The 5 dimensions of learning agility
Learning agility is the ability and willingness to acquire new knowledge and quickly develop other behaviours based on new experiences. Individuals who score high on learning agility learn more and faster from new situations than those who score low. They can derive greater benefits from experience, are more often on the lookout for new challenges, seek feedback to learn, recognise patterns in unfamiliar situations, and effectively include others to understand and make their experiences meaningful. This means they will be better than others at succeeding in new tasks. They join forces with others to learn together, they are efficient and remain so even when circumstances and their environment changes. Recognising and valuing these traits can be critical for your organisation's resilience; learning agility should therefore be an important element in the recruitment of new employees.
Learning agility can be measured in five dimensions: Change agility, mental agility, people agility, results agility, and self-awareness. They all share an important common factor: individuals with high scores in these dimensions learn faster from their experiences and can more easily apply what they have learnt in practice in a new situation.