Blended Learning Management Development Model in Business Management

According to Tejarat News, today's business world can no longer be managed with traditional management models. The speed of technological changes, changing customer behavior, and intense global competition have led organizations to seek models that combine learning, agility, and smart decision-making. One of these new models is Blended Learning Management; a model that attempts to use face-to-face and digital education with an integrated approach to develop future managers.

But what takes this model to a higher level of efficiency is lean thinking; a mindset that teaches organizations how to get rid of unnecessary complexity, create real value for customers and employees, and make learning a part of everyday culture.

Lean thinking in blended learning management acts like a filter that removes inefficient components of training and adjusts the learning process based on the organization's real needs. In this approach, training is not simply the transfer of knowledge; Rather, it is a process of continuous improvement of thinking, decision, and action.

For example, in many large Japanese companies, including Toyota and Mitsubishi, lean thinking has been institutionalized as part of the employee training system. In these companies, short, targeted, and blended training sessions (face-to-face and virtual) are designed to minimize wasted time and ensure continuous and measurable learning.

In advanced countries such as Germany and South Korea, universities and business organizations are using a data-driven, lean thinking blended learning model instead of holding long courses that are disconnected from market reality. For example, Siemens, by creating a lean digital learning platform, has combined management training with real data from industrial projects to transform training from theoretical to “learning in action.”

In Islamic countries, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates have also provided successful examples in this regard. The University of Malaya in Malaysia has been able to align academic education with the real needs of Islamic industry and trade by designing a “lean blended learning” model for its business administration program. In the UAE, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce is using a blended learning system based on business intelligence to familiarize managers with new global trade trends.

The benefits of using blended learning with a lean thinking approach include the following:

Reducing waste of educational resources: Time, cost, and unnecessary content are eliminated.

Increasing practical learning: Knowledge is transferred from the classroom to the real business environment.

Data-driven decision-making in education: The selection of content and training methods is based on real data.

Increasing employee motivation: Learning is experienced in a personalized and targeted manner.

Organizational agility: Employees and managers gain the ability to adapt quickly to market changes.

If business management neglects this model, the result will be the repetition of fruitless training, waste of human and financial resources, and ultimately, the reduction of the organization's competitiveness. In such an environment, learning turns from a growth tool into a heavy and ineffective cost. The absence of lean thinking means the absence of order, direction, and purpose in learning; and this is exactly what has held many traditional organizations back.

The following is the conceptual model:

Lean thinking

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Blended learning

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Educational business intelligence

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Management foresight

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Business management development

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Eliminating waste, focusing on value, continuous improvement

In this model, business management development is the result of a chain of concepts that starts from the lowest level, namely "lean thinking".

Lean thinking creates the foundation for blended learning,

Blended learning transforms data into analytic insights in the form of educational business intelligence,

Business intelligence also provides the foundation for managerial foresight,

And ultimately, this foresight leads to the development and maturity of the business management system.

The blended learning management development model in business management is effective when it is built on the foundation of lean thinking and business intelligence. Lean thinking teaches us what to learn and what to leave behind; and business intelligence shows us how to learn and how to apply it in real decisions.

In the meantime, Iran's role can also be impressive. If universities, management training centers, and economic organizations in the country can combine blended learning with lean thinking, they will be able to train a generation of managers who are not only up-to-date and digital, but also forward-looking and value-creating.

Pure thinking transforms education from knowledge accumulation to insight creation; and blended learning transforms this insight into sustainable managerial behavior.

Tejarat News