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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Relevant L&D

I had another conversation last week about the 3As of learning. A reminder: much of the work we do in L&D can be drilled down into 3 A words: AwarenessPeople are alerted that they probably already know something, or that they need to know something. They may already have the knowledge or experience, or they… Read More Relevant L&D

May 13, 2026May 12, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Two quotes

Listening to a podcast the other week, I heard two quotes that work in the L&D space. These were conversations with actors describing their craft. The first was: Ready, Fire, Aim. The world of L&D feels a bit like that sometimes. We fire first, then draw the target around whatever results we can find afterwards.… Read More Two quotes

May 12, 2026May 11, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Deeper than content

I read an interesting post last week from Scott McLeod about deeper learning in schools. The useful part for workplace learning isn’t in the education terminology but as a warning. Schools often absorb new practice without changing much – the old model stays intact and low-level work gets called high-level work. Workplace learning does this… Read More Deeper than content

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Expertise Extraction

TIME’s report on Oracle’s mass layoffs is a warning sign. The story is not just “AI replaces workers” – it is more specific than that. Employees were reportedly asked to document workflows and train internal AI systems. Some were then laid off, losing income, healthcare security, visa stability, and unvested stock. That changes the ethics… Read More Expertise Extraction

May 8, 2026May 7, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Cultural change

Here’s the third of three posts about the Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition last week. This post focuses on the second session I chaired for Kenny Temowo. You already have a learning culture, but it’s probably not the one you designed. Kenny opened the last session of the event with a line that really resonated;… Read More Cultural change

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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