LearnShare

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LearnShare LLC is a software company located inside Arrowhead Business Park in Maumee, OH. The company sells human resources software to businesses. LearnShare was formed from a consortium in 1996.

History[]

LearnShare LLC was founded in September 1996 as a consortium of Fortune 500 companies. The original companies were :

• 3M
• John Deere & Company
• Aeroquip Vickers (later acquired by Eaton Corporation)
• General Motors
• Libby Owens Ford (later acquired by Pilkington)
• Owens Corning
• Motorola Inc
• O-I (known at that time as Owens-Illinois)
• Reynolds Metals

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1995-2000: Consortium Creation[]

In October 1995 Rick Corry of Owens Corning invited 18 non-competing companies to discuss the formation of a collaborative training consortium. A nucleus of these companies (those listed above) established a limited liability corporation.^[2]

In September 1996, four more companies joined the consortium:

• Chevron Corporation
• Levi Strauss & Company
• Warner Lambert (acquired by Pfizer)
• Northwest Airlines

Each company contributed $100,000 a year for 2 years and received a seat on the board of directors. The Board also had three non-voting members from academia:

• Farleigh Dickinson University
• Arizona State University
• Ohio State University

LearnShare, LLC started as a service organization that developed multi-media and distance learning technologies. The concept was for member companies to share existing materials and expertise. The consortium would then develop technology-based training at the lowest possible cost for member companies.

LearnShare members share their best practices with each other. By doing so, participating companies improve training while reducing costs.^[3]

Through 2000, LearnShare was funded by its founding members. Starting in 2001, the consortium hired Lois Webster from Motorola as the CEO/General Manager of LearnShare to move the company to a for-profit company.

2000-2007: Sustaining Members[]

In 2001 LearnShare accepted "sustaining members" in 2-year agreements. Since that time, 40 additional corporations joined the consortium which now represents more than 2.5 million employees around the globe.^[4]

In 2002, UnitedHealth Group purchased ownership in LearnShare and joined the Board of Management. Also in this year, LearnShare's LMS was fully functional as an enterprise-wide solution.

LearnShare creates agreements with third-party suppliers of courseware for pay-as-you access through the learning management system. LearnShare offers third party courses at the price of one course at a time.^[5]

2007–2016: A Technology Company[]

In 2007 LearnShare expanded its software system with modules in Performance Management, Employee Profiles, Succession and Talent Planning, and Analytics. It added the capability to the Learning Management System to integrate virtual classroom training.^[6]

In 2008, LearnShare became a management-owned company.

In 2009, it added an online conversion tool to change powerpoint presentations to e-learning courses.

The LearnShare system now includes modules for Performance Management, Succession, and Social Collaboration and Learning.

2016: Acquired by UL PURE Learning[]

In 2016, LearnShare was acquired by UL Pure Learning

Products[]

LearnShare claims to offer the following products and services:

• Learning Management System
• Talent Management System
• Performance Management System
• Succession Planning System
• Employee Profile System
• Analytics System
• Best Practice Community
• Course Development
• Course Conversion Software
• E-learning Third Party Courseware

See also[]

• e-learning
• Learning Management System
• Performance Management
• Talent management
• Consortium

Notes[]