Is AI the Key to Finally Proving the Impact of L&D?
RESHARE: Is AI the Key to Finally Proving the Impact of L&D? There’s no shortage of talk about Artificial Intelligence in Learning and Development circles. But as James Swift, Head of Talent Development at Leyton, rightly points out in Season 3 Episode 5 of AI for the Average Joe, there’s a big difference between talking […]
Learning Technologies 2025 Showed Us the Future, but Ignored the Skills We Actually Need
Erica attended Learning Technologies 2025 in London. Here she reflects on the conversations she had, new innovations and the direction the Learning and Development (L&D) space is heading. The energy was palpable. Everywhere you looked, suppliers were showcasing AI-integrated platforms; AI for personalisation, AI for learning content curation, AI for assessment, AI for adaptive pathways. […]
A Review of Learning and Development in 2024: A Wicked Journey Down The Yellow Brick Road
As 2024 draws to a close, Erica reflects on how the year has gone for the learning and development sector – with a touch of Wicked. It’s time to review learning and development in 2024. For last year’s reflections, we looked through the futuristic lens of the Matrix. But this year, we will journey together […]
Help Your Team Build the Skills that Matter Most – LinkedIn Learning Course
Help Your Team Build the Skills that Matter Most – LinkedIn Learning Course Managers play a critical role in creating opportunities for their teams to build the business-critical skills needed today. In this helpful course, learn what skills to focus on and practical ways to help your team develop them in the flow of work. […]
Reforming Education through the Digital First Mindset – Erica Farmer TEDx
Reforming Education Through The Digital First Mindset – Erica Farmer Tedx The emergency response to online learning during the pandemic was just that, a response. Prior to this, there had been little adoption of digital learning techniques in both the education and corporate learning sectors. Lip service was paid to the future of learning technology […]
How to Lead and Manage in This Brave New Remote and Hybrid World
How to lead and manage in this brave new remote and hybrid world Erica attended QCon London in March 2023 and spoke about working techniques and leadership practices for hybrid and remote working. She shares her thoughts here together with an interview between her and InfoQ. Hybrid working is a mindset of trusting people and […]
Replace Your Boring E-learning Full E Book Download
How do you replace boring e-learning? We can beat around the bush all we like, but sometimes e-Learning can be straight up yawn-inducing levels of boring. It’s time to replace your boring e-learning! In this e-book we discuss some of the reasons behind this, and actions you can take to increase interest and engagement. With […]
How Can You Replace E-learning With Adaptive Learning?
How can you replace e-learning with adaptive learning? Erica discusses some of the reasons why e-learning can be like watching paint dry, and shares actions you can take to increase interest and engagement. We tend to have a perception when it comes to eLearning. It tends to be several pages long, with a huge amount […]
How Do You Choose Between Virtual Learning And Hybrid Learning?
How do you choose between virtual learning and hybrid learning? How do you choose between virtual learning and hybrid learning? Erica draws on her years of experience to share the knowledge you ned as well as some handy tips to take the call. As L&D practitioners we now have so many strings to our bow. […]
What Mindset Do Organisations Need To Succeed In The Digital Age?
What mindset do organisations need to succeed in the digital age? In this blogpost, Erica reflects on the pandemic (and learning from before) to explore why a digital-first mindset is critical to not just people functions, but business and industry as a whole. Let me ask you a question. What would you say the main […]
