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I find it upsetting the word 'learnings' is replacing 'lessons' in corporate speak. The term is ugly and uncouth to me and lessons is far more suitable and appr
by s_dev 2y ago
I find it upsetting the word 'learnings' is replacing 'lessons' in corporate speak. The term is ugly and uncouth to me and lessons is far more suitable and appropriate in this context. It would be like if school was starting to be spelled with a k.
- hugh-avherald 2y agoI like it. It's an excellent way to identify people who use the word 'learnings'.
- authorfly 2y agoSame. Just like "[we need to ] unpack [this issue]". It was a big grass roots political Shibboleth from 2015, and from 2021, indicated a silicon valley elite type. I think the opposite equivalent is the word "enterprise".
- theanonymousone 2y agoI had somewhat of a similar feeling when I saw "ready" being used as a verb to mean prepare. I'm non-native though; I may be wrong of course.
- jkaplowitz 2y agoAs a native speaker, that sounds natural to me even outside of any business-specific lexicon, unlike the other examples being discussed.
- theanonymousone 2y agoI see. As I said, it could be just because of me being non-native and living in a non-English-speaking country. But it was interesting anyway; after decades of reading in English and years of working and daily communicating in English, I thought I had seen it all :D
- yobbo 2y agoI think both terms can exist with different meanings, but this article contains neither lessons or learnings. This article seems to contain "notes". A lesson is one packet of content with specific goals for use in teaching, possibly as part of a bigger curriculum. Learnings, then, can be the knowledge discovered through experiences.
- s_dev 2y agoMerriam Webster: Lesson: something learned by study or experience
- yobbo 2y agoWhile it is true that "lesson" is commonly used like that nowadays (and it's helpful that dictionaries explain this), it derives from latin "lection" which means ~reading~, related to "lecture". "Learning" is a germanic word and its meaning is closer to "acquiring knowledge". "Lektion" exists in germanic languages too and both its original and modern meaning is closer to "text being read". If you're looking for a distinction between learning and lesson, this is the distinction you want.
- s_dev 2y agoIt is word but it belongs somewhere in contexts like this: "Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"
- tomcam 2y agoI think it’s a proactive way to achieve buy-in for all stakeholders. Admittedly, it’s low hanging fruit, so I’ll circle back when I understand more about how to leverage the learnings by utilizing more of our core competencies.
- dialup_sounds 2y agoTeam, if we do a deep dive on these touch points I think we can really move the needle for accelerating transformation. If you have any issues aligning your KPIs with the pivot feel free to bubble them up to one of our rockstar SMEs. We need all hands on deck giving 110%.
- tempodox 2y agoIt's quite common to use special language, however absurd, to signal that you are (or want to be seen as) part of a certain in-group. Any pretended meaning of such language is insignificant compared to the signal that you are one of “them”.
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