Artificial intelligence Archives

Four hard questions L&D professionals must ask themselves

Are you asking the tough questions that drive impact? L&D expert Nigel Paine urges the learning profession to stop making surface-level inquiries and, instead, interrogate the root of problems, get curious about AI innovations, and seriously consider L&D’s future.

Brains, bias and breakthroughs: Tackling AI learning anxiety with neuroscience

What happens when a cognitive neuroscientist takes on the fears surrounding AI? Teresa Rose, Director of Consulther Ltd, reflects on Professor Joseph Devlin’s compelling session at Learning Technologies 2025 – and why it sparked real hope for learning professionals grappling with AI learning anxiety.

AI leadership skills: Genuine asset or digital window dressing?

Leaders are racing to add AI skills such as ‘prompt engineering’ to their LinkedIn profiles – but are they real or just for show? L&D expert Robin Hoyle explores why genuine AI literacy matters, how HR and L&D can bridge the adoption gap, and what’s at stake if leaders get it wrong.

L&D leaders, get set for complete change

If shifts like LMS to LXP, microlearning, video learning, and gamification felt disruptive, the next wave of L&D change will be even more revolutionary – and that’s a good thing, says global HR analyst Josh Bersin.

How ‘colleague AI’ can help L&D on assessments, skills and metrics

Meet your new digital team mate, AI, who has come on board to help you tackle your knottiest L&D problems. We’re not far off from this reality, says Lior Locher and Liz Naylor, senior learning consultants at NIIT. Here, they outline three emerging AI capabilities to watch and explore.

Agentic AI shakes up Learning Technologies 2025

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From skills erosion to complex resilience: How AI will transform L&D

How will AI disrupt the skills and development landscape? Professor Tom Calvard of the University of Edinburgh Business School examines the latest academic research, highlighting key insights for L&D professionals. From the realities of complex systems to the potential demise of human skills, this analysis explores what the future holds – and how to prepare for it.

How AI helps learning professionals push into untapped spaces

AI finally allows us to push into spaces we kept talking about in learning and development but couldn’t quite do yet. Here, Lior Locher and Liz Naylor, senior learning consultants at NIIT, outline the role of AI in better performance support, simpler operations and personalisation at scale.

Boundaryless performance in an AI world: Real-world examples, challenges and future implications

Artificial intelligence has introduced a new era of boundaryless performance. But what does this look like in practice? And what challenges remain? AI strategist Dr. Markus Bernhardt and L&D expert Teresa Rose share real-world use cases and realities.

From workflow learning to boundaryless performance: How AI is transforming work

AI advancements have made workflow learning a thing of the past. In the first installment of this two-part series, L&D experts Teresa Rose & Dr. Markus Bernhardt introduce boundaryless performance and its potential to transform the way we work.

Getting AI to help with your emergent learning content legacy: A seven-step beginner’s guide

As AI continues to transform work, it’s becoming clear that L&D will soon be grappling with an enormous legacy with learning content. To help manage this legacy, Lior Locher and Liz Naylor, senior learning consultants at NIIT, outline a seven-step programme to work through, with the help of AI.