Seth Godin wrote yesterday that acceleration is felt, velocity is ignored.

That line hits hard for workplace learning.

Most people don’t notice the steady rhythm of skills they already have. That’s just the background hum of work. What they feel is the jolt; the sudden new platform, the restructure, the shift in expectations.

Too often, learning teams focus on velocity. We measure hours of training, completions, courses delivered.

All steady.

All invisible.

But the human experience of learning is in the acceleration. The moment something changes and you’re forced to adapt. That’s where support, sense-making, and impact matter most.

If we want learning to be noticed (and valued) we need to be where the acceleration is, not just in the comfort of cruise speed.