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Producers of DevLearn & Learning Leadership Announce the Debut of: Learning & Performance Tech Week 2026 with Exciting Event Firsts
[New York, NY, September 15, 2026] On November 2 – 6, 2026 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the learning community will get a first and exciting glimpse into the future of Learning Guild events. This year’s co-location of DevLearn and Learning Leadership, along with spotlight events including the AI for Learning Summit, new conference tracks including Learning Team & Project Management, and new learning paths aimed at helping learning teams prove the business value of their initiatives – marks the start of: Learning & Performance Tech Week. “This year, we have begun an exciting new chapter: a week-long…
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Using Information Processing Theory to Design Better AI-Supported Learning
By Atefeh Ferdosipour When considering conceptual frameworks in cognitive psychology that connect to technology, it’s clear that information processing theories are the most relevant. Artificial intelligence, at its root, is essentially the same as the computers that were introduced to the market several decades ago, with programming to make conditions easier for learning and various types of human activities. These machines, which included heavy monitors and keyboards, were made of hardware and software components. And of course, today they are also available in foldable, very light, but much more advanced forms, in various models. But if you are curious about…
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Your Data Is Only as Good as Your Governance
Governance shapes how we manage our own data, request data from others, prepare it for use, and understand what happens to it when vendors are involved.
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Building Leadership in the Moments That Matter: A Conversation with Ryan Decoste
Ryan Decoste’s path into learning and development began unexpectedly, but it sparked a career spanning more than 20 years in leadership, performance, coaching, and organizational development. Today, as Senior Vice President of People and Organizational Development at Klick, Ryan helps shape everything from onboarding and skill development to coaching and performance across a global organization. In this Learning Expert Spotlight, Decoste discusses the importance of staying close to the business, recognizing the signals hidden in organizational data, and designing development around the real challenges leaders face. At Learning Leadership, he’ll bring these ideas to his discussion, What if leadership capability is built in moments—not programs?, where attendees will explore…
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The Checklist That Didn’t Exist: A Field Guide to Cutting Extraneous Load
We design for accuracy. We design for alignment. We design for engagement, or at least what we hope will feel like engagement. We almost never sit down and ask, “How much unnecessary mental effort is this design generating, and how do we reduce it?”
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AI Success Depends on Human Skills & Critical Thinking
AI represents a fundamental shift in how work is done. Organizations now face two paths: One is focused on automation, where AI replaces human tasks, and the other on augmentation, where AI enhances human capabilities.
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When Is Immersive Learning Actually Worth the Effort?
Immersive learning is worth the effort when the task, the environment, and the performance demands call for something more than explanation.
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When Learning Feels Like a Vulnerability
People do not only learn content. They also interpret what needing to learn may imply about them.
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Build Your L&D Edge with Skills, Strategies, and Connections That Matter
For L&D practitioners, the strongest professional development combines learning expertise, business knowledge, technology, and influence. Your goal should be to become not just someone who creates training, but someone who can identify performance problems and help the organization solve them. Here are some ideas on how to get there: Go beyond course creation Learning professionals need to become comfortable with needs analysis, setting learning objectives, deciding when learning isn’t the solution, and understanding and integrating adult learning principles into training. These are the skills that will help learning professionals adapt their role for the future. How can the Learning Guild…
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How SMBs Can Offer AI-Personalized Learning Paths
SMBs can deliver—and benefit from—personalized training. By aligning each AI initiative with business goals, training leaders can boost employee skills, enhance performance, and ensure every learning investment counts.