPads to the company cafeterias and taking a few minutes to show apps
Capture analytics
Is there a region or group that you can better target in your initiatives?
Example: India/China engineers
Encourage and promote feedback
Encourage users to provide feedback in their own time and then act on it
Example: New QC Lingo decks with user-generated content
Example: Updates to New2Q with region-specific content
A lot of people don’t know who the top executives are
Wouldn’t know if they walked past