Companies hiring thousands of employees a year face a serious problem: most of those employees aren't very productive for the first few months after being hired. They spend large amounts of time trying to find their way around the company, working out where the appropriate resources and departments are, and how to use the unique tool set. Accelerate thinks they've found an efficient solution to bringing new employees up to speed quickly using virtual worlds.
John Boring, CEO of Accelerate, sees the virtual world as a more engaging learning tool than a training video. Using a custom-built world resembling, for instance, the company's main campus, employees can explore the company and draw a mental picture of how everything fits together. "It's more compelling and interesting because they're immersed in it," he told me in interview.
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Friday, 19 October 2007
How Accelerate Plans to Take Employee Training to the Next Virtual Level
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