Our Learning Philosophy

From its inception, Ninth House sought to create a whole new approach to learning built on the power of storytelling. Great stories, such as parables and legends are passed down through generations not only for the important lessons they teach, but because they engage the hearts and imaginations of the listener. Blockbuster movies, breakthrough videogames, heart-stopping simulations, also serve as models for  effective learning by leveraging media to engage an individual's emotions and cause an experience to "stick". 

We’ve used these models to shape our integrated approach to learning and development. This approach is based on our belief that:

The first and most critical step to sustained learning is providing a highly engaging experience;
The key to changing behavior  is the ability to engage the learner in a continuous process of individual change, through on-going application, practice and reinforcement and;
Technology can effectively enable and accelerate this change process on a large scale.

A highly engaging learning experience that impacts both the heart and the mind of the learner results in measurably higher retention rates and greatly increases the opportunity for inspiration to be brought back and shared within the workplace.  Technology allows you to scale these experiences to a broad base of employees creating wide reaching organizational impact.

The pressure in today’s business environment for “more, faster, better, cheaper” is quickly narrowing the choices that HR and business managers have to implement scalable learning solutions that create rapid, lasting behavioral change.

By incorporating our learning philosophy into each of our tailored solutions, Ninth House is rapidly changing the way organizations are developing skilled, engaged and productive employees and managers.