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Chris Van Wingerden, Paul Schneider

Grab your favorite brew (ours is coffee ☕) and sit down with Paul Schneider and Chris Van Wingerden from dominKnow. Together they unpack the real-world headaches L&D pros face — managing learning content creation, operations, and proving business value. Expect lively chats with guest experts and practical tips you can plug straight into your learning strategies or development workflows. Whether you’re a veteran L&D leader or a brand-new instructional designer, tune in for strategic, technology, and

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00:38:35

Does Your AI-Generated Learning Work? Can You Prove It?

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2026/09/25

AI can generate a polished course in an afternoon. That doesn't mean anyone learned, and invisible skill gaps are expensive to discover later. Margie Meacham joins IDIODC to challenge what "done" should mean for AI-generated learning content.She connects brain science with agentic AI to expose two costly blind spots. Content that hits every metric but builds zero capability. Workflows that compound risk by pushing unvetted content live. As L&D moves from operator to architect, the question isn't

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00:39:53

Vibe SCORMing: Govern AI Learning Before It Governs You

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2026/09/11

Software development already lived through this. Teams trusted AI-generated code until reviews caught problems that should never have shipped. L&D is heading down the same road with AI-generated training, just a few years behind.dominKnow's Learning Systems Architect, Adam Reynolds, joins IDIODC to explain what this parallel means for governance, compliance risk, and content you can actually trust. What began as an unexpected watercooler conversation turned into something we felt our audience

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00:47:21

Shift by Shift: Training for Frontline Performance

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2026/08/28

Frontline teams do not have spare hours for training. They have minutes between customers, tasks, and the next urgent request. Yet many training programs still ask them to step away from work to learn.JD Dillon joins IDIODC to explore a better approach. Learn how to shift from isolated courses to a frontline enablement system that supports people in the flow of work and helps teams perform with greater clarity, confidence, and consistency. ___________JD Dillon is an advisor, speaker, author, and

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00:38:10

From Framework to Reality: Operationalizing AI...

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2026/08/14

AI frameworks are everywhere, but few L&D teams get past the planning stage. Megan Torrance returns to IDIODC to show how her AI Implementation Canvas moves from a group activity to a working part of real projects, with outcomes leadership can actually see.Megan is also collecting responses for new research on learning technology adoption, building on the widely cited data she published last year. We'll talk about what that research showed, why it matters, and how you can contribute.

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00:40:32

Turning Facilitator Strengths Into a Repeatable Asset

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2026/07/31

What actually separates a forgettable training session from one people remember? Moe Poirier joins IDIODC to talk about his new book, The Five Personas of Facilitation, and why facilitation is less about scripts and more about identity and adaptability.Drawing on data from over 950 facilitators, Moe breaks down five archetypes shaping how trainers connect with a room. This episode digs into presence, human or emotional connection, and practical ways facilitators and L&D leaders can expand their

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00:38:31

Learning Engineering: Data-Driven Mastery in Practice

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2026/07/17

Most training ends the moment a learner clicks submit. Jim Goodell joins IDIODC to make the case for something better: continuous mastery practice backed by real performance data. It's a shift from one-time compliance checks to lasting skill building.Jim has spent years applying learning science and data to real-world design problems. He brings a data-driven lens to L&D, showing how xAPI and predictive feedback can be plugged into content for ongoing performance improvement. This one is about

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00:41:56

L&D Roles That Don't Exist Yet (But Absolutely Should)

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2026/06/19

Content creation has been L&D's comfort zone for years. But the role is shifting fast. Lavinia Mehedintu joins IDIODC to share what Offbeat's research reveals about where L&D professionals go from here.From learning product management to experience design to systems thinking, she breaks down the moves that turn L&D teams into genuine strategic partners. Real scenarios, real skills, and a few things worth doing less of. ________ Lavinia Mehedintu is Co-Founder and Learning Architect at Offbeat

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00:43:56

Short Sims: The Easiest Path to Experiential Learning

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2026/06/05

Most eLearning tells learners things. Short Sims make them do things. Clark Aldrich joins IDIODC to unpack why this distinction is costing L&D teams credibility — and budget. Clark invented Short Sims: compact, decision-driven simulations that build both competence and conviction in under 12 minutes.We dig into how Short Sims are built, how AI is now accelerating their production, and why they're one of the few formats that can prove measurable performance impact. If your content library is full

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00:47:52

AI, Pressure, and Purpose: The Real State of L&D

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2026/05/08

What happens to L&D when the training models we relied on for decades start falling apart? Donald H Taylor joins IDIODC to share what 3,797 practitioners from 105 countries told him in the 2026 Global Sentiment Survey. The answers are more honest, more urgent, and more revealing than any single year before.We'll dig into what the data reveals about where the profession is heading. What are practitioners actually doing differently? Where is AI adding value, and where is it creating noise? And what

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00:47:14

Freelance Instructional Design: Turning Talent into...

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2026/04/24

Understanding the freelance instructional design market is crucial for both independent professionals and the enterprises that hire them. In this episode, Parker Grant and Andrea Dottling of IDLance pull back the curtain on the freelance L&D industry. They explore the daily challenges, unique opportunities, and business mechanics of working as an independent eLearning designer.For L&D leaders, they provide practical advice on integrating freelance talent into corporate workflows. The conversation

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00:37:41

Beyond Skills: The Five Real Drivers of Workforce...

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2026/04/10

Many L&D programs build skills but fail to shift performance. Matthew Richter joins IDIODC to explore why that gap exists and what to do about it.He breaks performance down into five factors and shows exactly where L&D can and cannot influence each one. That distinction matters. It changes how you diagnose problems, how you scope solutions, and how you talk to business leaders about what learning can realistically deliver. You will leave with a sharper lens for targeting your budget, a cleaner

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00:50:00

Action-First Learning to Drive Enterprise Performance

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2026/03/27

In the age of AI when content is a commodity, how do Learning and Development organizations actually make an impact? How can they build a learning function that is both efficient and effective, especially when scaling across an enterprise? Many L&D teams are caught between the demand for speed and the need for quality, often sacrificing one for the other. The secret isn't doing more, but designing smarter from the start.Dr. Karl Kapp, a leading voice in learning and technology, joins IDIODC to

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00:45:43

Instructional Design Writing: When to Use AI, When to...

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2026/02/27

Your team is probably using AI to write learning content. But does it actually make it better? AI hallucinations and weird text patterns can be spotted by anyone paying attention. Connie Malamed joins IDIODC to share what she's learned from experimenting with AI writing tools.We discuss the fingerprints AI leaves in your content. Overused sentence structures. Paragraphs that sound impressive but say nothing. You'll learn about specialized AI research tools that beat ChatGPT for finding credible

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00:51:20

From Generic to Custom: AI-Generated Images for...

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2026/02/13

Christy Tucker joins IDIODC to share her journey into AI image generation for learning. With over 1,500 images created and extensive tool experimentation, she reveals why she moved beyond stock photos. We'll discuss what works, what doesn't, and how to navigate the learning curve of prompting AI tools like Midjourney, ChatGPT, and Gemini (Nano Banana).Discover practical workflows for creating consistent character images for scenarios. Christy explains how to reduce bias through diverse

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00:46:33

The Conversation L&D Teams Should Be Having About AI

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2026/01/30

Does your organization’s AI adoption feel scattered? All too often, teams are treating a strategic transformation like just another software rollout. Megan Torrance joins IDIODC with a better framework — one grounded in systems thinking. She maps the three zones where AI impacts learning organizations and the nature of training work itself, and the 14 conversations that organizations need to be having as we further our implementations of new tools and processes.Drawing from her forthcoming book,

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00:44:03

From Overwhelm to Order: Managing L&D People and...

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2026/01/16

Managing learning at scale requires mastering both psychology and process. Guieswende Rouamba joins IDIODC to reveal why projects succeed or fail — rarely because of content, but because of broken human dynamics. Using Transactional Analysis, he'll explain how to move stakeholders from resistance to genuine collaboration, transforming "order taker" teams into strategic partners.But psychology needs operational discipline to scale. Guieswende will unpack how rigorous scoping prevents "dead projects"

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00:43:14

Real-Time Learning Measurement and Training Optimization

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2025/12/05

Dr. Alaina Szlachta, founder of By Design Development Solutions and the Measurement Made Easy community, tackles a critical challenge facing L&D teams today. How do you shift from measuring learning activities to measuring actual business outcomes? Her expertise in sustainable assessment frameworks addresses the real-world struggle of proving learning impact when executive leadership demands concrete ROI evidence.We'll discuss how to create data-enabled training programs that deliver real-time

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00:41:43

Making Learning Stick: Strategic Reflection...

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2025/11/21

Training that doesn't transfer is training that wastes budget. Katrina Kennedy joins IDIODC with a solution that addresses every L&D leader's biggest challenge: proving learning works. Her systematic reflection methodology turns ineffective training into measurable business impact through strategic design choices.Kennedy's "Learning That Lasts" framework provides the quality assurance system L&D operations need. We'll discuss how reflection activities strengthen memory consolidation and skill

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00:41:41

Skills-First Organizations: Content, People, and...

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2025/11/06

The gap between skills aspirations and reality is costing enterprises millions in learning inefficiency. Koreen Pagano, renowned skills transformation expert and Chief Product Officer at Build Capable, joins IDIODC to discuss how L&D leaders can bridge this divide through strategic data architecture and operational excellence.From content tagging methodologies that actually work to building cross-functional governance structures, Koreen will share actionable insights for scaling skills initiatives

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00:44:54

The Rigor and Relevance of Assessment: Blending...

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2025/10/24

Traditional assessments are often rigid, resource-heavy, and fail to fully capture on-the-job impact. In this session, Garima Gupta, founder of Artha Learning and creator of AIReady, shares a practical blueprint for modernizing assessments without losing scientific rigor.Drawing from her experience designing AI-enabled assessment systems for enterprise clients, Garima demonstrates how to keep the bedrock principles of validity, reliability, and fairness at the forefront, while using AI to scale

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