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    • Sales-aware AI

      Features | Imparta |

      Richard Barkey joins Learning News to explain how Imparta is helping sales teams with its sales methodology-aware AI technology, i-Coach AI.

    • Learning Technologies 2024

      Features | By Rob Clarke, Editor |

      Coverage from LT2024 in its 25th anniversary; highlights and interviews with participants.

    • Economic pressures hit digital learning market

      Features |

      Budgets down, lengthening buying decisions, higher justification bar; economic pressures are having ‘significant impact’ on the sector; Interview with Myles Runham, Senior Analyst, Fosway.

    • Learning Technologies 2024 Preview

      Features | London |

      Conference Chair, Donald H Taylor, along market analyst David Wilson from Fosway and three of the show's exhibitors, Nuz Saeed, Omniplex Learning, Andy Costello, Kineo and Hannah Quinton, GuyKat, look ahead to Learning Technologies 2024.

    • Thrive appoints Head of AI

      Features | Thrive |

      Niloufar Zarin to lead the development of AI across the LMS vendor and its product roadmap.

    • Learning systems market 2024

      Features | Fosway |

      Annual report into the learning systems market and vendor positioning published by Fosway; interview with market analyst, Fiona Leteney.

    • XR design skills lab opens in London

      Features | London |

      City University of London and ARuVR have created an extended reality design skills lab in the heart of London: Enhances undergraduate programmes and courses to develop XR project designers in industry.

    • Kineo: learning content and AI

      Features | Kineo |

      Interview with Kineo's new learning content product manager, Anthony Muller, on the challenge facing its content development teams.

    • L&D’s shift to business partner

      Features | Mind Tools for Business |

      How L&D strategically aligns with business and the behaviours of high-performing teams; interview with Anna Barnett on Mind Tools’ annual L&D Benchmark Report.

    • Video avatars in learning

      Features | Colossyan |

      Interview with David Gillham from the digital video authoring application, Colossyan.

    • AI Conversations: Critical feedback for employees

      Features | Mind Tools and Learning Pool |

      Mind Tools and Learning Pool join Learning News to discuss their content and AI collaboration, "AI Conversations", to help managers with difficult conversations.

    • Talent Health Index 2023

      Features | Cornerstone |

      Cornerstone report reveals UK employers are not meeting skills development needs; Interview with Mike Bollinger.

    • Extended reality training

      Features | ARuVR |

      XR design lab to open in London at City University and projects with Five Guys and Neom.

    • Change for Thrive: from bold to refined

      Features | Thrive |

      Thrive has announced new investment, all-new product development and a whole new brand. Mark Ward joins Learning News to discuss the company’s new direction.

    • Connect 2023 Preview

      Features |

      Tom McDowall shares what's in store at Connect 2023, London 17 November.

    • Sustainability marketing skills gap: interview with CIM

      Features | Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      The Chartered Institute of Marketing launches new courses to help business to communicate green credentials. Maggie Jones, Associate Director of Qualifications and Partnerships, at the Chartered Institute of Marketing, joins Learning News.

    • B Corp: changing business

      Features | Learning Pool |

      Learning Pool is now a B Corp, accountable for its environmental and social performance. Ben Betts joins Learning News to talk about Learning Pool’s B Corp experience.

    • Generative AI and trusted content

      Features | Learning Pool and Mind Tools, Learning Technologies 2023 |

      Learning Pool and Mind Tools have announced an innovation partnership to work together to harness learning content, frameworks and the power of artificial intelligence. The first of these joint experiments is Converse, a way for people to practise and learn about having difficult conversations with co-workers.

    • Digital Learning Market 2023

      Features |

      Analysis of the digital learning market vendors, innovation and solutions, with David Perring from Fosway.

    • Workplace learning trends

      Features | Cornerstone |

      Cornerstone People Research Lab 2023 Trends Report: interview with Mike Bollinger.

    • Business leadership and learning and development

      Features | Mind Tools for Business |

      What business leaders rate as most important are areas where they don’t believe L&D has a role: Mind Tools for Business Leadership Report 2023, interview with Anna Barnett.

    • Learning systems market 2023

      Features |

      Market bracing itself as recessionary pressures loom large. Fosway's 2023 learning systems market report is out; growth for some, cost-cutting for others; interview with market analyst, Fiona Leteney.

    • Virtual College by Netex

      Features |

      Interview with Nicole Horsman and Sarah Baker following the integration of Virtual College and Netex about what the combined business provides.

    • Cashflow and sales leadership

      Features | Imparta |

      Interview with Claire Cologne from Imparta about the cashflow challenges faced by businesses during recession and the positive effect sales teams can have.

    • Growth Engineering and L'Oreal: LT Awards double Gold

      Features | London |

      My Beauty Club, a learning and development programme run by Growth Engineering for L'Oreal Travel Retail, won two Golds at the Learning Technologies Awards, for the second year running.

    • VR training for surgeons

      Features |

      ARuVR won Gold Best Digital Learning Transformation Programme at the Learning Technologies Awards 2022. Interview with CEO, Frank Furnari.

    • Interview with Gary Lipkowitz, CEO Vyond

      Features | Vyond |

      Video creation in L&D, we're getting to grips with it and likely going to see a lot more of it. According to Vyond chief, Gary Lipkowitz.

    • OEB 2022 Conference Preview

      Features | OEB |

      OEB, the annual edtech conference in Berlin, returns live in person this November. Conference chair Rebecca Stromeyer joins Learning News.

    • Interview: Mark Ash, Totara

      Features |

      Totara has a new CEO. Mark Ash joins with a background in growing technology businesses.

    • L&D struggling to be heard; interview with David Perring

      Features |

      Learning and development is struggling to be heard by its C-suites and put learning at the heart of their organisations. David Perring joins Learning News to discuss Fosway's 2022 Digital Learning Realities Research.

    • Interview with Fred Thompson, thirst learning

      Features |

      thirst learning launched earlier in 2022 into a crowded learning systems market. Its founder Fred Thompson explains why innovation in the market is needed.

    • Digital learning made easy

      Features |

      Learning News special feature with Nimble Elearning: helping under-resourced L&D teams and those at the start of their digital learning journey.

    • Interview with Patrick Jocelyn, Omniplex Learning’s new CEO

      Features | Omniplex Learning |

      Omniplex Learning has appointed a new CEO, Patrick Jocelyn replaces the former CEO and founder, Matthew Lloyd. Patrick Jocelyn joins Learning News with his plans for the rapidly expanding elearning services business.

    • Annual L&D Benchmark Report published

      Features | Mind Tools for Business |

      Organisational learning maturity increased marginally over the last 12 months; challenges around learning culture, business partnering, L&D skills and talent retention remain; Anna Barnett and Nahdia Khan from Mind Tools for Business join Learning News to discuss the Annual L&D Benchmark Report.

    • Learning workflows

      Features |

      Learning workflows: a new term for the L&D dictionary. Paul Matthews explains why we need to be talking about learning workflows in L&D.

    • 9 out of 10 want greater professionalisation in L&D

      Features | London |

      Learning professionals are confused about what it means to be a learning professional and are struggling with their development: Gemma Wells and Jane Daly discuss The Learning Network’s 2022 Research Study.

    • Sales performance improvement: Imparta

      Features | London |

      Interview with Nigel Webb from Imparta, a market leader in sales training and enablement, which is changing its model to an on-demand service.

    • Learner Intelligence Report 2022

      Features |

      How are workers learning in 2022? With one in three working from home, what are employees asking learning and development teams for? A new report from Mind Tools For Business has the answer in its annual Learner Intelligence Report: Interview with researcher, Anna Barnett.

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