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Voices of the Learning Network
The Shifts Redefining Modern Workplace Learning
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Skills are turning over faster than annual plans can track. AI is moving into the flow of work. Engagement is running low. And many L&D teams are being asked to move faster — without a clearer definition of value.
In this episode of Voices of the Learning Network, host Bill Banham is joined by Kirstie Greany, Head of Learning Strategy at Elucidat, part of the Learning Pool family.
With more than 20 years’ experience shaping learning strategy in global organisations, Kirstie is known as a strategist, storyteller, speaker, and connector. She also hosts the Learning at Large podcast and convenes senior L&D roundtables that surface what’s really happening inside organisations right now.
In this conversation, Kirstie helps make sense of the shifts redefining modern workplace learning. She breaks down four forces reshaping the field: rapid skills obsolescence, the unbundling of careers into skills portfolios, AI’s rise as an always-on coach, and a worrying dip in engagement.
Together, Bill and Kirstie explore what a workflow-first learning model really looks like, where AI can support nudging and reflection in real time, and where L&D must continue to lead on deeper human capabilities like critical thinking, resilience, and systems thinking.
They also tackle the growing strategy gap — why access to decision-makers isn’t enough without a stronger value story — and what it takes to move stakeholders beyond speed and completion rates toward outcomes leaders actually care about.
This episode is a practical and provocative guide for anyone ready to shift from courses to learning ecosystems — and make learning indispensable.
In this episode, we explore:
- The biggest shifts redefining workplace learning
- Why skills are outpacing traditional planning cycles
- Workflow-first learning and AI as an always-on coach
- Engagement challenges and what sits beneath them
- Designing learning ecosystems instead of pushing content
- Moving from completions to performance outcomes
- The future skill set for learning practitioners
- One provocation L&D should take seriously for 2026 and beyond
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