{"id":133613,"date":"2020-06-29T12:28:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T10:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/blog\/talking-teleworking-with-gamelearn-coo-aurora-martinez\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T17:16:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:16:59","slug":"talking-teleworking-with-gamelearn-coo-aurora-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/en\/blog\/talking-teleworking-with-gamelearn-coo-aurora-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking teleworking with Gamelearn COO Aurora Mart\u00ednez"},"content":{"rendered":"

If we\u2019ve learned anything from the current health crisis, it\u2019s that adapting quickly to change and embracing digital transformation are the keys to success in the face of uncertainty. These two pieces of knowledge have served many of us well with employees being forced to work from home for long stretches of time over the past few months.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To delve further into what we\u2019ve learned, both as an industry and as a company, during this time, we sat down with our own COO, Aurora Mart\u00ednez<\/a>. Apart from her time with Gamelearn, Aurora has extensive executive experience, often managing teams remotely, with other companies in the training and education sector such as Pearson, McGraw Hill, and Curriculum Associates.<\/span><\/p>\n

What sets Gamelearn apart from other training companies?<\/h2>\n

The educational sector, specifically corporate training, has largely remained faithful to traditional formats, which are often dominated by lots of text. In many cases, even e-learning has limited itself to just digitizing existing texts. The problem with this approach is its failure to motivate or engage students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Faced with new technology and increasingly diverse employee profiles, the demand for training is changing all the time and companies are looking to develop and equip their teams more dynamically moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the moment, revisiting learning methodologies is a clear need for companies and Gamelearn<\/a> is dedicated to revolutionizing corporate training with its game-based learning platform. This platform combines<\/span> three core elements<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Quality content: <\/b>the information and materials used during training provide practical and useful lessons for professionals.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Experiential learning simulators<\/b>: having fun is the best way to learn. Our simulators give students the opportunity to learn and practice in a controlled environment with instant feedback.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Gamification<\/b>: we incorporate all the best parts of video games (leaderboards, points, stories, etc.) to hook students in and make sure they are as engaged as can be.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How are Gamelearn\u2019s clients doing in the crisis?<\/h2>\n

    From a training standpoint, we\u2019ve seen our clients want <\/span>more<\/span><\/i> online training solutions, not fewer. This is because many companies:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Recognize that telecommuting can be seen as an opportunity to grow, not an inconvenience to be weathered. Their employees have a chance to come out the other side better equipped than before.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Were not prepared to work from home full-time and had to prepare their employees for this reality on the fly. To this end, Triskelion<\/a>, Gamelearn\u2019s serious game on time management and personal productivity, has been very helpful for our clients. This game has consistently been among the platform\u2019s most popular courses.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Had already committed to face-to-face training sessions that they didn\u2019t want to have to cancel outright. Given that in-person classes are an impossibility at the moment, it just made sense for them to move training online.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0<\/span>For these reasons, among others, our clients have actually increased their use of Gamelearn\u2019s online platform during the pandemic, seeing it as a quick, intuitive, and adaptable training solution (that\u2019s also available in multiple languages).<\/span><\/p>\n

      Also, now that we\u2019re all spending more time online than normal due to telecommuting, we\u2019ve developed targeted Learning Pathways<\/a> to help managers lead their teams remotely and educate employees on good cybersecurity<\/a> practices both in the office and at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

      How has Gamelearn handled telecommuting internally?<\/h2>\n

      Even though Gamelearn employees were already used to working from home one day a week before the crisis, the lockdown took us by surprise. However, we\u2019ve tackled it proactively, with employee safety as our number one priority. We adopted preventive measures early and have been transparent with our actions since day one. In fact, we even began telecommuting before the state of emergency officially started in our home country of Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n

      With our whole staff of <\/span>more than 100 employees teleworking <\/b>at once, transparent communication has been crucial to promoting unity, change management, and solidarity in the company.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      At Gamelearn, we\u2019ve supported each other at every level of the company, and we\u2019ll continue to embrace innovation and teamwork moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

      How have you supported your teams throughout this crisis?<\/h2>\n

      Our company culture and transparent communication were obviously very important throughout the process, but the emotional<\/a> (not to mention logistical) support that we\u2019ve gotten from our People Department (HR) has been absolutely indispensable.<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u201cPeople\u201d has designed specific tools to support our staff and help them along the way. At the end of the day, Gamelearn is simply a group of people, many international, with relatives in different parts of the world and who\u2019ve been affected by the Coronavirus in one way or another.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      The emotional support has kept us together and allowed us to plow on without losing motivation or getting discouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n

      What role has training played within the company?
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      Training<\/a> has helped tremendously with change management and in giving our teams the support and tools they need, both in and out of the office. We\u2019ve offered our employees training on telecommuting, effective feedback, coaching<\/span>,<\/span><\/i> and cybersecurity. Additionally, we used Mars to create a customized training video game and provide our employees with factual and practical information about the virus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Our team played for an entire week and was able to help each other out and learn together. Learn more about the experience in this video!<\/span><\/p>\n