Tribal Habits - Tribal Habits vs a Typical LMS

Comparison – Learning

The primary purpose of any learning or knowledge sharing platform is to capture great ideas, share them with others in a way which is effective. The art of learning should be the primary focus. Let’s review how Tribal Habits, as a learning platform, compares with traditional Learning Management Systems on key issues of training, learning and knowledge both individually but also through social learning.

Creation
Content
Social
Experience

Most Learning Management Systems only provide administrative features. They do not assist in the creation of training content. Instead, the rely on training content to be sourced elsewhere – created in an eLearning authoring tool, purchased from an eLearning library or held as external workshops or webinars.

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
Guided training topic creation process	Yes	No
Powerful building-block training topic creation editor	Yes	No
Built-in AI-driven feedback for training topic creators	Yes	No
Automatic comparison to best practice training metrics	Yes	No
Training topic length automatically calculated	Yes	Sometimes
Topic navigation automatically created	Yes	Sometimes
Allow multiple creators of training topics	Yes	Sometimes
Invite peers to review draft training topics	Yes	Sometimes
Free training topic reviews by external expert designers	Yes	Yes
Copy existing training topics to use as a template	Yes	No
Use ready-made training topics as a template	Yes	Rarely
Built-in version control of training topics	Yes	Rarely
View previous versions of training topics	Yes	Rarely
Export PDF of your training topics for review	Yes	Sometimes

Most Learning Management Systems rely on eLearning authoring tools to create and upload content (often as a SCORM file). This means the LMS has little to no control over the content. The uploading eLearning typically relies on out-dated technology (such as Adobe Flash) and is not a native web application.

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
High-quality text designed for all devices	Yes	Sometimes
Upload own videos	Yes	Sometimes
High-quality video encoding for all devices	Yes	Rarely
Dedicated, secure video streaming environment	Yes	No
Automatically add captions to videos	Yes	Rarely
Create narrated slideshows with AI-voiceover	Yes	No
Create narrated slideshows with own audio	Yes	Sometimes
Upload and download of files for participants	Yes	Usually
Graded and ungraded quizzes	Yes	Yes
Drag and drop graded quizzes	Yes	Sometimes
Auto-scaling of uploaded images	Yes	Usually
Upload images with clickable hotspots and instructions	Yes	Sometimes
Graded assessments with random quiz pool	Yes	Yes
Polls and surveys with aggregated results sharing	Yes	Yes
Written participant responses with results sharing	Yes	Sometimes
Upload external training (e.g. SCORM)	No	Yes

Learning Management Systems typically have limited or no social or peer-to-peer learning. As an LMS does not create training content, it is unable to empower users to contribute to the training content or easily share training ideas. An LMS is typically limited to chat boards about topics or basic aggregated polling.

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
Enable other participants to contribute expertise to training	Yes	Rarely
Enable best practices capture and sharing in topics	Yes	Very rarely
Automated ranking and sorting of participant contributions	Yes	Rarely
Automated learning reflection opportunities for participants	Yes	Sometimes
Integrate on-the-job tasks and activities with online training	Yes	Sometimes
Notify managers and stakeholders about participant actions	Yes	Sometimes
Automated learning journal created for each participant	Yes	Rarely
Learning journal can capture participant notes and outcomes	Yes	Rarely
Learning journal can be emailed to participants	Yes	Very rarely
Learning journal can be emailed to stakeholders	Yes	Very rarely

Learning Management Systems are often designed for administrators, rather than all users. As they rely on imported content, they often have inconsistent navigation and branding between topics and may not always be mobile responsive. They often require downloads to display content correctly.

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
Modern platform built with the latest technologies	Yes	Sometimes
Entire platform cloud and browser-based	Yes	Rarely
Interface AND training content in your custom branding	Yes	Sometimes
Support for all modern desktop browsers	Yes	Yes
Mobile responsive training experience	Yes	Sometimes
No required downloads (e.g. Flash)	Yes	Sometimes
Support for SAML 2.0 Single-Sign-On	Yes	Sometimes
Automated PDF completion certificate	Yes	Yes

Comparison – Administration

Learning Management Systems should excel when it comes to the ‘management’ of learning. However, because they are separated from the training content (they only host content created elsewhere), it can be difficult for an LMS to provide powerful reporting. Tribal Habits, as a completely integrated content, learning and administrative experience, has a range of features which most LMS cannot match.

Libraries

A key administrative task is sourcing training content. While Tribal Habits already wins the comparison for easy and powerful creation of training within an organisation, it can also be useful to have access to libraries of ready-made content. Some LMS may offer training libraries, but how do they compare to Tribal Habits?

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
Ready-made library of Development topics	Yes	Sometimes
Development topics track professional development minutes	Yes	Rarely
Development topics FPA-accredited for CPD	Yes	No
Development topics include on-the-job activities with reporting	Yes	No
Ready-made library of Compliance topics	Yes	Rarely
Compliance topics included graded and tracked assessments	Yes	Yes
Compliance topics reviewed by Australian SMEs	Yes	Sometimes
All Development and Compliance topics made in Australia	Yes	Very rarely
All ready-made topics appear in your branding	Yes	Rarely
All ready-made topics have a consistent interface	Yes	Rarely
All ready-made topics have automated version updates	Yes	Rarely
Ready-made topics can be edited or used as a template	Yes	Very rarely

Users

User management is another key administrative task. A learning platform needs to allow for a range of customised user data and easy processes to create and update that data. Segregating users for reporting is also critical, as is the ability to upload and download user data for offline use.

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
Dedicated Admin management portal	Yes	Yes
Custom user demographic fields and data	Yes	Usually
Topic enrolment rules based on user demographics	Yes	Sometimes
Manage multiple, separate training libraries	Yes	Sometimes
Built-in support for client and customer training	Yes	Very rarely
Built-in support for external training sign-ups	Yes	Rarely
Training pathways to create groups of topics	Yes	Sometimes
Pathway enrolment rules based on user demographics	Yes	Sometimes
New user creation via SAML 2.0 Single-Sign-On (auto-provision)	Yes	Sometimes
Download all user data into CSV	Yes	Usually
Create new users via CSV upload including all demographics	Yes	Usually
Update existing users via CSV upload including all demographics	Yes	Usually
Send invitation emails to join portal	Yes	Yes
Strong password requirements for new users	Yes	Yes
Detailed user profiles and training history	Yes	Yes
Automatic calculation of training (PD) hours for users	Yes	Rarely
Managers can view team profiles and training history	Yes	Sometimes

Training

A final significant administrative task is the management of training content. Admins often have to match many users to many training topics. A learning platform should automate this process as much as possible, as well as automate tasks such as due dates, training reminders and manager notifications.

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
Utilise in-built topic quality and outcome surveys	Yes	Rarely
Download all topic results, answers and progress as CSV	Yes	Sometimes
Online filtering of topic results, answers and progress	Yes	Usually
Topics can record disclaimers and professional development info	Yes	Rarely
Detailed individual training progress review for each participant	Yes	Yes
Built-in version control for custom created topics	Yes	Rarely
Email notifications for participants	Yes	Yes
Email notifications for admins	Yes	Yes
Email notifications for topic creators	Yes	Sometimes
Email notifications for managers	Yes	Sometimes
Email notifications for any defined stakeholder	Yes	Rarely
Wide variety of topic milestone email notifications	Yes	Sometimes
Topic due dates based on enrolment date	Yes	Yes
Topic due dates based on fixed due date	Yes	Yes
Manage and update existing topic due dates	Yes	Yes
Auto-escalation of overdue topics to managers	Yes	Sometimes
Training Pathways can include ready-made topics and your topics	Yes	Rarely

Support

Any learning platform needs to provide support to Administrators. Even with powerful and intuitive tools, there are often questions or scenarios which Administrators need help with. New Administrators have questions and need support and training.

	Tribal Habits	Typical LMS
All support provided in Australia	Yes	Very rarely
Live 24/7 status website	Yes	Very rarely
Built-in live chat support for Admins	Yes	No
First-time built-in tour for new Admins	Yes	Rarely
Regular (weekly) platform updates	Yes	Rarely
Regular (monthly) admin training and webinars	Yes	Sometimes
Free implementation tools and training for Admins	Yes	Sometimes
Extensive, public support knowledge base	Yes	Sometimes
Public Security Practices and annual security testing	Yes	Rarely

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