Hello, Sigrid: What is the best way to learn?

Sigrid knows how learning works. She has just completed her master’s in Behavioural and Organisational Psychology. This degree is just the last in a whole series of courses in which she has built up well-founded specialist expertise in coaching and counselling. And she loves to share this expertise within Implenia – confidentially and free of charge.

“One of the things I do is offer learning technique workshops for all new students,” she says. “Particularly when people are taking courses, it is so important for them to know what learning type they are. People with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), for example, usually learn much more easily through doing, by trying things out for themselves. Finding out which channel – seeing, hearing, reading (see box) – helps them acquire knowledge best is the key to solving so many learning problems.”

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Gregor Thürlemann is proof that the method works “Gregor sat in the front row of my learning techniques workshop and just seemed to soak up all the knowledge,” says Sigrid. Using his new tools, he managed to advance into the higher training profile, become top of the class – and is now studying business economics.

Learning coaching not only helps people in training to achieve better results: it also gives them a greater feeling of self-worth and a love of thinking. “People are born curious,” believes Sigrid. “If we want to encourage creativity and innovation, we need people who want to achieve more. That means learning more throughout our lives. I am delighted to support colleagues of any age in this.”