Transform Your Remaining 2025 L&D Budget Into Strategic Advantage

With the end of 2025 approaching, Learning and Development leaders face a critical decision: how to maximize the impact of remaining budget dollars. The challenge isn’t just about spending what’s left—it’s about building momentum for 2026 while demonstrating measurable value to executive stakeholders. Beth Gantz and Anil Samuel, who leads learning operations and analytics at […]
Webinar Recap: Closing The Evaluation Gap in L&D

Learning and development leaders from across industries gathered for an insightful webinar hosted by Cognota, featuring Rebecca McDougall (VP of Customer Success and Education), Ryan Austin (CEO of Cognota), and Catherine Aldana (two-time ROI Institute Practitioner of the Year). The discussion centered on one of L&D’s most pressing challenges: proving business impact through effective measurement […]
The Rise of Learning Operations: Transforming L&D from Cost Center to Strategic Business Driver

A comprehensive recap of the Brandon Hall Group webinar on Learning Operations maturity and implementation In an era where 67% of L&D teams struggle with limited resources and 41% face scope creep, learning and development organizations are increasingly under pressure to prove their strategic value. A recent Brandon Hall Group webinar featuring industry experts revealed […]
From Operational Maturity to Strategic Impact: The LearnOps Revolution

A recap of the powerful webinar discussion featuring learning operations experts from Cognota, Xyleme (a MadCap Software Company), and Nutrien on transforming L&D through systematic excellence. Learning and development leaders across North America gathered virtually to explore one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: How do you transform learning operations from reactive cost centers into […]
Introducing Cognota’s Budget Management: Built for Enterprise Scale

Introducing Cognota’s Budget Management: Built for Scale Cognota’s new Budget Management feature isn’t just another financial tracking tool, it’s the first budget management solution designed specifically for the way enterprise Talent, L&D teams actually work. https://vimeo.com/1103522245?utm_source=email&utm_medium=vimeo-email&utm_campaign=44349 Real-Time Budget Visibility That Finance Teams Love Gone are the days of month-end surprises. With Cognota’s Budget Management, you […]
Unlocking the Power of Learning Operations (LearnOps) in 2025
Last updated: July 2025 | Reading time: 8 minutes In a recent podcast hosted by Brandon Hall Group’s Chief Strategy Officer Michael Rochelle, three industry leaders – Ryan Austin (CEO, Cognota), Josh Cavalier (Founder, joshcavalier.ai), and Matt Mason (Head of Talent Operations, Truist) – came together to unpack one of the most pressing topics in […]
How to Operationalize L&D to Power Your AI Strategy: Expert Insights from GE Healthcare, Metrix, and Cognota

This post is based on insights from our live webinar on June 30, 2025 featuring L&D leaders from GE Healthcare, Metrix, and Cognota | Reading time: 8 minutes. The artificial intelligence revolution in Learning & Development isn’t coming, it’s here. But if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the endless stream of AI tools, vendor pitches, and […]
Cognota welcomes nationally recognized L&D expert Debbie Richards as Chief Learning Advisor

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome industry expert and internationally recognized speaker Debbie Richards to the Cognota team! With over 30 years of experience, Debbie’s leadership and passion for Learning and Development will provide incredible value to our LearnOps community. A Champion for L&D Professionals Debbie brings an unparalleled combination of deep technical […]
LearnOps in Action: Highlights from ATD 2025

Discover Cognota’s biggest takeaways from ATD 2025, including the debut of LearnOps AI, new Flexible Dashboards and Budget Management features, plus highlights from our rooftop networking event with 70+ L&D professionals in Washington, DC.
Strategic Learning: How to Align L&D Operations with Business Goals

This blog post dives into actionable insights from Cognota’s webinar on transforming learning and development into a strategic business driver. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, 86% of L&D professionals identify strategic alignment as their top priority, yet Gartner reports only one-third of talent and learning leaders have successfully integrated their planning with business objectives. […]



























