I posted yesterday about the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition and mentioned a few points to prepare beforehand. Here are mine. Know what problem you’re trying to solve. For me it’s a live problem. I’m working with organisations on AI capability right now, and the consistent gap isn’t technical knowledge. It’s whether L&D has the… Read More Walk the talk
It’s two days of Learning Technologies from tomorrow, and I’ll be chairing two sessions at Learning Technologies. Here’s what I’m watching, and what I’d tell you before you walk in. On Wednesday it’s T1S2 with Markus Bernhardt on AI agents. Not the hype version, but the real question of what happens when AI starts acting… Read More Get ready
Standards will lose to convenience unless L&D is tied to something more operationally important. When L&D standards compete with operational pressure, operational pressure wins almost every time. Not because people don’t care about quality, but because the consequence of cutting a corner on learning is diffuse, delayed, and rarely attributed back to the decision. The… Read More Standards 0 Convenience 1
In 2 to 3 years, some of the teenagers in this New York Times piece will be employees. They’re already using AI for productivity. As well as companionship, boredom relief, emotional processing, role play, fantasy, flirting, reassurance and escape. That creates a different starting point for work since some will arrive used to systems that… Read More Teen tech
I wrote yesterday about the Cost Centre Trap and how L&D is missing the mark in many ways. It did feel like a rant, and I realised that we don’t necessarily need more noise but a bit more signal. I saw Gartner has published their 2026 CHRO Future of Work trends and it sharpened my… Read More The Operating Shift
Lost and Desperate 