Emerging Technologies
Breakthrough technologies impacting how people work, shop, entertain, and live that can ultimately affect how people learn.
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6 Essential Questions Every Leader Should Be Asking About AI
Many business leaders are stuck in the AI gray zone. The tech is moving fast, but the playbook hasn’t caught up. It’s not uncommon to feel a sense of urgency to take action, even though you might not know the best path to take. This can be a costly combination, leading leaders to chase tools instead of outcomes. What’s missing is a starting point rooted in purpose that ties AI to real business impact. This eBook distills insights from longtime AI researcher, NYU professor, and business leader, Dr. Vasant Dhar. His advice? Don’t start your AI journey by focusing on…
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DevLearn Conference and Expo Launches Expanded Tracks, Hands-On Learning, and New Ways to Connect
The program for DevLearn Conference & Expo 2026 has been announced, introducing a range of new learning experiences designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s learning professionals. Returning to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from November 4 – 6, 2026, this event brings together learning professionals from around the world for an engaging and forward-looking program focused on innovation, skills and real-world application. This year’s edition offers expanded opportunities for attendees to engage with content, apply learning in real time, and explore solutions tailored to the challenges they face in their day-to-day roles. With hundreds of sessions, hands-on experiences and dedicated community spaces and activities, including the DemoFest event, DevLearn creates a platform to discover new ideas, explore…
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What’s Next for Learning? The Trends DevLearn Attendees See Emerging
The future of learning took shape in a big way throughout 2025, and DevLearn attendees were already spotting the trends transforming the industry while with us in Las Vegas. From the rapid rise of AI and AI-native platforms to growing conversations around accessibility, localization, immersive learning, and creative media design, these emerging priorities are reshaping how organizations create and deliver learning experiences. At DevLearn 2026, attendees will have the opportunity to explore these trends in greater depth through practical sessions, workshops, demos, and discussions focused on what’s next for workplace learning. AI is everywhere AI was by far the biggest trend attendees identified in 2025. As noted by attendees, organizations are…
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Expertise We Still Have to Earn
Ironically, the rise of intelligent systems (AI) may make these deeply human capabilities even more valuable.
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Transforming Content into a Strategic AI Growth Asset: Building a Unified Content Fabric
As organizations expand, their audiences diversify—employees, customers, partners, distributors, and now AI agents all rely on consistent, high quality content. The shift from an access focused world to an answer focused one means Learning & Development teams must ensure their content is not only accurate and up to date at scale, but also structured and ready for both human and agentic consumption. In an intelligence driven landscape, content becomes a strategic growth asset rather than a static library. This session explores how the learning environment is evolving and what it takes to build a unified content fabric that supports people…
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Architecting What’s Next: How L&D Can Lead in the Age of AI
As AI reshapes how we work, learning has never been more essential to staying relevant — and L&D professionals are at the heart of it. In this keynote, Yulia Barnakova, Accenture’s AI Innovation and Learning Advisor, explores how L&D can turn AI disruption into new opportunities for learning. From AI coaches and knowledge assistants to synthetic learners, the same technologies reshaping work are now enabling new ways to build skills and enhance performance. With practical insights and dynamic, AI-enhanced storytelling, Yulia offers a bold, energizing vision for how the learning profession can lead with greater impact and help shape a…
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Aha Moments from DevLearn 2025: Why Community Is Still L&D’s Competitive Advantage
For all the focus on AI at DevLearn 2025, some of the most meaningful “aha” moments had nothing to do with technology. Instead, they pointed to something more enduring: the importance of connection, conversation, and community in a time of rapid change. As we asked influencers what stood out most, and what they said pointed to the fact that in moments defined by disruption, people are what make the difference. Relationships are still the engine behind the work Even as tools evolve and capabilities expand, the core driver of progress in L&D remains the same: relationships. The ideas that move organizations forward are often sparked through conversation around sharing…
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Workplace Readiness: Can Higher Education Develop AI-Ready Students?
Internships, simulations, and cross-disciplinary projects can help students practice human-AI collaboration, resilience, and decision-making in environments that mirror the workplace’s ambiguity and complexity.
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The Thirty Under Program Returns in 2026…to DevLearn!
The Learning Guild’s Thirty Under 30 program is back for 2026, and this year it’ll be at DevLearn Conference & Expo (Nov 4-6). Designed to spotlight the next generation of emerging leaders, the program recognizes young professionals who are already making an impact in L&D, customer education, higher education, and other roles focused on adult learning, training, and performance enablement and development. Applications are now open through April 30. What is Thirty Under 30? Thirty Under 30 is more than an award, it’s a career-accelerating experience. The program identifies and supports rising learning professionals under the age of 30, offering them visibility, mentorship, and opportunities to grow within the global learning community. Participants are…
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Debunking L&D Myths: What DevLearn Attendees Want to Change in 2026
At DevLearn, we asked attendees what L&D myths they’re ready to leave behind in 2026. Their answers reveal an industry eager to challenge assumptions and rethink how learning really works. Learning isn’t easy to create One of the most direct misconceptions attendees called out is the idea that creating learning is simple. There’s often a perception that anyone can quickly put together a course or training and call it effective, but in reality, impactful learning design requires intention, expertise, and a deep understanding of the audience. Learning is more than slides and handouts One attendee challenged the notion that learning is synonymous with PowerPoints or static handouts. While those tools still have their place, modern learning…