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 was reading the latest WFH research data from the U.S. Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes at Stanford earlier this week. It shows that about 25% of all paid workdays in the US are now done from home, and employer plans have settled at around 1.4 days per week as standard. I’m doing some… Read More REALLY modern learning
A new study from the IZA Institute of Labour Economics (Silliman & Willén, Beyond Training: Worker Agency, Informal Learning, and Competition, Sept 2025) shows what many of us already feel: most skills at work aren’t built in classrooms or course catalogues. They grow informally; on the job, with peers, through mentoring, and self-study. The findings… Read More Learning isn’t in courses
I’ve been reflecting on this lately. The rules of engagement for L&D have shifted in the last few years and we’re in a different place now. As Seth Godin put it like this: But how about artists who choose to produce paintings they love instead of those that will easily sell? This is a different sort… Read More Are you successful?
If a course happens and nothing changes, did the course run? This approach – we did something and you didn’t change so it’s YOUR fault – is performative learning. I’ve mentioned learning theatre before; that’s building the structures, platforms, LMS, and courses. Performative learnign is insisting that it a) has to happen, and b) if… Read More Performative learning
Lost and Desperate 