The Learning Hack podcast

What are the significant innovations shaping the future of learning?
How is digital technology and scientific discovery changing the way we learn, train, teach and educate?

Hosted ByJohn Helmer

Latest Episodes

LH128 Crossing the Divide with Lars Hyland

What does it take to change how an industry works — and what happens when it doesn’t change fast enough? Lars Hyland has been asking that question for thirty years, from the early days of interactive multimedia through nearly a decade leading EMEA for...

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LH127 Roll Away the Stone with Bob Mosher

What if the ideas that L&D has been nodding at for thirty years are finally about to become unavoidable? Bob Mosher has spent his career arguing that training and performance are not the same thing — and that building courses, however well-designed, only meets...

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LH126 Polynesian Navigators with Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers

Does L&D know where it’s going? What separates the L&D functions that genuinely move organisations forward from those that stay busy but never quite shift the dial? That question has driven Laura Overton‘s research for over two decades — and it sits at the...

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LH125 What’s The Vibe, Don?

The results of the 2026 Global Sentiment Survey are out — and the mood in workplace learning is uneasy. In this episode, John speaks with Donald H. Taylor about AI’s “hangover moment,” rising pressure on L&D teams, diverging regional trends, vendor anxiety, and what...

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LH #124 Learning Hive: What’s the Buzz? with Kinga Petrovai

What if the most powerful learning system in your organisation is already there — hidden in plain sight? In this episode, Dr Kinga Petrovai introduces The Learning Hive: a structured, research-informed model for peer learning that amplifies tacit knowledge, builds community, and accelerates learning...

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LH123 – OEB Special: Learning and Humanity

Voices from Online Educa Berlin 2025. Recorded at Online Educa Berlin 2025, this episode brings together five perspectives on keeping the human at the centre of learning in the age of AI. From global learning trends and AI maturity, to human-centred education, the Global...

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