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Reinvent Learning and Development in the Age of AI

Activate a learning ecosystem to build an agile, future-ready workforce.

AI automation is reshaping L&D roles, prompting a shift from content creation to strategic partnership to deliver greater value. Rapid technological advancements are changing how learning is designed, delivered, and accessed, automating routine elements of training and increasing the need for L&D professionals to build new capabilities.

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  • Get on-demand project support
  • Get advice, coaching, and insight at key project milestones
  • Go through a Guided Implementation to help you get through your project

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Common L&D approaches are buckling at the intersections of rapid technological change, shifting organizational priorities, and limited employee time. Activating the learning ecosystem elevates L&D into a strategic enabler of continuous, personalized learning experiences that build employees’ skills for the future.

Impact and Result

Strategically aligned learning experiences and practices lead to stronger collaboration and knowledge flow by reducing silos and making expertise easier to share across the organization.

Activated learning ecosystems promote faster time to high performance as employees solve problems in the flow of work using relevant resources, peers, and tools rather than waiting for formal training.


Reinvent Learning and Development in the Age of AI Research & Tools

2. Prepare to activate the learning ecosystem

Select pilot groups for each prioritized opportunity, identify and refine tactics across learning ecosystem components, set metrics for each prioritized tactic, and prepare to activate the learning ecosystem.

3. Activate the learning ecosystem and plan for iteration

Create roadmaps for each tactic, inform and equip key players, plan for continuous evaluation and iteration, and prepare to transform the L&D function.

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About McLean & Company

McLean & Company is an HR research and advisory firm providing practical solutions to human resources challenges via executable research, tools, diagnostics, and advisory services that have a clear and measurable impact on your business.

What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

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Get the help you need in this 3-phase advisory process. You'll receive 9 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation 1: Assess the current state of learning
  • Call 1: Establish a cross-functional project team and review strategic documents for alignment.
  • Call 2: Conduct an external scan and analyze internal employee voice data to understand the current state of learning.
  • Call 3: Consolidate findings to identify, brainstorm, and prioritize learning ecosystem opportunities.

Guided Implementation 2: Prepare to activate the learning ecosystem
  • Call 1: Select a pilot group for each prioritized opportunity.
  • Call 2: Identify tactics to address prioritized opportunities across the four learning ecosystem components.
  • Call 3: Set metrics for each prioritized tactic.

Guided Implementation 3: Activate the learning ecosystem and plan for iteration
  • Call 1: Create a roadmap for each tactic and inform key players.
  • Call 2: Develop and train key players to support each tactic.
  • Call 3: Develop a plan to continuously evaluate and iterate learning tactics and prepare to transform the broader L&D function.

Contributors

  • Jess Almlie, Strategic L&TD Consultant, Almlie Consulting
  • Hugues Bouchard, Director, Learning & Development, Export Development Canada
  • JD Dillon, Frontline Performance Strategist, Author, The Frontline Enablement Playbook
  • Heather Esposito, CEO, SCALE Talent Systems
  • Annie Gladding, Director of Talent Enablement, Intel
  • Kevin Jennings, Director of Learning & Certification, TALON
  • Auroosa Kazmi-Ishaq, Senior Talent Development Partner, PointClickCare
  • Caleigh Monk, Digital Learning Specialist, Fanshawe College
  • Shaline Nelson, Director, Talent Integration & Engagement, Intel
  • Christine Penhale, Manager, Learning & Development
  • Stacy Pollack, Capability & Skills Manager
  • Meera Singh
  • 1 Anonymous contributor