Qstream has been recognized by CIOReview Magazine as the recipient of “Top 20 Gamification Solution Companies - 2021,” based on our proprietary methodology, reflecting its position in the industry. This profile has been developed by the CIOReview research and editorial team based on insights from an interview with Rich Lanchantin CEO.

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How Microlearning Boosts Engagement, Knowledge, and Performance

Rich Lanchantin CEO

The problem in our digital age isn’t the need for more content, it’s engagement, getting learners to pay attention and remember new information. When done right, it will make the learning experience more enjoyable. And once people are engaged in learning, it gets them to learn, retain information and then apply those concepts. The solution to the engagement problem is to incorporate gamification into learning programs. It makes people want to engage with content and gets them to return for more learning, which results in that knowledge to stick. But this isn’t the way learning is being done today. Unfortunately, traditional training methods that companies rely on to hone knowledge and skills are too often considered confusing administrative burdens that are therefore ineffective.

For better learning outcomes, organizations must transform their strategy into continuous learning programs. This is where Qstream comes into play with its robust mobile microlearning application. Qstream leverages the power of gamification to engage employees for job-critical training and improve work performance through long-term knowledge retention.

Spaced education pioneer and Qstream co-founder, Dr. B. Price Kerfoot invested millions of dollars toward Qstream’s microlearning solution to assess the efficacy of online educational methods in 22 randomized, peer-reviewed clinical trials at Harvard University. He proved that the spaced education methodology combined with game mechanics is an effective and well-accepted means of educating important information and is a reliable and valid method to assess knowledge. The same trials also demonstrated that spaced education methodology coupled with adaptive game mechanics increases learning efficiency by over 35 percent. These results have transcended into a winning formula for Qstream as it strives to boost workplace performance through engagement, knowledge reinforcement, and analytics.

Qstream’s mobile microlearning application is built on this science of spaced education, which presents employees with small units of information—specific to their respective jobs—and reinforces the concepts in questions over defined time intervals.Content is delivered through a mobile device as scenario-based Q&A challenges which are designed to be appropriately challenging for the learner to help with decision-making and critical thinking skills. At the core of Qstream’s approach to game mechanics and gamification is an effort to energize the learning programs with functionality that encourages people to compete, activate their brains, retain information over time to get better learning outcomes that will have an effect on an employee’s performance.

Our aim is to keep employees engaged with the right proportion of information for longer knowledge retention while creating a deeper impact

“Instead of feeding too much content at once, our aim is to keep employees engaged with the right proportion of information for longer knowledge retention while creating a deeper impact,” says Rich Lanchantin, CEO of Qstream.

Qstream’s microlearning application uses scenario-based Q&A challenges to assess learners' proficiency levels and help them improve it over time by providing real-time explanations and feedback on their responses. Deploying learning programs as a competition using gaming components like leaderboards makes people return for more learning and it allows managers to continue to have visibility into employees’ job-centric knowledge. Microlearning is a shorter and more streamlined approach as opposed to long-established training methods. “The traditional model of learning is all about throwing more content at people. This causes people to disengage and forget the necessary knowledge they need to do their jobs well,” adds Lanchantin.

Qstream engages the user by posing challenging questions, in a way that is quick for people to interact with and respond and by using this time-economical approach doesn’t affect productivity. Using microlearning combined with gamification makes learning and training relevant to their role, makes it engaging and is proven to hold the learners’ attention. If you change people’s mindset with training and make them “want to” do training as opposed to “have to” then it makes it a continuous and effective

The uniqueness of Qstream’s microlearning solution has led to many large enterprises across a variety of industries like pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, financial services, and technology companies to adopt this type of learning technology to achieve higher engagement, knowledge retention, and performance from their learning programs. Qstream supports the learning programs of over 600 customers and partners to improve employee performance and help achieve business goals. Being in a rapidly growing market and company, Qstream is honored to be part of changing the learning ecosystem and solving obstacles that corporate learning teams face..

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Qstream Delivers Video-Scenario Microlearning Challenges To Engage Busy Sales Reps Through Zoom Integration

Monday, October 23, 2023

Integration comes on the heels of Zoom's entry into the sales enablement space

BURLINGTON - Qstream, a global leader in microlearning technology, has developed an integration with Zoom's all-in-one intelligent collaboration platform that will transform the microlearning experience for organizations, enabling real-time collaboration across distributed field teams. With this integration, Qstream learners can now respond to scenario-based challenge questions by recording a video, and managers can provide feedback on their response.

Eight of the top ten pharmaceutical companies rely on Qstream's microlearning solution to train and develop sales reps in the flow of their workday with challenges taking just a few minutes of their time. As the current economic state puts pressure on learning and development and sales enablement teams to reskill and upskill their workforces, this video response functionality offers an engaging way to encourage sales reps to practice their selling skills and situational responses.

Using Zoom's robust video communication technology, Qstream learners can now engage in immersive training experiences that closely mimic real-life sales scenarios. Sales reps can record video responses on their mobile or desktop devices, and managers can easily review each video and transcript. The video response questions within Qstream enable sales managers and leaders to evaluate their teams' performance more effectively and provide targeted coaching, resulting in improved sales effectiveness.

"We are excited about Qstream's integration with Zoom and its ability to deliver an exceptional training experience for sales professionals. By combining the power of Zoom's Video SDK with Qstream's industry-leading microlearning platform, we are enabling sales reps to master their selling skills and enhance sales performance through immersive, practice-based learning," said Steven Li, Head of Builder Ecosystem at Zoom. "This integration will not only provide more valuable training experiences for busy sales reps and their organizations, but will also further Zoom's commitment to supercharging sales enablement."

"Qstream is thrilled to have this integration through Zoom to offer our customers an interactive training experience," said Jim Bowley, VP of Product Management at Qstream. "Ensuring that learners have the most up-to-date information and demonstrating mastery of key concepts required for job performance is a top priority for organizations today. Our Zoom integration offers one more method for engaging and effectively training learners from anywhere."

The integration of Zoom's video communications technology into the Qstream platform is now available to all Qstream customers. Watch this video to learn more about Qstream's video response capabilities.

Qstream Launches AI Microlearning Content Generator To Increase Efficiencies For Training Teams

Thursday, April 18, 2024

New AI functionality will enable organizations to create and distribute critical microlearning content to employees 5X faster

BURLINGTON, Mass., -- Qstream, a global leader in microlearning and knowledge reinforcement technology, has released a new AI Microlearning Content Generator aimed at helping training and enablement teams quickly create and deliver engaging microlearning experiences.

While companies raced to release AI functionality after the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, Qstream made the decision to conduct a thorough analysis of customer and market needs, followed by meticulous development and refinement focused on quality control and security. The finished product aligns with our high standards, incorporates our microlearning content best practices and functions as a useful assistant for customers. With Qstream AI, customers can:

• Create an AI-generated question in a matter of seconds by supplying source or reference materials

• Edit & refine the question to meet their organization's standards & audience's needs

• Select different question styles based on Qstream's best practices

• Efficiently repurpose existing training materials to generate microlearning questions focused on critical concepts

"The launch of the AI Microlearning Content Generator marks a very proud moment here at Qstream," said Dan Whelan, CEO of Qstream. "Our customers operate in high-risk industries, where equipping employees with the right knowledge at the right time is critical for business success. Qstream AI offers a sound starting point when immediate training needs arise, giving teams the ability to quickly deliver information to those making an impact on the front lines."

"Qstream AI is the product of meticulous and thoughtful design," said Jim Bowley, VP of Product Management at Qstream. "Our content experts, product managers and engineers worked closely with our customers to understand their needs and desired outcomes. We are thrilled to be able to bring the efficiency and power of AI to the market."

These AI capabilities follow the release of Qstream Comms, a feature that enables organizations to cut through the clutter of traditional communication channels to deliver timely training content, helping them to more effectively incorporate job-critical content into their strategic training initiatives. These recent enhancements solidify Qstream as an end-to-end microlearning platform that enables the quick creation and dissemination of training material to employees in the moment of need.

Qstream Launches AI Microlearning Content Generator to Increase Efficiencies for Training Teams

Friday, June 21, 2024

BURLINGTON, Mass.— Qstream, a global leader in microlearning and knowledge reinforcement technology, has released a new AI Microlearning Content Generator aimed at helping training and enablement teams quickly create and deliver engaging microlearning experiences.

While companies raced to release AI functionality after the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, Qstream made the decision to conduct a thorough analysis of customer and market needs, followed by meticulous development and refinement focused on quality control and security. The finished product aligns with our high standards, incorporates our microlearning content best practices and functions as a useful assistant for customers. With Qstream AI, customers can:

• Create an AI-generated question in a matter of seconds by supplying source or reference materials

• Edit & refine the question to meet their organization’s standards & audience’s needs

• Select different question styles based on Qstream’s best practices

• Efficiently repurpose existing training materials to generate microlearning questions focused on critical concepts

“The launch of the AI Microlearning Content Generator marks a very proud moment here at Qstream,” said Dan Whelan, CEO of Qstream. “Our customers operate in high-risk industries, where equipping employees with the right knowledge at the right time is critical for business success. Qstream AI offers a sound starting point when immediate training needs arise, giving teams the ability to quickly deliver information to those making an impact on the front lines.”

“Qstream AI is the product of meticulous and thoughtful design,” said Jim Bowley, VP of Product Management at Qstream. “Our content experts, product managers and engineers worked closely with our customers to understand their needs and desired outcomes. We are thrilled to be able to bring the efficiency and power of AI to the market.”

These AI capabilities follow the release of Qstream Comms, a feature that enables organizations to cut through the clutter of traditional communication channels to deliver timely training content, helping them to more effectively incorporate job-critical content into their strategic training initiatives. These recent enhancements solidify Qstream as an end-to-end microlearning platform that enables the quick creation and dissemination of training material to employees in the moment of need.

Qstream will be showcasing the AI Microlearning Content Generator at Learning Technologies in London on April 17 & 18. For those attending, stop by stand F30 or attend the live session in Theatre 5 on Thursday, April 18 at 10:15 am BST.

Top 20 Gamification Solution Companies - 2021

Company
Qstream

Management
Rich Lanchantin CEO

Description
Qstream works with over 600 customers and partners to improve employee performance with best in class microlearning that engages learners, reinforces knowledge and analyzes learner responses to expose a real-time view of performance readiness

Qstream How Microlearning Boosts Engagement, Knowledge, and Performance