Data & Analytics
Gauging the performance of learners—and of learning—using a variety of methods, information and approaches helps L&D improve learning solution design and development.
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Hot Mic, High Stakes: Securing C-Suite Influence Live from Orlando
We need to start by speaking in business terms. Words like customer satisfaction, revenue, risk, and retention are the language of the C-Suite that we best adopt as our own.
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Leadership’s Role in Building Inclusive Learning
Whether you’re a learning professional, people leader, or inclusion advocate, this session will help you shift accessibility from a checklist to a leadership commitment that creates lasting impact.
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When Leaders Struggle and Tech Fails: The Perfect Storm for Bad Performance Conversations
Performance conversations don’t fail because leaders want them to. They fail because of a lack of tools, context, and support. In this candid session, Keith Metcalfe, President of Acorn PLMS and a 25-year leadership veteran, shares how the challenges he faced as a first-time leader still echo today, amplified by the complexity of modern HR tech. You’ll explore the real reasons performance reviews often fall flat, why today’s learning systems, HRIS platforms, and spreadsheets aren’t bridging the gap, and how that disconnect leaves leaders unsupported. Using real data and hard truths, this session makes the case for connecting performance and…
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Data Without the Drama: How to Consolidate and Visualize Learning Metrics That Matter
In this practical session, we’ll show you how to tame platform sprawl, kill data silos, and establish an insight-driven ecosystem that your stakeholders trust.
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Beyond Knowledge: Evaluating Training Programs for Real-World Impact
In this session, we explore strategies for collecting data and assessing effectiveness across many industries. Real-world case studies will illuminate how meaningful evaluation drives business outcomes, while hands-on activities will guide attendees in crafting actionable, impact-focused evaluation plans tailored to their unique needs.
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Learning Leader Q&A on Agentic AI and Learning Strategy
I recently got the opportunity to ask Greggory Wright, Strategic Learning Partner at Southwest Airlines, for all the details on his team’s challenges, agentic AI, learning strategy, and his Learning Leadership Conference sessions: Q: What’s been your Learning & Development career journey? A: My learning and development career journey has definitely had its mountain peaks and valleys. It all started in middle school or junior high, when I was always leading groups through learning things, whether it was music, math concepts, or whatever it may be. But it never really dawned on me that it might be a long-term thing.…
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What Happens When EdTech Treats Data Like a Product?
Data is no longer a passive byproduct in the evolving EdTech landscape—from self-paced apps to corporate learning platforms—it’s a core, designable asset. Treating data as a product means managing it with the same intentionality as curriculum or code: structured design, clear ownership, and continuous iteration.
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Leveraging Rubrics in Instructional Design
Using rubrics can help you boost the effectiveness and quality of your training materials.
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The Alignment Advantage: How Learning Teams Can Drive Strategic Value
By Alaina Szlachta “Stakeholders don’t know whether HR and L&D are worth investing in.” This candid statement from a good friend, and fellow learning enthusiast, captures a central challenge L&D professionals have faced for decades. Many organizational leaders struggle to see the direct connection between learning initiatives and business outcomes. When budgets tighten, HR and L&D departments are often first on the chopping block—precisely because this connection remains unclear. In my research and work as an internal learning leader and consultant, I’ve consistently found that alignment is the single factor that differentiates high-performing, mature learning departments from everyone else. As…
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Data Literacy: One Question at a Time
For many of us, when the term “data” enters the conversation, it creates distance. We either find ourselves requesting it from others or consuming it passively when it arrives. That mindset—”I request” or “I consume”—can make us feel like bystanders. But here’s the truth: You’re already more than that. You’re a partner in your data. And becoming a true partner doesn’t require a new title or a technical background; it just requires a mind shift. Data literacy isn’t about becoming fluent in formulas or dashboards. It’s about recognizing that you belong in the conversation. That your questions, your insights, and…