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Lost and Desperate

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

Author: andrewjacobslnd

An L&D Manager, determined that Learning and Development should be an integral part of business activity. Too often managers ask for training as an afterthought, and, since L&D haven't been involved in the design, it fails. Let's get L&D included as an intrinsic part of business practice; we need to demonstrate its value, successes, and how it adds to the business performance.

Someone else’s problem

If nobody owns AI in learning, AI owns your learners. Earlier this week I showed you structural exclusion in a music festival lineup: 70% male headliners across five years. Small decisions repeated over time created a big pattern. The same thing is now happening with AI in European workplaces, especially financial services, where small procurement… Read More Someone else’s problem

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

New ideas

When Led Zeppelin first performed Stairway to Heaven, the audience reaction wasn’t what you’d expect: “They were all bored to tears waiting to hear something they knew” John Paul Jones It takes a LONG time for people to realise what you’re doing is different, unique, and challenging the norms. New ideas might not be good… Read More New ideas

December 4, 2025December 1, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Behind the Mic

I am incredibly lucky sometimes. Jo Cook asked me to lead a session at the TJ60 event in London last week and gave me the chance to turn it into a podcast episode. Laura Overton, Kirsty Lewis and I spent an hour talking about what’s changed in L&D over the decades and what hasn’t. I… Read More Behind the Mic

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Beyond Integration

Nick Davies at Thinqi has written a thoughtful piece on why L&D feels broken heading into 2026. His central argument: HR and L&D operate as separate functions when they should be one unified capability aligned to organisational outcomes. He’s right that this fragmentation isn’t new. What’s changed is that AI has made the conversation urgent… Read More Beyond Integration

December 2, 2025December 1, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Structural Exclusion

What do you notice about this image? This is the lineup for BST Hyde Park 2026. Take a moment. See it? Zero female headliners. Five male acts. 2026 – 0 female acts, 5 male 2025 – 2 female acts, 4 male 2024 – 4 female acts, 5 male 2023 – 3 female acts, 5 male… Read More Structural Exclusion

December 1, 2025November 30, 2025 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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