Mobile-first microlearning platform Ed App wins Innovation Award at HR and Innovation Tech Fest

Mobile-first microlearning platform Ed App has taken out the prestigious HR and L&D Tech Innovation Award at the HR and Innovation Tech Fest.

The HR and Innovation Tech Fest is the biggest and fastest growing HR event in Australia. The tech fest celebrates the potential of technology for the betterment of people, businesses, and the world.

From hundreds of entries three finalists were invited to pitch during the two day event. Finalists were limited to a 5-minute presentation on how their company was innovating the HR space with theaudience voting for the winner and Ed App taking out first place over Colleago (a gig economy resource solution), and Skopes (HR platform evaluation tool) for the award.

CEO of Ed App Darren Winterford said he was honoured to receive the award.

“We’ve worked very hard to bring a mobile-first solution to the market and it’s humbling to have our success publically validated,” he said.

“We recognised that current methods of corporate education were outdated, and saw an opportunity to provide companies with a better way of educating and training their employees. This will be highly relevant for companies dealing with a millennial and Gen Z workforce which is estimated to comprise of more than 50% of the global workforce by 2020,” added Winterford.

Ed App’s mobile-first microlearning platform allows companies to author its own educational and training tools to provide better learning outcomes for employees. Ed App uses gamification to motivate learners and increase knowledge retention.

The keynote presentation was given by Josh Bersin, HR thought leader and founder of Bersin by Deloitte. The event also featured speakers from eBay, Uber, AirBnB and Deloitte.

The awards were co-sponsored by leading tech companies such as Slack, Deloitte, Oracle, Kronos, and IntelliHR.

About Ed App:

Ed App is an Australian technology company that offers a unique mobile-first learning management system designed for today’s digital habits. It delivers engaging and effective on demand micro-lessons directly to users devices, anytime, anywhere.

Founded by Darren Winterford, Ed App offers clients a mobile-first learning solution that uses micro-learning with gamification, breaking up content into easy digestible bite sized pieces and then reinforced with engaging games and rewards.