Soft Skills Library | Academy of Brain

Soft Skills Library for the Development of Leaders and Professionals

High-quality learning content for developing soft skills

The Academy of Brain’s Soft Skills Library offers a comprehensive selection of eLearning content designed to enhance the soft skills of leaders and professionals. Our tutorials are based on the latest academic and professional research, presented in a microlearning format. These easily digestible materials encourage both self-reflection and shared reflection, leading to meaningful improvements in soft skills.

High-quality content is at the core of the Soft Skills Library, built on rigorous research and expert-backed literature. By incorporating direct references to original studies and insights from reputable popular science sources, the content ensures credibility and depth. Additionally, principles of perceptual psychology are integrated into video design, enhancing learning effectiveness and engagement.

The Soft Skills Library includes over 110 tutorials on the following topics:

  • Accomplishment
  • Managerial Work and Leadership
  • Facilitation
  • Well-being and Recovery
  • Growth Mindset
  • Teamwork
  • Colleagueship
  • Interaction
  • Change

The Soft Skills Library expands continuously

The Soft Skills Library is regularly updated with the most relevant and up-to-date content. In 2024, we introduced new tutorials on reflection, creativity, change, and DEI.

We select topics based on insights gathered from customer interactions, surveys, and research on workplace trends. By continuously monitoring developments both in Finland and globally, we ensure our learning content remains highly relevant. You can read more about our production process here.

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Seamless integration into your learning platform

The Soft Skills Library can be integrated directly into your organization’s learning platform using universal SCORM or xAPI packages, as well as Vimeo links. This enables seamless access to training materials, increasing engagement while maintaining high security standards and ensuring access to reporting data within your own system.

Impact through research-based content, microlearning and reflection

The effectiveness of our Soft Skills Library is built on research-based content, micro-learning, and reflection.

”High-quality, research-based content that stimulates shared reflection and self-reflection is at the core of learning soft skills. Over the years, at the forefront of soft skills learning, we have developed a way to create content that optimally meets the challenges of today’s soft skills development” – Ville Ojanen, Chief Psychologist (Academy of Brain)

Versatile application of the Soft Skills Library

Support strategy implementation

A dedicated Learning Success Manager aligns content with your strategic priorities, integrating both the Academy of Brain’s Soft Skills Library and your organization’s other learning resources. A tailored content plan is developed to support the execution of your strategy.

Serve on-demand learning

On-demand learning allows employees to access materials whenever and wherever they need them, at their own pace. Need to give constructive feedback? Preparing to lead a workshop? Our library provides just-in-time learning support.

Enhancing collaborative learning

Learning together strengthens interaction, teamwork, visibility, and a sense of belonging. Collaborative learning is one of the most effective ways to develop soft skills.

Addressing challenges identified in employee surveys

As a library customer, you can share your employee survey data with your designated Learning Success Manager, who will help identify relevant training solutions. Useful data sources include engagement surveys, leadership assessments, exit interviews, and onboarding feedback.

Supporting learning paths in your platform

Incorporate soft skills content into your learning paths, such as onboarding, role transitions, or leadership development programs. All content is available for use in your internal training initiatives.

A Practical tool for leaders

Managers can support their teams by recommending relevant content based on skill development needs identified in performance discussions.

How we support the use of the soft skills library

We ensure a smooth and effective implementation of the Soft Skills Library with the support of our Learning Success Management team.

Our team provides:

Guidance on the best ways to utilize the library
Content planning support
Employee engagement strategies
Collaborative learning support
Communication materials for internal promotion

Comments on the content of the Soft Skills Library

“It is important to us that we offer high-quality content to our customers, and that is why we chose Academy of Brain. Their soft skills training is backed by science, and supports our mission of empowering HR to create a better world of work.” – Erik van Vulpen (AIHR)

“In my opinion, AOB is currently the number one in content prodcution in its field in the open domestic market” – Antti Salmi (KEVA)

“The contents are diverse, easily usable, and applicable to a variety of coaching implementations to deepen, focus on, or expand on the themes discussed. An impactful package for developing the future skills of the staff.” – Mari Svahn, Chief HR Officer (Salomaa)

“We have annually offered our members Academy of Brain’s online courses as workplace wellness courses, which have received very positive feedback. The courses have been particularly popular due to their flexible scheduling and diverse content. The video lengths are appropriate, and the topics are relevant. The content of the online courses is practical and useful. Collaboration with Academy of Brain has also always been smooth.” – Henna Lietzén, (Tehy)

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Muuta mieltäsi

Academy of Brain muuttaa mielesi käyttäytymistieteelliseen tutkimukseen perustuvien valmennusten avulla. Verkkovalmennukset kehittävät tärkeimpiä työelämätaitoja, hyvinvointia ja itsensä johtamista. Opit palautumaan ja keskittymään sekä parannat vuorovaikutustaitoja, johtamista ja tapaa toimia määrätietoisesti paineen alla. Sisällöt keskittyvät psykologisten taitojen (soft skills) kehittämiseen. Tässä muutamia esimerkkejä sisällöistämme, jotka ovat kaikki palvelussa käytössäsi:

Hyvinvointi

  • Aikuisen unikoulu
  • Paranna palautumistaitoja
  • Käytännön mindfulnessia
  • Arjen mielenhallinta
  • Painonhallinnan psykologia

Itsensä johtaminen

  • Ajankäytön hallinta
  • Keskittymiskyvyn ABC
  • Muutos haltuun – Kehitä paineensietokykyä
  • Mindset

Esimiestaidot

  • Parempaa palautetta
  • Näin ratkaiset konfliktit
  • Valmentava johtaminen

Yhteistyötaidot

  • Läsnäoleva vuorovaikutus
  • Huipputiimi
  • Psykologinen turvallisuus
  • Digitaalinen vuorovaikutus ja virtuaalitiimit
  • Persoonallisuus työelämässä

Reflection is the way to genuine change

At the heart of our solution is the ability to reflect—both individually and as a group. Reflection is not just an individual skill; it is something teams can engage in together to learn from their experiences, adapt to new situations, and support one another in reaching their full potential. When teams make reflection a regular habit, it transforms their interactions, problem-solving approaches, and the way they develop new ideas.

Our training programs emphasize reflection skills because they are essential for building a sustainable work environment. We guide our clients’ teams in having meaningful conversations, questioning their assumptions, and exploring new ideas collaboratively. This shared reflection fosters stronger connections, deeper understanding, and a culture where continuous improvement becomes the norm. This is especially vital as artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly active part of the workplace.

“As companies begin to leverage advanced technologies like AI, they must remember that their true strength lies in their people. A human-centered work culture isn’t just a noble idea—it’s a smart strategy. By developing human and reflective skills alongside AI, we ensure that technology enhances our humanity rather than overshadowing it.”

“When organizations focus on human intelligence and reflection, they create a space where technology serves people, not the other way around. Finding this balance is critical for fostering innovation, building resilience, and achieving long-term success in a rapidly changing world.”

– Ville Ojanen (Chief Psychologist, Academy of Brain)

 – Academy of Brain, the science of Soft Skills learning