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Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at recent research from Kaplan - From AI to ROI: Who owns the problem?  

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at representational gaps and the power of language .

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore research from the IBM Institute for Business Value which highlights paradoxes in how AI is experienced at work and what this means for leaders. 

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss what L&D has learned from digital learning and how this will influence its approach to AI.

In this episode Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss proactive vs reactive organisations. The discussion was prompted by a recent post by Martin on LinkedIn . We discuss topics including . . . The risks of being a reactive organisation Change now happens so quickly that, by the time an organisation responds to a challenge or copies a competitor, circumstances may already have moved on. The im...

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at L&D's fixation with measurement and whether the industry is measuring the right things.

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore the  2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report: Agents, human agency, and the opportunity for every organization , Microsoft.

In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the Training Journal L&D Influence Report 2026 .

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the role of learning in helping organisations realise the potential benefits of AI.

DrNigel paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the Global Sentiment Survey 2026 . 

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss leadership and transformation, two themes of the iVentiv Pulse: Top Priorities for Global Heads of Learning and Talent . 

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey - Leading through uncertainty in the age of AI .

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look ahead to 2026. 

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the themes from the most listened to episodes of 2025.

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss latest research from GP Strategies and Watershed - Measuring the Business Impact of Learning .

In this episode Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss latest research from Atlassian - The AI Collaboration Index . 

In this episode Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss critical thinking and why L&D and talent teams need it more than ever. Martin will be running a session on critical thinking at the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum - more here .  

In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at new research from Donald H Taylor and Eglė Vinauskaitė that looks at how learning and development teams are using AI. Read the report here .

In this episode Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at research into shadow AI from Fuel iX. You can download the research here .

In this episode Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss David James' L&D maturity model , the Towards Maturity maturity model and why nothing seems to change in L&D.

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss research from Microsoft that looks at what it calls the 'infinite work day'. Read more on the research here .

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine take a look at adult learning.

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins celebrate the big 250 and reflect on the most listened-to episodes.

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore ways L&D can move beyond a content focus towards performance and business impact.

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at why trust continues to be a problem for organisations and what can be done about it.