ALT With 1000 options, does the #learningsystems market make your eyes blur?😵💫That's why our free RightFit Grid #shortlisting tool helps.
Each quadrant maps vendors by strengths:
✅Luminary
✅Contender
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Get it here👉https://talentedlearning.com/best-lms-shortlisting-tool-learning-system-selection
#LT26UK #LMS #Tech
ALT With 1000 #LMS systems, choosing the best one for your #customereducation needs is tough. So how can you evaluate them?
Try these benchmarks: 42 key stats from our research, based on 250 data points across 5 buying categories 👉 https://talentedlearning.com/customer-lms-statistics-42-benchmarks-for-business-buyers/
#CX #B2B #onlinelearning
AI is becoming standard in online learning.
In our latest report surveying 1,039 professionals responsible for learning and training programs, 67% say they already use AI in their learning initiatives, and another 17% plan to adopt it soon.
The AI for Online Learning: 2026 Report explores where AI is delivering value today and what comes next.
Download the report: thnk.cc/4btKeHo
ALT Each of us has a unique comfort level with tech. So, why offer one-size-fits-all #onlinelearning?
Best to meet people on their terms. But how do you design that kind of training?
Great advice on our blog by @tgorostiza of @LearningCartLMS➡️ https://talentedlearning.com/how-to-design-digital-training-for-mixed-tech-skill-levels/
#LX #UX #CX
When learning feels easy, it can feel productive.
But research shows something surprising: Learning that feels harder often leads to better long-term results.
This idea is called desirable difficulties. When your brain has to work harder, it builds stronger connections—and you remember more.
Here’s what that can look like:
1️⃣ Testing yourself instead of re-reading: Trying to recall information forces your brain to strengthen memory.
2️⃣ Spacing your learning: Coming back later feels harder—but improves retention.
3️⃣ Mixing practice types: Switching topics challenges your brain and improves understanding.
4️⃣ Struggling before seeing the answer: Even if you get it wrong, your brain learns more deeply.
Learning that feels smooth isn’t always learning that lasts. A little difficulty now often leads to stronger learning later.
✨ Save this post—especially for moments when learning feels harder than expected.
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ALT What factors are shaping #continuingeducation? How is #innovation helping learning systems meet these needs?
Join Lead Analyst @JohnLeh as he talks with @benchprep CEO Ashish Rangnekar on the Talented Learning Show▶️ https://talentedlearning.com/podcast-113-how-are-professional-education-systems-changing/
#upskilling #ai #lms #associations
The Chaos Tax is real.
We covered exactly how to beat it at the Thinkific Horizons Summit. Watch the on-demand replay of the “Scaling Without Chaos” session here: horizons.thinkific.com#ThinkificHorizons#EdTech
Still time to join my Office Hours for #LMS Buyers webinars! This month "Managing Tech Vendors Like a Pro" | Wed, Jun 10th | 11am ET.
No cost. No strings. Only my best advice as a longtime independent #learning#tech advisor. Plus free resources.
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ALT Still time to join my Office Hours for #LMS Buyers webinars! This month "Managing Tech Vendors Like a Pro" | Wed, Jun 10th | 11am ET.
No cost. No strings. Only my best advice as a longtime independent #learning #tech advisor. Plus free resources.
RSVP👉https://talentedlearning.com/office-hours-for-lms-buyers/
NEW PODCAST: Got #AI fatigue? Let's restore your faith.
Spoiler: AI is no longer optional. It's the differentiator. What does this mean for extended enterprise #learning?
That's what I'm discussing with Leslie Kelley, Chief Growth Officer of @AbsorbLMS▶️
talentedlearning.com/using-a…
ALT NEW PODCAST: Got #AI fatigue? Let's restore your faith.
Spoiler: AI is no longer optional. It's the differentiator. What does this mean for extended enterprise #learning?
That's what I'm discussing with Leslie Kelley, Chief Growth Officer of @AbsorbLMS▶️
https://talentedlearning.com/using-ai-to-improve-internal-and-external-learning-podcast-114/
Say hello to a whole new way to research #learning#tech solutions!🔎
Our free #LMS directory lets you browse by category, compare vendors dig into profiles of interest before you contact anyone.
Plus, each profile is vetted by Lead Analyst @JohnLeh!👉 talentedlearning.com/learnin…
ALT Say hello to a whole new way to research #learning #tech solutions!🔎
Our free #LMS directory lets you browse by category, compare vendors dig into profiles of interest before you contact anyone.
Plus, each profile is vetted by Lead Analyst @JohnLeh!👉 https://talentedlearning.com/learning-systems-directory/
Mark Cuban just described the largest wealth transfer of the AI era.
Almost nobody understood what he said.
Cuban: “There are 33 million companies in this country. Aren’t going to have AI budgets. Aren’t going to have AI experts.”
Not tech startups.
The shoe store. The regional trucking outfit. The accounting firm with 12 employees.
The businesses that actually run the physical economy.
They know AI is coming. They have no idea what to do with it.
Cuban: “You’ve got the head of Microsoft saying software is dead because everything’s going to be customized to your unique utilization.”
Software is dead.
The SaaS era ran on one rule. Build a generic product. Force millions of companies to bend their workflows around it. Charge rent forever.
AI ends the contract.
The business stops bending to the software. The intelligence bends to the business.
But customized by whom.
The third-generation manufacturer cannot tell Claude from Gemini. The county hospital is staring at a reactor asking where the light switch is.
Cuban: “Who’s going to do it for them?”
That question is worth more than the frontier models themselves.
Hundreds of billions are being burned to build the foundation. The smartest engineers alive are locked in a bloodbath over who owns the base layer.
Let them fight.
Let them burn the capital. Let them drive the cost of raw intelligence toward zero.
Because the wealth does not collect where the brain is built.
It collects where the brain meets the business.
Every ambitious kid in college right now thinks survival means a seat at OpenAI or Anthropic.
Cuban is staring at the other 99 percent of the economy.
Learn the models. Then learn the messy, unglamorous reality of how a 50-person company actually operates.
Walk through the door. Understand their problems. Wire the intelligence directly into their revenue.
That is not a job title. That is an entire economic class being born.
You do not need to build the brain. You need to build the nervous system.
The biggest winners of the electricity era were not the engineers who built the generators. They were the ones who walked into dark factories and showed the owners where to plug in.
33 million companies are standing in the dark right now.
Silicon Valley is racing to build the god. The fortunes will belong to whoever teaches him a trade.
The modern customer journey is complex. That's why strategic #customereducation makes a big difference. Academies can help. But what sets a successful academy apart?
@LearnUpon#CX leader, Frances Kleven, shares advice examples on our blog ➡️talentedlearning.com/buildin…#LMS#LX
ALT The modern customer journey is complex. That's why strategic #customereducation makes a big difference. Academies can help. But what sets a successful academy apart?
@LearnUpon #CX leader, Frances Kleven, shares advice examples on our blog ➡️https://talentedlearning.com/building-a-customer-academy-for-education-led-growth/
#LMS #LX
When Does Professional Expertise Become Portable? Thread started in the SIKM Leaders Community by Chandra Ewell. Seeking perspectives on consulting, publishing, speaking, leading CoPs, etc. while employed in an organization. sikm.groups.io/g/main/topic/…#KM#KnowledgeManagement#SIKM
ALT How do you grow a #training #business in a regulated industry? (Hint: It's not easy.)
Learn how one CEO navigates complexity change in the #foodservice world, @JohnLeh talks with Andrew Tyndall of @ResponsiblTrain on the Talented Learning Show▶️https://talentedlearning.com/growing-a-training-business-in-regulated-industries-podcast-109
#lms
Budgets are under pressure. CFO scrutiny is growing. Expectations are increasing. Resources are decreasing. But you can’t cut learning, you’re in the middle of massive AI transformation.
Find cost-savings opportunities distilled into a 5-step process: hubs.ly/Q04g1S3g0
What factors drive education-led growth? For the best answers, why not ask leaders on the front lines of #customereducation?
That's what @intellum's team does each year. So we asked what the latest research reveals. Learn more on our blog➡️ talentedlearning.com/5-prior…#lms#cx
ALT What factors drive education-led growth? For the best answers, why not ask leaders on the front lines of #customereducation?
That's what @intellum's team does each year. So we asked what the latest research reveals. Learn more on our blog➡️ https://talentedlearning.com/5-priorities-for-education-led-growth-success/
#lms #cx
It's June Office Hours for #LMS Buyers webinars continue!
This month "Managing Tech Vendors Like a Pro"
Wed, Jun 10 | 11am ET.
No cost. No strings. Only @JohnLeh's advice as a longtime independent #learning#tech advisor. Plus free resources.
Join us👉talentedlearning.com/office-…
ALT It's June Office Hours for #LMS Buyers webinars continue!
This month "Managing Tech Vendors Like a Pro"
Wed, Jun 10 | 11am ET.
No cost. No strings. Only @JohnLeh's advice as a longtime independent #learning #tech advisor. Plus free resources.
Join us👉https://talentedlearning.com/office-hours-for-lms-buyers/
ALT How do you grow a #training #business in a regulated industry? (Hint: It's not easy.)
Learn how one CEO navigates complexity change in the #foodservice world, as I talk with Andrew Tyndall of @ResponsiblTrain, on the Talented Learning Show▶️https://talentedlearning.com/growing-a-training-business-in-regulated-industries-podcast-109
#elearning