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From Resistance to Resilience: The Psychology of Change
Change disrupts the status quo, and our brains are wired to resist that disruption… Resistance isn’t just stubbornness—it’s a natural response to perceived loss.
By Lisa Sepahi • -
From DevLearn 2025 to DevLearn 2026: What the Community is Asking For Next
DevLearn Conference & Expo has always been the place to explore where the industry is headed, but it is also where we uncover where learning professionals want to go next. We took the time […]
By Lindsay Brestovansky • -
Building Trust at Scale: Why Compliance Is EdTech’s Secret Growth Engine
Compliance isn’t a barrier to AI adoption—it’s the foundation that makes sustainable, scalable deployment possible.
By Dmitry Butalov • -
Trends Learning Professionals Can’t Ignore
To help you set the course for this year, we caught up with influential voices in the learning and development space at DevLearn 2025 to find out which learning and development trends are […]
By Lindsay Brestovansky • -
Urgent Patience, Part 2: Disarming Resistance & Sustaining Change
Construct a narrative around your change initiatives. When stories of success outnumber stories of failure, cynicism loses its audience.
By George Hall • -
Why Readiness Is Shaping the Future of Work: A Conversation with Alicia Sanchez, CAIO at MPF Federal
Where L&D still has unique value is not in owning content, but in shaping conditions, helping define when human judgment is required, designing learning into the flow of work, and enabling people to operate responsibly inside rapidly changing systems.
By Mark Britz • -
How L&D Can Lead in the Age of AI Even If Your Company’s Not Ready
When you think about who’s leading the AI charge, you may think of the technology department or a dedicated AI team. However, L&D professionals should be leaders in the AI movement too, even if their company limits use of AI tools in the workplace. During a DevLearn 2025 keynote, performance improvement professionals discovered why it’s crucial for them to lead and […]
By Christine Shaw • -
How Position-Based Microlearning Aligns Learning with Workflow
A position-based approach notes that what we learn and how we learn it vary by role, experience level, environment, and context.
By Ashley Cooks • -
Learning Design Beyond Burnout: Building Sustainable Practices with AI
AI could do more than save time. It could help me refocus on why I teach instead of drowning in the how.
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Future-Proof Your Career: The L&D Strategic Roadmap for AI Readiness
This article outlines a strategic roadmap for L&D professionals to navigate the rise of artificial intelligence by proactively adapting their skills and pivoting into adjacent, integrated, or specialized AI roles to ensure long-term career resilience.
By Megan Dybczak •
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