IDTX Podcast

In this episode, I chat with Matthew Richter and Kim Ellis about the upcoming Evidence-Informed practice Conference set for 29th May 2026 in the centre of Birmingham. Matthew Richter talks about his love for self-determination theory, his upcoming book, and what you can expect from his session as the opening keynote of the conference. Kim Ellis shares why L&D Free Spirits have chosen to sponso...

In this episode, I chat with Dr Heidi Kirby and Helen Routledge about their sessions at IDTX Online 2026. Heidi shares FUSE, her framework for useful learning evaluation, built to scale from small assets to big programmes, and designed to slot into whatever design process you already use. Helen explores the conditions for real world capability, grounded in psychology and behavioural science, and h...

In this episode, I chat with Linnéa Sjögren and Melanie Martinelli about their sessions at IDTX Online 2026, both live on 19 February. Linnéa is speaking to anyone in L&D who’s tired of waiting for “a seat at the table”, and wants to operate as a strategic learning partner, focused on business outcomes, not just training requests. Melanie is tackling one of the biggest gaps in workplace learni...

In this episode, I chat with Clea Mahoney and Sheetal Revis about their sessions at IDTX Online 2026. Clea shares what it really looks like to select and ship a customer education LMS fast, including what she would do differently next time. Sheetal shares how she designed employee relations learning that still takes the topic seriously, without drowning people in policy, and what it takes to build...

In this episode, Tom McDowall is joined by Bianca Bowman , Mike Taylor , and Christy Tucker for a practical preview of their upcoming sessions at IDTX Online 2026 . Bianca and Mike share how to borrow useful marketing principles without turning your job into “content marketer plus everything else”, starting with content strategy, then moving into SURE content principles: Simple , Useful , Resonant...

Introducing the IDTX Podcast Learning and development is a noisy space. There’s no shortage of confident opinions, shiny tools, or bold claims about what will “fix” learning at work. The reality, as most practitioners know, is that improving practice is usually slower, messier, and far more interesting than the headlines suggest. This episode introduces the IDTX Podcast, a short, practical show fo...