Purpose: Informal learning is seen as the most important way to acquire and develop the skills and competencies required for work. The Dutch Defence organisation (DDO) aims to use the opportunities for development of employees that informal learning offers better and is looking for suitable interventions. Four possible interventions to improve informal learning were developed, based on factors that influence informal learning. The purpose of this paper is to assess how Dutch Military personnel rate these interventions and to gather their opinions and preferences per intervention. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 96 employees completed an online mixed-method vignette study. In the questionnaire, the four interventions were introduced by a visualisation in the form of a “comic strip” (vignette), and respondents’ perceptions were measured with multiple choice and open-ended questions. Findings: Respondents clearly indicated a preference for two of the four interventions, i.e. informal mentorship and safe learning environment. They provided numerous advantages and disadvantages per intervention. They also indicated that all four interventions could be used throughout the entire Dutch Defence Organisation. Research limitations/implications: The results contribute to a thoughtful design of interventions that can be used in practice; also, the interventions can be improved based on the advantages, disadvantages and suggestions formulated by the respondents in this vignette study. Originality/value: The designs of interventions are studied in a systematic way by the target population before they are actually developed and implemented. In addition, the use of “comic strips” and visualisations in vignette studies is quite original. © 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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判断非正式学习干预措施：小插图研究

目的：非正式学习被视为获得和发展工作所需技能和能力的最重要方法。荷兰国防组织（DDO）旨在利用非正式学习提供更好机会的员工发展机会，并正在寻找合适的干预措施。基于影响非正式学习的因素，开发了四种可能的干预措施来改善非正式学习。本文的目的是评估荷兰军事人员如何评价这些干预措施，并收集每种干预措施的意见和偏好。设计/方法/方法：共有96名员工完成了在线混合方法小插图研究。在问卷中，这四种干预措施是通过可视化形式以“漫画”（vignette）形式介绍的，受访者的看法是通过多项选择和开放性问题来衡量的。调查结果：受访者明确表示倾向于四种干预措施中的两种，即非正式指导和安全学习环境。他们为每次干预提供了许多优点和缺点。他们还指出，所有四种干预措施均可在整个荷兰国防组织中使用。研究的局限性/意义：研究结果有助于对干预措施进行周密的设计，以便在实践中使用；同样，可以根据本小插图研究中受访者提出的优点，缺点和建议来改进干预措施。原创性/价值：在目标人群干预措施的设计和实施之前，对其进行了系统的研究。此外，在小插图研究中使用“漫画条”和可视化效果非常原始。©2019，翡翠出版有限公司。