I saw Don Taylor’s post last week about the fears people are expressing about AI and its impact on L&D. I’m keen to see the next Global Sentiment Survey results when they’re published, but I think we still don’t understand the underlying strategic problem we are failing to address. AI skill acquisition is not a… Read More Category Error
Two posts on my LinkedIn feed last week got me thinking. First, Sir Cary Cooper arguing that AI won’t replace you, but someone who knows how to use it might. Fair point. Leadership matters; capability building matters. All true. Then Sharon O’Dea asking the uncomfortable question nobody wants to touch: what if we’re promoting tools… Read More Deeper thinking
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