MAKE LEARNING

A DAILY HABIT

Learning in the Wild is an essential playbook for modern professionals who are ready to use learning as a leadership tool.

With 21 different ways to make learning a daily habit, this book will transform your life into an adventure space brimming with learning and growth.

The fresh approach of Learning in the Wild offers aspiring and experienced leaders unique tools and strategies to learn and lead better. Discover practical tips and actionable advice on how to create sustainable cultures of meaningful collaboration and connection.

After reading you’ll:

  • Be empowered with tools to integrate learning as a benefit for you and your team

  • Understand the value of being a learning leader

  • Grow as an innovator and collaborator—stretching your thinking every day

  • Have 21 ways to make learning a daily habit

  • Discover the power of learning and how it can change your life

Learning in the Wild will unleash unlimited potential for you by transforming your leadership style and your team with these accessible and actionable exercises—and you can start practicing today! So what are you waiting for? Let’s get creative, get ahead, and get learning!

Do you feel the pressure to rush through your work, getting your projects out the door as quickly as possible?

Watch Erin’s TEDx Talk to see how letting your work linger will allow you to give it more attention.

Let’s rethink learning, leading, and work!

Learning in Action

As a learning designer, Erin spends her days thinking about ways to make learning an adventure for her and the people around her.

Erin is the Co-founder and CEO of Desklight, a learner-centered instructional design firm. The Desklight Team partners with organizations to provide learner insights, identify effective strategies, and bring new learning experiences to life. Customers include organizations such as:

Savvas Learning Company: The Desklight Team explored gamification in a way that would benefit both students and teachers without overpowering learning.

Smithsonian Affiliations: Desklight collected insights from Affiliates to identify unique opportunities for learning exploration and collaboration.

SHIMMY Technologies: Desklight conducted in-depth user research in Bangladesh to better understand women’s needs and turned feedback into active learning opportunities.

  • "Erin's timely book challenges all of us to carve our own custom learning path as a true life-long expedition. Learning in the Wild is part curiosity-seeker's road map, part daily what-if spark, part 1-on-1 brain coach, and ultimately part manifesto to inspire a new generation of leaders to respond to an ever-changing world around us. Through a dynamic set of real-world case studies and a collection of creative exercises, Erin reminds each of us to be a learner in all facets of our life in order to successfully guide our organizations and our teams. Best of all, Erin is a true guide, confident in her practices, and deeply passionate about her reader's growth and discoveries."

    Christian Long, EdM, Chief Growth Officer for THINK Learning Studio

  • "Learning in the Wild is the handbook every leader needs to keep their teams engaged through learning. It offers 21 distinct ways to embed learning with thoughtful guidance and ideas. This incredibly relevant and timely book is a model for leadership. In the era of 'quiet quitting,' this is the antidote! You will be re-energized and re-engaged by the actions you can take immediately, and you will be able to visualize the leader you know you can be; one who is most interested in the growth of their team members and themselves."

    Kelly Delaney, VP, Creative Design & User Experience at Savvas Learning Company

  • "Learning in the Wild is not only inspiring, it is actionable. Whether reading straight through or jumping from chapter to chapter, all readers will encounter practices that push learning from the confines of traditional pedagogy into the wild, wide-open world. Do yourself a favor and keep a pen nearby because this book is sure to spark the planning of your next learning endeavor."

    Allison Moran, Curriculum Engineer at edX

  • “In an age of accelerating change, the ability to adapt and learn is critical for individuals and organizations to thrive. What’s less clear is how to shift an organization to become a learning culture. Learning in the Wild is a playbook for how to be a learning leader - a person who models, supports and facilitates a culture of learning. This book is filled with anecdotes and creative examples that can be implemented immediately in your personal and professional life. It’s the playbook you need for adopting a learning culture.”

    Maria Scileppi, Creative Talent Strategist and TEDx Speaker

  • "This is a book for people with leadership instincts that make rolling up your sleeves and digging into whatever you are facing the only way to go. And it's for those for whom that's a wee bit intimidating, but know it's time to jump on board.... The tools are scrappy, heartfelt and things you can do right now to be a learner yourself. Every single one of the 21 habits offers a fresh take on something that will help brighten your outlook on what's possible to accomplish and how to lead by learning."

    Susie Wise, author of Design for Belonging: How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities

  • "I’m excited to introduce Learning in the Wild to my entire team and start working through the prompts together! We know there’s science behind “just getting started” and focusing on “tiny habits” that will lead to long lasting behavior change. This is the book that can jump start your journey to become a better leader, one who leads by learning and making time and space for others to learn. Start small with just one of the 21 habits and see what happens. I bet you’ll be hooked!"

    Libby VanWhy, Senior Director Strategy & Operations at McGraw Hill