Book Review: A Practical Approach to AI Implementation in Learning Operations
AI tools don’t fix undefined problems. A review of Megan Torrance’s AI Implementation Guide for L&D — and what it means for learning operations teams.
What We Heard at LTEN 2026: AI, Change Management, and a Category Most People Didn’t Know Existed
The AI honeymoon in L&D is over — and handing your team a ChatGPT license isn’t a strategy. Here’s what it actually takes to operationalize AI workflows at scale.
The Post-Implementation Bottleneck: Operationalizing AI Workflows in L&D
The AI honeymoon in L&D is over — and handing your team a ChatGPT license isn’t a strategy. Here’s what it actually takes to operationalize AI workflows at scale.
How to Measure L&D ROI and Show Impact to Leadership
Measuring L&D ROI comes down to connecting three things: what your team delivered, what it cost, and what changed in the business as a result. Most L&D teams struggle with the third part — not because the data doesn’t exist, but because the connection between learning activity and business outcome was never defined before the […]
AI-Native Learning Operations: The 5-Layer Stack
Understanding the 5-Layer AI Revolution In recent discussions, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang introduced a framework that helps us see AI not just as a software update, but as a full-scale industrial shift. He calls it the “5-Layer Cake.” If we only look at the top layer—the apps we interact with—we miss the massive infrastructure being […]
10 Best Corporate Training Solutions in 2026
Rapid technological innovation, widening skill gaps, labor shortages, and changing market dynamics are pushing organizations to invest heavily in employee learning and development. But many enterprise L&D teams struggle to deliver continuous training that meets the growing demand. Courses take months to create. Compliance training is a nightmare. Content libraries sit unused. Employees complete courses […]
L&D Capacity Planning for Enterprise: Tools, Best Practices & Implementation
Enterprise L&D teams struggle to deliver strategic training initiatives because they lack visibility into their actual capacity. This makes it challenging to see who’s working on what, how many hours are allocated, or when teams are at capacity. When business stakeholders request new training programs, L&D managers can’t assess feasibility. This forces them to either: […]
Cognota Raises $5.75M Series B to Lead Agentic Operations for Enterprise Learning
Toronto, Canada — [March 10, 2026] — Cognota, the market leader in Learning Operations (LearnOps®) software, today announced a US$5.75M Series B financing led by Blossom Street Ventures, with support from Comerica Bank and existing investors. The funding will accelerate Cognota’s development of agents across its platform with an intelligence layer designed to govern how […]
Beyond the Path of Least Resistance: Why L&D Needs More Than a General Productivity Tool
Written by Learning Leader, Debbie Richards. In the race to scale organizational learning, many companies fall into a common trap: they adopt the tools that are already “there.” Whether it’s Microsoft Forms for intake, ServiceNow for requests, or Monday.com for project tracking, these platforms represent the path of least resistance for IT. However, for those […]
A Week of Wins: Brandon Hall HCM Excellence Conference 2026
Cognota had an incredible week at the 2026 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Conference and Awards—joining senior executives, industry analysts, and forward-thinking L&D leaders shaping the future of Human Capital Management. The conversations throughout the conference reflected a clear shift in the market. L&D leaders are no longer being asked simply to deliver training—they are […]