Walmart asks, 鈥淗ave you Axonified today?鈥
We鈥檝e all heard of brand names turning into verbs. These days, we Google, we Skype and we Facebook.
Today, on the third year anniversary of 羞羞视频 becoming an official company name, we鈥檙e excited to say that it鈥檚 happened to us too.
In fact, if you walk through the busy distribution center at Walmart, you鈥檒l likely hear employees ask, 鈥淗ave you Axonified today?鈥 That鈥檚 because Walmart workers coined the verb, 鈥淎xonified鈥 after the 羞羞视频 learning solution became part of their daily routine.
羞羞视频 helps 75,000 hard-working Walmart employees increase their knowledge of corporate safety and compliance procedures as well as improve performance behaviors using a fun, fast and personalized approach to learning that incorporates game mechanics (such as competition, leaderboards, game play and more) along with proven scientific methods of information retention.
Ken Woodlin, Vice President of Compliance, Safety and Asset Protection for Walmart Logistics, began a partnership with 羞羞视频 in 2012 when the company ran a 6-month safety training pilot program with 5,000 logistics workers in eight Walmart distribution centers. The goal was to take the retailer鈥檚 existing safety program, that had strong behavioral components, cultural connectivity and compliance policies and procedures in place already, and make it the world鈥檚 best.
The results proved to be directly in line with this vision. During the pilot, recordable incidents at Walmart decreased by 54% in the retailer鈥檚 eight subject distribution centers, morale was elevated and injury expenses were mitigated. This prompted the retailer to expand implementation to its remaining 150-plus centers across the United States and more than 75,000 associates. This early success also initiated Walmart鈥檚 plans to bring 羞羞视频 to its entire transportation department of more than 6,000 drivers.
鈥淲e have seen tremendous improvement as a result of our associates鈥 ownership and engagement in our safety programs, as well as leadership commitment to the program,鈥 says Woodlin. 鈥淢etrics like Lost Times have been reduced by more than 50% in the past three years, and Incident Rates and DART rates [Days Away from work, job Restrictions, and/or job Transfers] are well below industry average. Feedback about the 羞羞视频 system has been phenomenal, and we believe the process has been a significant contributing factor to our improved performance and engaged associate base.鈥
The 羞羞视频 learning solution is straightforward and efficient. Walmart associates log into the system daily and spend a couple of minutes receiving safety culture content, often in the form of questions. The system provides instant feedback, so associates know which questions they get right and where they need improvement. The system also shows associates how they measure up against their peers. The next time, associates log in, the system remembers their responses and will ask questions to reinforce information they know, as well as follow up on information they don鈥檛 know, to ensure learning progresses, behaviors improve and associates don鈥檛 forget what they learned previously.
The reason 羞羞视频 is so successful in environments like Walmart is that it is based on proven learning principles designed to work the way people actually learn and retain information. This unique approach to learning allows Walmart to simplify training through a bite-size approach, make learning fun, adapt it to employees鈥 individual learning needs and increase knowledge and retention by applying proven cognitive approaches, such as repeated retrieval and spacing, that are proven to enhance learning and recall.
Since Walmart implemented 羞羞视频 more than three years ago, associates have become more able to spot potential safety opportunities, see the connectivity of safety in the workplace with safety out of the workplace and have also become more comfortable raising safety concerns. One of the best parts, according to Woodlin, is that safety training has become a continuous loop driven by good behaviors and fed by the corporate culture, rather than a one-way top down approach.
鈥淔eedback about the 羞羞视频 platform has been phenomenal and we believe the process has been a significant contributing factor to our improved performance and engaged associate base,鈥 says Woodlin.
Head on over to the Walmart case study to get the full story.