Giles Smith, CEO of Mediazoo Group, joins the board of expert-led workplace learning company Assemble You as a Non-Executive Director as it enters its next stage of growth.
Rebecca McDowall and Susi Miller look ahead to Building the Future, the Learning Network conference in Birmingham on 27 November.
CIPD chief executive calls for stronger business understanding and urges boards to invest in the people teams expected to deliver results.
Relaunch sharpens S2T into four focused pillars: Messaging, Strategy & Story; Media Training; Presentations & Public Speaking; and Crisis Communications, underpinned by one signature methodology, the StoryHouse, and led exclusively by ex-national journalists. New focus on Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) positions S2T at the leading edge of how organisations are found by AI tools including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and voice assistants. “The organisations that will be found, by people and by AI, are the ones who can tell their story clearly, consistently and with conviction. That is exactly what S2T builds.”, said Andrew McLachlan, Director of Strategic Communications at Mediazoo
The World of Learning Summit 2027 will return to Olympia, London, on 2 & 3 February. With the Conference programme, Delegate packages and early-bird rates now available, attendees can discover the key themes and sessions planned for the event and take advantage of early booking opportunities.
That’s a wrap on the 33rd Human Resource Summit in Sitges. 95 attendees, 270 one-to-one meetings, seven strategy groups and an AI specialist day. It was three days of honest conversation and real connections.
AI may not be creating a new workplace procrastination problem, but it could be making an existing one harder to spot, according to new research from Uncertainty Experts. The findings come from Procrastination Nation, a major new report from Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis of Uncertainty Experts, part of the Mediazoo Group, which explores how uncertainty shapes workplace behaviour and why people often struggle to act even when opportunities are clear.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Donald and Eglė will cut through the noise around AI and challenge attendees to consider what the emerging choices mean for the future of L&D.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Peter Manniche Riber will share lessons from developing AI applications including a Dilemma Coach for practising difficult leadership conversations and an individual development and career coach.
Mediazoo wins two gold Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, recognising its excellence in corporate storytelling. The winning work on projects with HSBC and Tiffany & Co., showcases Mediazoo's ability to combine creativity, education and audience engagement to deliver meaningful learning and communications outcomes. As well as that, the agency and HSBC participated in the programme, discussing how storytelling helps heritage brands stay relevant, authentic and engaging for modern audiences.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Lori Niles-Hofmann will introduce a new target operating model for L&D built around orchestration.
As AI reshapes the workplace, Bauer Academy has launched its Future Capabilities Lens to help organisations build the human capabilities needed to thrive. Combining research, digital learning and practical development, it puts adaptability, idea generation and communication at the heart of future-ready talent.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Julie Dirksen will explore how learning professionals can design for skill development in a world shaped by both AI and complexity.
The Learning Technologies Awards will bring the workplace learning community together at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, on 11 November 2026 for an evening of recognition and celebration.
The event takes place on 13, 15, 20 and 22 October, with 16 sessions exploring the issues shaping workplace learning.
Most organisations treat workforce planning like admin. But your rota is already one of the richest datasets you have, if you know how to use it.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, Lavinia Mehedințu will explore what L&D can learn from behavioural science about how people make decisions, develop habits, respond to their environment, and translate intention into action.
L&D consultancy The Learning Company International has launched a new website, timed alongside its stand at Learning Live 2026, hosted by the Learning and Performance Institute.
At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, online this October, David Wilson from market analyst Fosway, explores the latest research into the realities of corporate learning and learning technology across Europe.
Employment law reform. AI adoption. Benefits under pressure. The 33rd Human Resource Summit brings senior HR leaders to Sitges for 2.5 days of strategic discussion and pre-matched business meetings.
Registration has opened for the Learning Technologies 2026 Autumn Forum, with the first sessions and speakers announced for the four-day online event. Further additions to the programme will follow.
LPI extends its Leadership Pipeline model to specialist careers, giving organisations a framework to develop, assess, and progress technical experts through defined levels. "The Specialist Pipeline: Winning The War For Specialist Talent" book builds on the framework of the bestselling "The Leadership Pipeline" book, now in it's third edition.
Learning Live 2026 address argues that passive learning, not online learning, is holding workplace education back.
Debate Mate, a communication skills consultancy, will host a live debate at Learning Live 2026 on the motion: "Is traditional L&D still fit for purpose in the AI era?" The argument is that as AI assumes more technical tasks, career advancement will rely more on human skills that traditional L&D methods often fail to develop.
Table bookings have opened for the Learning Technologies Awards 2026 gala, taking place at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London on 11 November.
Charlie Swan to examine why AI investment alone isn’t translating into business results and the leadership capabilities organisations need to close the gap.
Infopro Learning will participate in LEARNING LIVE 2026 (16-17 September, London), with leaders at Stand 15. On 17 September, the company joins a panel discussion arguing L&D should measure workforce capability instead of ROI, featuring CEO Sriraj Mallick, Alex Ball, Leon Boland, and guest speaker Anjana Roy Varghese.
Learning News speaks to organisers and speakers ahead of World of Learning, returning to the NEC Birmingham this October.
Mediazoo Group has made its innovative Second Brain course available on demand, enabling professionals to build practical AI-enhanced knowledge management skills at their own pace. The programme helps professionals organise, connect and act on information more effectively through a structured second-brain system.
Capita Learning will use Learning Live 2026 to explore how simulations and scenario-based learning can help employees develop judgement, confidence and capability through realistic workplace practice.
With change, transformation and future readiness named as a top challenge by LEARNING LIVE delegates, business change consultancy Afiniti will explore how learning leaders can strengthen adoption and increase the value realised from business change.
BFBS Academy will put visual storytelling and its role in organisational change at the centre of its participation at Learning Live in London on 16 and 17 September.
Talvi is launching Trusted Enterprise Knowledge and its Personalised Learning Coach at LEARNING LIVE 2026, showing how organisations can deliver trusted answers from documents, videos and SCORM content through their chosen AI tool, with persistent learner memory and personalised skills development.
The appointment is designed to accelerate Mediazoo Group’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on expansion into overseas markets, including the US.
Only 30% of AI's value comes from the technology. The other 70% is the human side. Sana Labs on building "π-shaped" capability that's already forming inside your organisation.
‘L&D Free Spirits LIVE’: Find Your Voice’ is a one-day virtual conference exploring how to build visibility, influence and impact as an independent professional.
Learning Technologies Autumn Forum returns this October, following up on the key issues from the Learning Technologies 2026 Conference & Exhibition; Four days of online sessions on 13, 15, 20 and 22 October; Open to everyone.
Discover how global learning leaders from Hilti, Levy Restaurants, and LL Creative are ditching traditional course builds to drive real commercial value through AI search, authentic video, and business-first strategies.
Ivy House to unveil flagship research at LEARNING LIVE 2026.
Join us as Connect returns for another year, at a new location, with a new format.
Join us as Connect returns for another year, at a new location, with a new format.
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition is bringing back a host of popular interactive features and networking opportunities at the free-to-attend Exhibition on 6 & 7 October 2026 at the NEC, Birmingham.
New campaign unites Mediazoo, Uncertainty Experts and Finer Vision to help organisations build high-performing leaders, teams and cultures. The highlight of the campaign is that for the first time Mediazoo is opening its creative archive and releasing ten years of client films showing how storytelling can drive behaviour change, human performance and organisational impact. “Human performance isn’t improved by technology alone. It happens when leadership, learning, creativity and AI work together.” Giles Smith, CEO, Mediazoo Group
Learning creates value only when organisations can connect investment to proficiency, proficiency to performance, and performance to measurable business outcomes.
Uncertainty Experts, who are part of the Mediazoo Group, hosts a live session to reveal overloaded calendars are biological responses to uncertainty, not productivity failures. The digital event on 14 July will combine neuroscience and workplace data to explain why uncertainty drives busyness and reactive scheduling.
Taking place on 6 & 7 October at the NEC, Birmingham, the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition has announced exciting additions to the free seminar programme with fresh insights on AI, leadership, skills, learning strategy and employee experience.
The program for DevLearn Conference & Expo 2026 has been announced, introducing a range of new learning experiences designed to meet the evolving needs of today's learning professionals.
Global benefits leaders are under more pressure than ever. EU Pay Transparency. Board-level ROI scrutiny. A five-generation workforce. And AI landing on their desks before the data foundations are anywhere near ready.
Acteon share simple, practical actions in their upcoming webinar to help close the gap between AI strategy and the everyday choices people make.
Hemsley Fraser has launched a new Human Skills and AI curriculum to help organisations build their AI fluency, confidence and human-centred capabilities, to make best use of AI. The company developed its curriculum in response to worldwide demand from enterprises and growth firms wanting to build the most effective ways for humans to work confidently with AI, whether at individual, team, and company-wide levels. Despite AI’s widespread adoption, it’s often treated as a largely technological change with comparatively few organisations developing people's understanding of the impacts and the capabilities needed to ensure optimal AI use.
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, taking place on 6 & 7 October 2026, has announced a selection of free, expert-led sessions from speakers including keynote Alex Brooker, Nick Gonios, Melanie Martinelli, David James and many more…
LONDON, UK — 16.06.2026 — Fuse, the learning platform built for real-world performance, today announced that its platform repositioning - anchored by the launch of Fuse 4.2 and its new AI coaching solution, Lyra - has been strongly validated by leading research and analyst firm Brandon Hall Group™.
Rolls-Royce and global talent development partner Hemsley Fraser have claimed the best in manufacturing award at the 2026 Learning Excellence Awards. The two companies received the industry accolade for their delivery of the ‘Pandorus’ learning and development (L&D) programme, created to fast-track the growth of technical, leadership and coaching skills for technical specialists in Rolls-Royce’ Submarines business. This creative L&D programme looks beyond internal expertise, combining real-world and problem-solving challenges to hone specialists’ leadership and wider skills for future roles.
Learning News highlights with speakers and participants at the Evidence Informed Practice Conference 2026.
Full length interviews with speakers and participants at the Evidence Informed Practice Conference 2026.
The Learning Magazine Special Edition is now available, bringing together diverse voices from across the industry to explore the most pressing challenges L&D teams face today.
"Easily the best work event I have been to." We loved hearing that from one of our delegates in Lisbon last week. The 11th Rewards, Benefits & Wellbeing Summit has come and gone - but the conversations, connections, and ideas it sparked are just getting started. Read the recap here.
Co-located with World of Learning, the Workforce Solutions Conference will take place on 6 & 7 October 2026. The Conference Programme has now been released, alongside Delegate packages and early-bird rates, giving HR attendees an early opportunity to explore what’s on and secure their place.
Join us for drinks on the rooftop, with our ever-popular Summer mixer, sponsored by Mint. Hosted in Brighton on 25th June, from 14:30 to 19:00, with drinks and pizza provided, it's a great day for learning, relaxing, and networking.
The IDTX event series has issued an open call for speakers ahead of its one-day virtual conference on 22 October 2026, inviting learning and development and performance enablement professionals to share evidence-informed practice with the wider industry.
TalentLMS to host a webinar exploring how AI is changing workplace learning, as part of the next session in the World of Learning Webinars series. Taking place on 10 June 2026, the session will examine why employees are increasingly turning to AI and informal training systems, and how organisations can bridge the relevance gap between training and daily work.
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition will take place on 6 & 7 October 2026 at the NEC, Birmingham. Ahead of the event, organisers have released the Conference programme, delegate packages and early-bird rates, providing attendees with an early opportunity to explore the agenda and secure their place.
Awards programme announced with 25 categories, including four new awards, and a July 2026 submission deadline.
Hemsley Fraser has been recognised for its excellence in learning services for the corporate learning and development (L&D) market by being included in Training Industry Inc.’s 2026 Top Training Companies™ list for Learning Services. Hemsley’s selection for the Top 20 list marks the fifteenth consecutive year of recognition for the UK-based learning and development experts.
Poor mental health now costs UK employers £51 billion a year - yet burnout continues to rise. In this latest Summit Solutions article, Wellbound+ explores why traditional wellbeing strategies may no longer be enough, and what Reward & Benefits leaders should be focusing on instead.
Mediazoo takes two Golds at the New York Festivals, with standout work for HSBC and Tiffany & Co., recognised on the global stage at the Storytellers Gala. A big win for story-first thinking, proving that in a crowded, noisy landscape, it’s bold, human narratives that truly cut through. Fuelled by its ‘Storytelling at Scale’ proposition, the award-winning work showcases the power of combining strategic narrative with world class creative execution. “In a world saturated with content, it’s the strength of the story that sets our work apart”, says CEO, Giles Smith, at Mediazoo Group
Mediazoo brings together S2T, its Centre for Story, Strategy & Training, with its Creative Studio in a single proposition that equips leaders with strategic narrative and enables teams to deliver it at scale.
Donald H Taylor reflects on two days of debate at Learning Technologies 2026.
The Learning Technologies Thirty Under 30 programme recognises emerging talent in workplace learning. Emma Bijleveld from EY and Aiden Lancaster from McDonald's took time out to talk to Learning News.
Totara provides learning technology for mission-critical enterprise environments. Learning News spoke to Totara at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and market demand.
Thrive provides and end-to-end enterprise learning solution connecting people, skills, learning, knowledge and technology in a single platform, focused on driving business results. At Learning Technologies 2026 Learning News spoke to Thrive's Cassie Gasson and Frankie Woodhead about its latest announcements, positioning and customer priorities.
Sponge is a people enablement agency, focused on creating engaging, high-impact digital learning experiences and complex organisational transformations. Learning News spoke to Sponge's Josh Cardoz at Learning Technologies 2026 about its approach, services and impact of AI on the creative sector.
Speexx provides business coaching and language training for global organisations. Learning News spoke to founder and CEO, Armin Hopp, Speexx at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and market demand.
Rise Up offers a learning platform focused on adaptive learning and accelerating time-to-skill. Learning News spoke to Rise Up at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform and the launch of Forge, a personalised, AI performance coach.
Pluralsight provides technology skills development for the modern workforce and provides a vast catalogue of programmes and courses. Learning News spoke to Pluralsight's Faye Ellis at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest offerings and demand for tech upskilling.
Omniplex Learning provides digital learning services and solutions across authoring, systems and bespoke content. Learning News spoke to Director of Presales, Himani Bailey, for the latest news from Omniplex.
Accreditation is gaining ground as buyers demand proof of impact. Netex was recently awarded LPI Gold Vendor Accreditation and, at LT2026, Learning News caught up with Netex's Ricardo Alvarez and the LPI's Ed Monk.
Netex Learning delivers learning solutions focused on content and ecosystem integration. Learning News spoke to Simon Riddlesden from Netex at Learning Technologies 2026 about its offering, positioning and market trends.
Mindtools Kineo provides digital learning solutions combining content, platforms and services and was formed from the coming together of the two prominent learning brands in 2025. Learning News spoke to Mindtools Kineo’s Ross Garner at Learning Technologies 2026, to find out more about the new combined business.
Rustici Software helps digital learning systems work together through standards and integration, xAPI and SCORM. Learning News spoke to MD Tammy Rutherford at Learning Technologies 2026 about Rustici Software's work and market trends.
Open LMS delivers open-source learning management solutions built on Moodle. Learning News spoke to Open LMS at Learning Technologies 2026 about the platform’s positioning and differentiation.
At Learning Technologies 2026 Learning News spoke to GP Strategies’ VP of Technology, Jeff Fissel, about the major shift in how learning content development is changing and the increasing derivative use cases GP is serving.
GP Strategies provides consulting, learning services and talent technology solutions and is recognised as a strategic leader in the digital learning market. Learning News spoke to GP Strategies at Learning Technologies 2026 about its approach, services and market trends.
Bridge LMS offers a learning platform focused on employee development and performance, positioned in the mid-market. Learning News spoke to Bridge at Learning Technologies 2026 about
Learning Pool provides workplace learning solutions designed to scale across organisations and is recognised a strategic leader in the digital learning market. Learning News spoke to Learning Pool at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and market priorities.
iSpring Solutions provides tools for creating engaging online courses quickly. Learning News spoke to Anna Poli from iSpring at Learning Technologies 2026 about its recent innovations.
Imparta specialises in sales performance and capability development solutions. Learning News spoke to Imparta’s founder, Richard Barkey, at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest launch and AI innovations.
Fuse provides an all-in-one learning platform combining LMS and LXP capabilities. Learning News spoke to Fuse's founder, Steve Dineen, at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest release and new AI coaching application, Lyra, announced at the show.
Cornerstone provides a unified talent platform for learning, skills and workforce management and is a strategic leader in the learning systems market. Learning News spoke to Cornerstone's Chief International Officer, Vincent Belliveau, at Learning Technologies 2026 about its latest developments.
Ciphr provides HR software and solutions supporting people management across recruitment, onboarding, HR processes, benefits, payroll, and learning. Learning News spoke to Chief Product Officer, Simon Witkiss, at HR Technologies 2026 about Ciphr’s offering and evolving customer needs.
Absorb Software provides a cloud-based learning management system for organisations of all sizes. Learning News spoke to Chief Growth Officer, Leslie Kelley, at Learning Technologies 2026 about the market and customer demand, and Absorb's evolution to a workforce performance platform.
360Learning delivers an AI-powered learning platform focused on collaborative L&D. Learning News spoke to Mike Collins from 360Learning at Learning Technologies 2026 about product development, AI and market priorities.
Training Orchestra provides software to manage instructor-led training at scale and is a specialist strategic leader in the learning systems market. Learning News spoke to Stephan Pineau from Training Orchestra at Learning Technologies 2026 about its platform, positioning and customer demand.
A partnership that puts science-based manager development at the heart of the UK's newest evidence-informed practice conference.
Learning leaders face rising expectations on impact, efficiency and alignment, with skills, data and performance at the centre. We ask vendors and commentators what matters most for L&D right now.
Mediazoo has topped the internal communications category in PRWeek’s Top 150 league table of UK agencies for the third consecutive year Internal comms revenue grew seven per cent year-on-year to £3.9m, more than twice that of its nearest competitor in the table The agency was also ranked in the top five for ESG communications in the same PRWeek Top 150 ranking, securing fourth place “Three years at number one, and almost twice the revenue of our nearest rival, says something about the appetite for internal communication that actually changes behaviour. That is the work we are built for,” says Giles Smith, CEO of Mediazoo Group.
The focus shifts from potential to real use, with vendors and analysts pointing to where AI is delivering value now. We hear from providers building AI into products and those tracking how it is being used.
What the data is really telling us about learning technology, with Dani Johnson.
Lori Niles-Hofmann on rethinking learning transformation and driving impact beyond technology.
New launches focus on AI capability, skills insight and closer links between learning, performance and workforce data. We round up key announcements and product updates from across LT2026.
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