I did not write this myself. It was suggested by an assistant trained on high-performing content patterns, optimised for reach, emotional pacing, and safe vulnerability, using short lines to signal depth without requiring an idea. We begin with a setting that sounds important, usually a meeting, a studio, or a locker room, then introduce silence,… Read More AI Broetry
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
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
I see a lot of lists about what AI could do in L&D but not many about what’s actually happening. On 𝟭𝟰 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, as part of the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, Don Taylor and Eglė Vinauskaitė will share their latest research: How L&D is using AI today – and what it means for the future.… Read More The Truth About AI in Learning
I was in a conversation recently when someone described me as an AI expert. I’m not and – more importantly – I don’t want to be. The only reason it came up was because my use of LLM tools was ahead of theirs. It reminded me of a great joke:Apparently the Queen thought the world… Read More An AI expert
Lost and Desperate 