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12 decrease in incidents translates to millions of dollars in savings. To help make this a reality, Walmart created a micro learning program that not only kept safety on t op of employees’ minds, but it also improved employee knowledge and retention regarding safety practices. Walmart’s program took the form of a game. It was made available to 150+ distribution centers and more than 75,000 employee had access to it. At any time during a work shift, an employee could log on to the platform and spend 3-5 minutes playing a game that involves answering safety questions. The system tracks their answers and gives them feedback. As such, it gives employees the knowledge of where they need improvement and reinforces the knowledge they’ve already mastered. Walmart saw a voluntary participation rate averaging about 91%. They saw a 54% reduction in safety incidents and a 15% increase in employee knowledge about safety. # 3.Pandora Media Inc Pandora Media Inc. (Pandora) was ranked 47th in the list of „ Best Places to Work ” by the Advertising Age and Best Companies Group for its unique employee experience initiatives. Promoted as an internet-based music radio company, Pandora considered music to be an individual’s choice and adopted a similar personalized approach to employee experience. The employee experience at Pandora ranged from the employees working out their own agreements with their managers on how they preferred to work and what they expected, to decisions related to the different Pandora employee resource groups and the voluntary hours they worked. Founded by Tim Wintergreen (Westergren), Will Glaser, and Jon Kraft in 2000, Pandora was one of the first music streaming and internet-based music radios in the world. Started with a mission „ To enrich people’s lives by enabling them to enjoy music they know & discover music they’ll love, anytime, anywhere ,” Pandora aimed to create a separate, individualized radio station for each of its customers. The idea behind the company’s launching music radios was that customers would be able to listen to the music they preferred without any advertising breaks. The company employed a team of 25 trained musicologists who analyzed the attributes of each song and delivered hours of personalized music as per the varied tastes and preferences of consumers. Pandora’s Music Genome Project consisted of 450 distinct musical attributes that covered the qualities of melody, rhythm, lyrics, and harmony. The company shared with the music artists various data like how many songs had been played? How many listeners heard the song over time? This data helped artists to understand the fans they were connecting with. Pandora provided a platform where fans could