learning and development

Last week, I attended a conference in Amsterdam. The conference? World of AI Summit (as in Artificial Intelligence). While, as with any conference, there were good sessions, especially the opening sessions in the morning, I was a bit surprised at how many of the speakers never addressed a couple of points, including the “what happens…

Way too many companies think that L&D will put together a plan, and then provide learning to their employees in a quick fashion. They ignore that it takes time. Planning. Strategy. Rollout, and the list goes on. With generative AI, companies are adding it without truly investigating its impact, not just now, but down the…

Before diving into the topic this week, you probably realized that you haven’t seen any posts in the last two weeks. There is a reason for that, for those who were unaware. In the cliff notes version it goes like this – I suffered a near-drowning episode at the end of July, which admittingly I…

IIn October 2024, I identified what I saw/believed would be the trends to watch in 2025. However, while the year has not yet been completed, I looked into the crystals I found on the ground. You are here, I surmise, to find out what those latest trends are, and here they come, just like the…

IIn October 2024, I identified what I saw/believed would be the trends to watch in 2025. However, while the year has not yet been completed, I looked into the crystals I found on the ground. You are here, I surmise, to find out what those latest trends are, and here they come, just like the…

Do you remember when people worked remotely due to COVID? A couple of years ago, some companies announced that remote workers had to return to the office. The reasoning behind this was that employees’ performance was better on-site than remote. The data, though, doesn’t support that premise. Companies from Gallup to Deloitte to McKinsey to…

The disruptors are not just LMS providers; they encompass a range of other learning systems. Three knowledge management platforms, not your typical LMS or two, and even an LXP. How did I go about finding these disruptors? What do I see as a disruptor versus one that isn’t? Why does Dairy Queen refuse to offer…

This month’s questions include best practices for creating content/courses; RFPs/RFIs, Relevance of Learning in 2026. Q: We are new to creating courses and see the terms you use – “content creator” and what others use “authoring tools.” Is there a difference? We have a lot of videos we want to use as separate courses –…

Read any article on the internet today, and you will usually see “summary” at the beginning. I often see this as a quick take, and whether its objective is to have you read the article or just bypass it, it doesn’t inspire. Rather, it taps into AI, and as a result, can be ignorant of…

In the past month or so, I recognize and see more and more of AI and how it will become so intertwined with any type of learning system, that what you – the vendor and you – the L&D, Training, CLO, HR professionals, plus C-Suite will drastically change. The question is whether you (the latter…