Sheridan Webb

In L&D, trends come and go. Our focus may change from year to year. Methods swing in and out of fashion. But some things remain constant… like the need to succeed and demonstrate return on investment. Training takes time and money and it’s only reasonable that organisations want to make sure they’re investing wisely. And that can put pressure on L&D to deliver a perfect solution.

Learning socially, as part of a community is not only an enjoyable way to learn, it’s also pretty effective! But unless it’s very small, every community needs managing. Many people totally underestimate what goes into running a learning community; it’s not really something that can be done as a side hustle. Many people tried that during the pandemic and soon had to give it up as their day-job took over again.

We are all worried about the extent to which AI will replace us. But, your job in L&D is only under threat from AI if you let it be. If your training is based on nothing more than content creation, don’t be surprised if you are replaced by an AI bot. I spent the latter part of 2023 and the first part of the year getting to know AI, and in particular ChatGPT – as many of my peers did. Those VIP members of the Training Designer’s Club who do a lot of design use it daily.