Publication Type
Magazine Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
3-2025
Abstract
How an internal learning platform became a market success. Launched in April 2018, the learning experience platform (LXP) Wingspan was the brainchild of Infosys Co-Founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani. He had observed that several critical trends were reshaping the world economy. For instance, digital natives were increasingly expecting the learning environment at their workplace to be available 24/7. The late 2000s were also a time when Infosys’ corporate clients had just started on their digital transformation journey. Hence, capturing talent and market share was a strategic priority for the company. In contrast, the learning delivery landscape at Infosys then was decentralised and fragmented, with a plethora of applications developed for myriad groups of users. Human resources also had to contend with giving recognition to the diverse range of certification that Infoscions—Infosys staff—had acquired through third-party massive open online courses (MOOCs) and learning providers, such as Udacity and Coursera. The ultimate push to build a new digital learning platform thus came from Chairman Nilekani, who believed Infosys already had the talent, experience, and capability to do so. The task then fell on Thirumala Arohi, Senior Vice President and Head of Education, Training, and Assessment (ETA).
Keywords
digital learning, Wingspan, Infosys, corporate training, learning experience platform, MOOCs, workplace education, online certification, digital transformation, talent development
Discipline
Organization Development | Strategic Management Policy
Publication
Asian Management Insights
Volume
12
Issue
1
First Page
74
Last Page
79
ISSN
2315-4284
Publisher
Singapore Management University, Centre for Management Practice
City or Country
Singapore
Embargo Period
5-20-2025
Citation
TATARYNOWICZ, Adam; Lim, Wee-Kiat; and RAO-KACHROO, Mahima.
Wingspan: Taking digital learning to new heights. (2025). Asian Management Insights. 12, (1), 74-79.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ami/280
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Singapore Management University
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http://cmp.smu.edu.sg/ami/issues/volume-12-issue-1/case-point/wingspan-taking-digital-learning-new-heights