Learning Research & Science
Insights culled from analysis and inquiry that keep learning professionals up-to-date on how people learn, technologies, approaches, and performance improvement practices.
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The End of the Essay & the Future of Evaluation
Professional educators understand that knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation are developed through different learning methods and have to be assessed through different methods as well.
By Nathan Kracklauer • -
AI Can Help Us Practice Being Human Again
The promise of AI in 2026 isn’t a workplace where machines do all the talking. It’s a workplace where machines remove noise, then help people rehearse the hardest conversations before the stakes are real
By Doug Stephen • -
Welcome, but Disconnected: When Onboarding Misses the Mark on Belonging
Belonging, not bureaucracy, must become the new metric of success.
By Stelios Sergis • -
Urgent Patience, Part 2: Disarming Resistance & Sustaining Change
Construct a narrative around your change initiatives. When stories of success outnumber stories of failure, cynicism loses its audience.
By George Hall • -
Learn-It, Build-It, Use-It: Redesigning Just-In-Time Training
By aligning learning design with how adults actually learn best—through choice, creation, and real-world use—this approach delivers both engagement and performance impact.
By Dawn Daley • -
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 It’s fueled by their urgency to move, their readiness to challenge what’s outdated, and their courage to create what’s next.
By George Hall • -
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.
By Elham Arabi • -
From Tracking to Baseline: Creating Your L&D Operational Standards
In this hands-on session, you will explore proven techniques developed through 15+ years of research with thousands of L&D professionals. You’ll discover how 6-9 weeks of basic time tracking reveals hidden operational challenges that impact project timelines, resource allocation, and team effectiveness.
By Robyn Defelice • -
The Strategic Imperative of Play, Joy & Laughter in Organizational Performance
The long-held belief that seriousness is a prerequisite for productivity is counterproductive; in ever-changing work environments, the capacity for joy is essential infrastructure.
By Sam Thomas, John Reynolds • -
Immersed in Learning: The Neuroscience of Scenario-Based Training
Drawing from over 50,000 brain measurements and groundbreaking neurological research, Dr. Zak reveals how to build L&D programs, training experiences, and skill-building activities that engage the brain and deliver results.