Women-led online events linked to International Women’s Day were reported to have been disrupted with explicit content and coordinated interference. The abhorrent incidents have sparked calls for stronger platform safeguards and a renewed focus on practical event security, raising wider…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Leaders overestimate AI use, research probes whether “seductive details” hinder learning. Brain training may cut dementia risk for decades. Diet-driven energy crashes sap…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Why emotion is the missing ingredient in service design, what’s shifting in the learning systems market, how success is stressing people out, and…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Managers not platforms drive day-to-day learning while ‘AI washing’ muddies layoff stories. UK staff stay silent on bullying. Employers prioritise mental health. Rising…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Screens are eating the workweek, stressing eyes and productivity. Skills gaps widening as AI floods hiring. Learners still rate human-led training best. Stress…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI reshapes corporate training fast, workers threaten to quit amid stalled innovation, Instagram disputes “clinical addiction” claims in court, and the UK wrestles…
TJ Editor Jo Cook comments about the new Podcast Learning Festival, hosted by Andrew Jacobs in London, February 2026: “We strive for the most efficient and realistic learning interventions, and workplace learning is at its best when it sounds like…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Gen Z embraces AI for productivity yet fears thinking impact. UK SMEs want apprenticeships but face red tape. Hiring diverges globally. Employees self-teach…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Workers cling to roles as change accelerates, HR still won’t trust AI for people decisions, recruiters face deepfake scams, focus time is shrinking,…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Traditional career ladders are adapting to portfolio approaches. Respect at work is collapsing, with discrimination costs soaring. L&D’s AI use is maturing. Davos…
