AI Inudation – Know the Questions to ask
It’s that time of year when folks flock to trade shows like LTUK and ATD. A quick perusal of exhibitors shows many with some form of AI. AI video creators. AI transformation of content. AI is everywhere in these shows—powering scenarios, skill development, and more. To help you cut through the noise and ask the…
Top 10 Learning Systems for 2025: Rankings and Insights
There’s an old saying that one award is just like another. Wait, there isn’t? Okay, well, a lot of folks, for whatever reason, seem to think that if one analyst goes this way and another goes that way, then why is that? As if we all follow the same methodology and approach? When you train…
Choose your own Adventure Path
What a week. That’s the way I feel, with a return of an injury on my right hand, the challenges of writing as a result and some alternatives to presenting the information for this blog. Initially it was going to be 100% video-based, but after hearing from folks who loved the LL product review thru…
Grids are gone, Welcome2 T-Quad
I’m sure you have heard of this old ditty from the days of past, “Ol’McDonald had a grid, e-i-ee-io. And on this Grid he has some vendors, e-i-e-i-o. He had vendors in this quad, he had vendors in that quad and didn’t have your vendor, e–i-e-i-o.” As you can see Ol’McDonald was a traditionalist. He…
The Essential RFP Template for Learning Systems
The only LMS, LXP, LMS/LXP, Talent Development, Learning Platform, and Mentoring RFP you will ever need. Each area includes new features and functionality, while removing other places that are no longer deemed relevant or are being reduced or eliminated by vendors. You can use the entire template or take pieces of it for your own…
Building a Strong E-Learning Foundation for your employees: Essential First Steps
There is an assumption, with too many vendors, that anyone reaching out to them for a learning system, regardless of type, has a strong foundation for an e-learning (aka online learning) program. Equally, they believe these individuals, with their unique roles and responsibilities, have or know that this foundation is crucial. Instead, many folks are…
Learning System Buyer’s Guide
I love buyer’s guides. There is something about gaining insight and knowledge around various products or offerings when you either have limited or zero-knowledge around these items, but you want to purchase one at some point. The problem today is when you surf the web, you see all these guides written by content marketers, not…
Association Learning System Rankings
Welcome, welcome, welcome. Helping me with today’s post is Voodoo, who is sitting, looking out the window, Spirit who is snoozing by me, and Cali, who is somewhere, no doubt exploring how to dig holes and chase squirrels. Yes, a very eventful day. Best of all, this home workforce acts as a security company for…
Onboarding in Employee Development – Skills anyone?
Talk. Let’s chat a bit. As you know, nowadays, there are many places where talking, discussing, exploring, and pushing a narrative can lead to all types of information and disinformation. No one platform is immune from it. On the professional side, you see it with LinkedIn and that thread you still can’t figure out how…
The LMS and LXP Draft 2024
Learning Systems. Would you select an LMS? What about an LXP? Oh, maybe a combo of the two? Perhaps a learning platform that calls themselves whatever, has some functionality or more of an LMS, but won’t refer to them as that. Do you go with an Enterprise version? Customer Training/Education (aka legacy term as extended…
