We are being forced to question our own mortality as our relationship with technology deepens. The Learning and Development community will play a fundamental role in helping people develop themselves to understand and co-exist with technology. This will be a progressive shift, but we will decide the speed and direction we will take to achieve this co-existence. At the current rate of innovation, this may well be our generations legacy to humanity.

The world of workplace learning is constantly evolving and changing, creating not only new challenges and exciting opportunities, but also the demand of L&D professionals to constantly develop their skills in order to meet the demands of their learners. There are many choices and opportunities available to learn, collaborate, share and build knowledge. The most significant enablers for just-in-time learning are applications and technology platforms. For example, mobile-learning apps, polling software, next-generation learning management systems, virtual classrooms, learning video platforms, massive open online courses (MOOCs) to name just a few. However, the L&D leaders must unsure that learning technologies fit into the overall system architecture including functionality to support the overall talent cycle, onboarding, performance management real-time feedback tools, career management, succession planning, recognition and rewards.

Key question – What is the right tool for you to achieve success in training and development?