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Your Past Skills Are Your L&D Superpower
Every experience, from playing an instrument to managing a team, adds a new note to your professional composition. Those lessons in practice, perseverance, and teamwork are what make you effective in leading learning today.
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AI Is Not the Answer to Everything in L&D
AI offers tools that can enhance efficiency and engagement. However, while AI brings many benefits, it is not a silver bullet for every challenge in L&D.
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AI Clarity: 4 Mindset Shifts Learning Leaders Need Before Building an AI Strategy
The AI landscape will keep shifting—new tools, faster models, endless possibilities. But clarity, not speed, will determine who succeeds.
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New Guild Master Jeff Batt Shares His Predictions for the Future
Each year, the achievements of two learning professionals are honored by the Learning Guild with the Guild Master Award. At DevLearn in November, Jeff Batt, Founder of Learning Dojo, became the latest distinguished practitioner to join these ranks. After the ceremony, our team caught […]
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What L&D Leaders Should Prioritize in 2026: Pragmatic AI & the Human Touch
AI isn’t the hero—people are. Our role in L&D is to help others feel confident and capable in a changing world. Pragmatic AI simply helps us do that with more clarity and intention.
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2026 Priorities for L&D Leaders: Navigating Change, Tech & Talent
The more digital we become, the more human we need to be. L&D exists at this crossroads.
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Urgent Patience: Breaking Complacency, Sparking Change
Technology doesn’t drive transformation—people do. It’s fueled by their urgency to move, their readiness to challenge what’s outdated, and their courage to create what’s next.
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From Order Takers to Strategic Advisors in 6 Steps
Most performance problems aren’t training problems. They’re caused by unclear expectations, missing tools, poor processes, lack of feedback, or misaligned incentives.
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12 Learning and Development Projects That Actually Moved the Needle
Sharing proven L&D strategies and success stories is what the Learning Guild community is all about. That’s why each year, practitioners are given the opportunity to showcase their real-life learning […]
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D&D for Learning: Tricks of the Trade
One of the most powerful—and newly feasible—approaches to immersive training is roleplay. When done well, it creates the conditions for people to practice difficult conversations, test judgment under pressure, and build confidence in gray areas where there’s no script to follow.