Research Topics
Submit IdeaRole of learning tech within the broader HR tech
Good practices with the integration of skills libraries, etc. How do you set yourselves up for success in a world where they're more and more integrated into bigger suites Learning Ecosystem
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Innovation in the way we think about employee development
Small incremental changes for 150 years instead of redfining what the system should be.
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L&D & AI
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Talent Mobility
How are organizations truly enabling talent mobility, in each of the 5 models we identified in 2021?
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Understanding Critical Talent
As the economy works to find its footing, how are organizations making decisions about what talent is critical, and how to develop that talent?
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Performance management and AI
AI is changing how we do performance management -- but we aren't necessarily convinced it is all good. This report would analyze the ways AI might be used in performance management, and analyze the pros and cons of the approach, using pre-existing research to understand how people might react to this new technology. Readers would learn: Which applications of AI in PM are ok, and which should you potentially stay away from? Which technologies are using AI in PM in which ways and why? How might your organization begin using AI in PM?
Stacia Garr0
Coaching Tech (Update)
Update to Coaching Tech Research - 2021
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People Experience Framework (March 2026)
People's work experience is changing in this new world of AI. This will be a foundational piece explaining the dimensions of people experience (also known as employee experience or work experience). It is an update on our 2024 Worker Experience Framework.
Stacia Garr0
Foundational Leadership Expectations / Aspiring leaders
How leadership expecations have changed and what the technology has done to change it? What is the role of employee development today if you have some of these technologies out there? At one point, your boss told you what your job would be; then it was a partnership; then we found that depending on the past experiences of the leader, you may have a really different experience; high variability from leader to leader. Now, tech can tell you that you're a good match for a job because of skills; what is the leader's role? What's the leader's role in which people's appetite for coming back to the office is going to continue to wane? Can we do it differently?
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Skills Validation Part 2
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State of L&D
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PAT 2026 Market report (April 2026)
Annual update of the PAT market.
Stacia Garr0
Change mgt and tech adoption
How do you deliver a good digital adoption experience that doesn't rely on simulation / ILT, etc. Practice hasn't caught up. Understanding how the evolution of tech (DAPs), as well as practices.
Dani0
What are the enduring L&D truths?
Instead of looking for new ways of doing things, look for the things we know to be true and doing them well?
Dani0
Impact of Generative AI on workplace skills/knowledge/abilities
The use of Generative AI in the workplace may level the playing field when it comes to skills. What will be the new category of KSA's needed to succeed?
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