Learner Readiness: The Highest-Leverage Intervention in L&D That Most Organisations Skip
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Learner Readiness: The Highest-Leverage Intervention in L&D That Most Organisations Skip

Most organisations pour effort into what happens during training. The biggest gains in transfer come from what happens before it. Here is what Learner Readiness actually involves — and why skipping it explains most transfer failures.

Apr 2, 2026 · 8 min read
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Researchers mapped every learning transfer tool in the academic literature. They found 45. None do the full job.
Learning Design
Apr 2, 2026·9 min read

Researchers mapped every learning transfer tool in the academic literature. They found 45. None do the full job.

A 2026 systematic review mapped every learning transfer evaluation tool in the academic literature — 45 instruments across 7 databases — and found that no single tool integrates both transfer conditions and outcomes.

The 90-Day Window: Why What Happens After Training Matters More Than the Training Itself
Learning Design
Mar 31, 2026·8 min read

The 90-Day Window: Why What Happens After Training Matters More Than the Training Itself

The end of training is not the finish line. It's the starting gun. Here's the three-phase framework for owning the 90 days that determine whether behaviour actually changes.

AI Can Build Your Training in Minutes. Can It Prove It Worked?
Future of L&D
Mar 28, 2026·6 min read

AI Can Build Your Training in Minutes. Can It Prove It Worked?

AI can write a training course in minutes. Design assessments. Generate scenarios. So if your value rests on content creation, the ground beneath you is shifting. But AI cannot prove the training changed anything. That is where your future lives.

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