「释义」

学习曲线用以展示新思想和新技术如何传播，以及描述人们在一个新的专业领域内发展能力的轨迹。

Learning Curves are used to show how new ideas and technologies spread, it also describes the trajectory that people move along as they develop competence in a new domain of expertise.

「应用场景」

曲线上最初的增长缓慢而费力，被称为启动点。之后，随着人们获得新技能并克服了挫折，开始快速上进：我视为甜蜜点。最顶端是精通——此时学习变得更容易，但由于要学习的东西所剩无几，曲线变得平缓。当这种情况出现时，就意味着该跃至一个新的S曲线的底部，到了再次投入精力、再次体验攀登之苦乐的时候了。

Growth is slow and effortful at the outset, known  as the launch point. That phase is followed by rapid  upward progress as people acquire new skills and overcome setbacks :a stretch I think of as the sweet spot. At the peak is mastery—when work becomes easier, but the curve fattens because there is little left to learn. When that happens it’s time to jump to the bottom of a new S Curve, put in the effort, and experience the thrill of climbing again.

学习型S曲线不仅仅可以帮助人们建立职业生涯，对管理者来说也很有价值——它是一个简单的可视化资料，可以用来与下属对话、做出涉及自己团队的决策。放大显示，你可以评估一个人在他/她的曲线上的所在位置，然后为其创建一个定制的人才培养计划，最大限度地发挥单一线条的力量及其对整个职业蓝图的贡献。缩小画面，你可以看出如何将你团队的诸多S曲线编织在一起，创建出和谐的纵横交错的画面。一旦你搞懂了学习型S曲线，你就能以各种方式将它应用于商业。

The S Curve of Learning doesn’t just help people build their careers. It’s also valuable for managers—a simple visual they can use to start conversations with their reports and make decisions about their teams. Zoom in, and you can evaluate where an individual is on his or her curve—and then create a tailored talent- development plan that will maximize the strength of that single thread and its contribution to the whole cloth. Zoom out, and you can figure out how to weave your team’s S Curve threads together to create a harmonious tapestry. Once you understand the S Curve of Learning, you can apply it in a variety of ways in business.

本文节选自《哈佛商业评论》中文版2022年2月刊《善用学习曲线，提升组织管理》

惠特尼·约翰逊（Whitney Johnson）| 文