Yarno

Yarno is a team-based, gamified microlearning platform that, according to the vendor, leverages cognitive science principles to embed information and enhance team performance. It caters to organizations of various sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, and serves professions and industries such as sales, customer service, human resources, training, operations, logistics, health and safety, and retail and hospitality.

Key Features

Microlearning platform: Yarno is a team-based, gamified microlearning platform that delivers learning in bite-sized chunks. It utilizes short bursts of learning delivered over time to improve knowledge retention and combat the forgetting curve. According to the vendor, Yarno's microlearning approach enables quick and flexible learning, allowing learners to easily grasp information.

Content creation: Yarno offers content creation services to assist customers in developing engaging and effective training material. The dedicated content team collaborates with customers to create questions, explanations, and additional content such as videos and illustrations. The vendor's approach to question development focuses on quizzing the why, the process, and the consequence, promoting active recall and reinforcing knowledge.

Campaign management: Yarno provides campaign management support to ensure the success of learning campaigns. The customer success team closely collaborates with customers to plan and execute effective learning campaigns. Yarno's reporting features enable managers to track campaign performance, identify knowledge gaps, and plan future learning initiatives.

Learning in the flow of work: Yarno is designed to seamlessly integrate into learners' daily job routines, allowing them to learn at their convenience. The vendor claims that learners can complete Yarno quizzes in just 2 minutes a day, making it easy to incorporate learning into their workflow. Yarno can also integrate into existing learning ecosystems, providing a centralized source of training data.

Campaign success: According to the vendor, Yarno's campaign-based learning approach has achieved high learner engagement. They claim that campaigns average over 85% completion rates, surpassing the industry average for online learning. Yarno's competitive elements, including leaderboards and rewards, aim to motivate learners and foster discussions about training.

Embed and reinforce training: Yarno utilizes spaced repetition to reinforce knowledge over time and introduce learners to new skills and ideas progressively. Questions are repeated at spaced intervals, allowing learners to learn from mistakes, try again, and develop a solid understanding. Yarno's peer-to-peer conversations feature keeps knowledge fresh and encourages ongoing discussions among learners.

Prove learning ROI: According to the vendor, Yarno helps organizations demonstrate the return on investment of their learning initiatives. By aligning learning outcomes with business objectives, Yarno enables organizations to showcase the impact of training on key outcomes. Yarno's reporting features provide data and insights on team performance, knowledge gaps, and areas for improvement.

Reach remote workforces: Yarno enables organizations to connect with their remote employees, facilitating effective training regardless of location. Learners can access Yarno on any device, making it convenient to reach remote workforces and scale training cost-effectively. The vendor emphasizes that Yarno's mobile-friendly design ensures learners can engage with the platform anytime, anywhere.

Spark conversations: Yarno's gamified approach and competitive elements aim to encourage learners to actively engage with training content and initiate discussions. Peer-to-peer conversations foster knowledge sharing and keep learners involved in the learning process. The vendor suggests that Yarno's focus on active recall and reinforcement prompts learners to apply their learning in real-world situations.