517 — Julie Dirksen takeover: Who judges the work when AI contributed?
Oct 12, 2026
AI can make a rough idea look finished in seconds. That's great for productivity, but it's a real problem for anyone whose job is to judge the work. If polish, speed and thoroughness can all be generated, how do we know who actually knows their stuff?
In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, guest host Julie...
516 — Is AI turning us into idiots?
Oct 6, 2026
At Learning Technologies this year, Nigel Paine said AI is turning us into idiots. It was a glib line, and he admits it. But if we hand our thinking over to a chatbot and accept whatever comes back, is he wrong?
In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross G is joined by Dr Nigel Paine, researcher, author,...
515 — Is performance the real cause of burnout?
Sep 29, 2026
Most advice on burnout focuses on workload, stress and work-life balance. But what if the real cause is the act we put on at work? And if it is, what does that mean for an industry built on improving performance?
In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross G and Gemma are joined by Rabih El Khodr, keynote...
514 — Learning design was never about building courses
Sep 22, 2026
AI can build a course in minutes. That should be the best news our industry has had in years. Instead, a lot of teams are skipping what really matters: working out what the problem is, and checking whether anything changed.
In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross G and Cammy Bean are joined by Tim...
513 — Articulate goes all in on AI: our reaction
Sep 15, 2026
Articulate's latest product release puts AI at the heart of it's strategy. What does this mean for learning designers?
In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross G flies solo to react to Articulate's Articuland announcement, unpacking what Frontline, Nova, and the platform's pivot toward operational teams...