Learning Leaders Digest #111
Here's what's interesting this week.
Welcome back, Learning Leaders.
Last week I asked what concerns you most about the future of Learning & Development.
The top answer was clear:
Organizations will prioritize speed over learning quality.
That one feels familiar.
A lot of trainers are already feeling pressure to build faster, publish faster, automate faster, and respond faster. AI has only added to that pressure. The danger is that speed starts becoming the standard instead of usefulness.
A fast course that does not change behavior is still a waste of time.
The second strongest answer was:
AI will be used to replace thoughtful learning design rather than improve it.
I think those two answers belong together.
The real concern is not AI by itself. The concern is what organizations will be tempted to do with it. They may use it to create more content, faster, without asking whether that content solves the right problem, gives learners practice, supports transfer, or improves performance.
That is where trainers still have to bring judgment.
Tools can make us faster. They cannot decide what matters.
This Week’s Poll
Where do you feel the most pressure in your L&D work right now?
Build training faster than it should be built
Prove impact without enough time or data
Use AI even when the use case is unclear
Keep learners engaged when everyone is overwhelmed
Push back when stakeholders want content instead of results
Click your answer, then tell me where that pressure is coming from.
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This was originally published in Bob Pike’s Creative Training Techniques Newsletter in June 1991.
Episode 38: The Leadership Contract with Vince Molinaro, Ph.D
Links:
How to Create an Effective Training Proposal That Wins Executive Buy-in [+ Editable Template]
A template for L&D teams: how to report training results leadership actually listens to
The Role of Instructional Design in Successful eLearning Programs
Why should a Training Department Think Like a Business Unit
