L&D Go Beyond
L&D Go Beyond Podcast
A deep dive into learning, capability, and performance by Upside Learning
The L&D Go Beyond Podcast brings together leaders who are shaping the future of workplace learning. Each episode moves past traditional training conversations to examine how learning drives capability, performance, and real organizational outcomes.
The series explores the forces redefining the learning landscape, including AI, skilling demands, capability building, learning design, business alignment, and the growing pressure to demonstrate impact. Conversations are grounded in practice and informed by the experiences of CLOs, strategists, researchers, authors, and practitioners from across industries.
Guests share clear, practical insights into how learning can be designed, supported, and measured with intention. The discussions highlight what becomes possible when L&D operates with clarity, purpose, and a focus on meaningful results.
Upside Learning, a Mitr company, brings 20+ years of experience in delivering award-winning custom eLearning, learning consulting, and staff augmentation services.
If you are committed to creating learning that works and contributes to performance in the new world of work, this podcast is your space.
Listen. Learn. Go beyond.
L&D Go Beyond
Navigating the Three Waves of AI Adoption with a Trusted Learning Advisor Mindset
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Join host Venudhar Bhatt as he engages in a focused conversation with Dr. Keith Keating, Chief Learning Officer at BDO Canada and author of The Trusted Learning Advisor.
In this opening episode of Season 3, they explore the three waves of AI adoption and their implications for L&D leaders navigating rapid change. Drawing from more than 25 years of experience, Keith shares practical insights on how learning teams can move beyond efficiency and build real organizational capability.
Here are the key highlights from their insightful conversation:
- Understanding the Three Waves of AI Adoption
Explore the progression from efficiency to quality and transformation, and what each stage demands from L&D leaders. - Why AI Pilots Fail
Learn why misalignment, unclear intent, and lack of context, not technology, are often the real causes behind unsuccessful initiatives. - The Trusted Learning Advisor Mindset
Understand the five pillars that enable L&D professionals to move from order takers to strategic advisors. - From Efficiency to Judgment
Recognize why speed is no longer a differentiator and how judgment, clarity, and context define modern learning leadership. - Using the IDAD Framework
Discover how Identify, Diagnose, Analyze, and Design can guide disciplined and intentional AI decisions. - Building Capabilities, Not Just Skills
Explore the shift from delivering training programs to strengthening organizational capability systems. - Designing for Resistance
Learn how MVPs and small experiments can build trust and reduce risk in AI adoption. - Aligning with Business Strategy
Understand how L&D can anchor its work in strategy, risk, and measurable performance outcomes.
Do not miss this opening episode of Season 3 as we examine what it truly takes to lead learning in the age of AI.
Connect with Dr. Keith Keating
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithkeating/
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