Sponge

Against the backdrop of almost constant change, how can organisations re-engage their teams, build confidence, and empower their people to embrace it? We partner with some of the world’s largest organisations to solve complex change challenges by focusing on the human element: the experience, capability, culture, and behaviours that determine whether transformation succeeds. If this sounds like what you need, we’d love to start a conversation: https://hubs.li/Q04jbFgC0 #LT26 #LearningTechnologies #LnD #AIadoption #AIenablement

One of the threads running through our recent webinar with Josh Cardoz and James G.: AI adoption keeps stalling at the point of enablement. Strategy is in place, and tools are procured, but the people expected to use them haven't been given the clarity, confidence, or context to make AI part of how they truly work. This is the gap L&D is positioned to close. The recording is live. If you're working through how to bring your organisation along on AI, it's worth your time. Watch the recording: https://hubs.ly/Q04hWxDd0 AI adoption is stalling. Now what? #unforgettablelearning #AI #AIadoption #AIenablement

If you missed our recent webinar with Josh Cardoz and James G. the recording is now live. The session unpacked why AI adoption keeps stalling in organisations that have invested heavily in the technology, and what changes when L&D leads on the human side of the problem. Josh and James covered: ☑️ Why AI enablement is L&D's defining test. 💰 What poor enablement is costing organisations right now. 🙌 A framework for people-led adoption. 🚀 Examples from organisations making real progress. Watch the recording: https://hubs.li/Q04gyYGM0 AI adoption is stalling. Now what? #unforgettablelearning #AI #AIadoption #AIenablement

A week on from Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference 2026, and we're still thinking about the conversations we had at the event. A pattern kept showing up: The L&D leaders we spoke to have the ideas, the technology, and the ambition. What they're wrestling with is whether the people all of that is meant for are really being reached. It’s a hard problem, and it doesn't have a single answer. People enablement is defined by what works, not by format or technology. We work alongside learning leaders to investigate what strategic components are getting in the way. At the core of all these conversations is always a deep consideration of the human at the centre of all the machinery: understanding their experience, mood, environment, and finding efficient ways to influence and help them grow. If any of that sounds like where you are right now, we'd welcome the conversation. Get in touch here: https://hubs.li/Q04fF2010 #LT26 #LearningTechnologies #LnD

What do high-performing enablement teams know about high-stakes change? A topic that is going to be bigger than ever in 2026, and one Josh Cardoz sat down with HR Spotlight to discuss.

Observations from Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference 2026. 🤖One: If last year was: “LOOK! AI!” This year was, “How do we make it work?” 📢Two: The most overworked phrase was ‘AI success is all about PEOPLE.’ True. Indeed – a truism. We observed the follow-up content was often flimsy – with the ‘so what’ somehow becoming feature promotions. Genuine discussions about humanity, the experience of people, the impact of community erosion, and the supercharging of self-study caused by AI (the latter highlighted by Myles Runham from Fosway Group) – were few and far between. 😱Three: It stood out how much L&D is looking at AI as a threat to their own value in the organisation. The phrase “the death of L&D”, “the sunset of L&D”, and “the end of L&D” all cropped up in talks. *But* there were some strong counterarguments to this, showing L&D leaders how to reframe their value. These counterpoints emphasised how L&D’s role as the source of organisational intelligence and evidence-backed learning expertise strengthen its position more than ever, as teams moves away from being ‘course factories’ (credit to Laura Overton for the phrase). Undoubtedly, the status quo is not an option. The mood was one of urgent innovation, both from vendors and L&D professionals, with mixed quality in terms of approach. On these themes… For more on the true human experience of all this change, see the data behind a workforce in survival mode https://hubs.li/Q04d-Kk00 For more on the relationship between AI, stalling adoption, and how high-performing learning functions are innovating in response - sign up to our mailing list here, where we’re launching a series on this in May. https://hubs.li/Q04d-LTk0

Today’s LT26 talk you don’t want to miss: 🤖 ‘AI adoption is stalling. Now what?’ at Theatre 6 | 10:15–10:45. James G.’s 30-minute session will tackle L&D’s single most important challenge this year – the alarming truth that *AI transformation doesn’t have a good people plan.* 93% of executives point to human issues as the key barrier to AI adoption. James will unpack why this is ‘L&D’s defining challenge’ - and reveals how we’re seeing the Fortune 500 Europe brands we work with rise to meet the moment. After the session, why not join us at stand C05? Our team is here all day bring your toughest enablement challenge, and we'll think it through together. You can also explore demos of how we've helped other organisations work through theirs. #LT26 #LearningTechnologies #LnD [Source: Harvard Business Review, How Executives are thinking about AI in 2026, 2026.]

It’s been a great first day at Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference! Thank you to everyone who came to stand C05 and to everyone who packed out Josh Cardoz's session on Generation Numb this afternoon. If you didn't make it today, there's still time! Visit us for demos on: 🧭 Innovations in custom learning AI 🤖 AI adoption and readiness. 📈 Sales enablement and customer education. 🔄 Culture and behaviour change 🗺️ L&D strategy alignment And tomorrow morning, James G. is on stage: 🎤 AI adoption is stalling. Now what? 📍 Theatre 6 | 10:15–10:45 ...dealing with the biggest L&D issue of our times. Want to make sure you get dedicated time with our team tomorrow? Book a meeting and we'll be ready for you. Book a meeting: https://hubs.ly/Q04dSgwL0 #LT26 #LearningTechnologies #LnD

Day 1 at Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference 2026 - we're live at stand C05. 🤖 Visit for demos of AI enhanced custom learning in action And this afternoon, don't miss Josh Cardoz on stage: 🎤 Mobilising Generation Numb 📍 Theatre 1 | 15:30–16:00 In this session, Josh will explore a new, pervasive workplace trend: numbness – and why it will impact all your initiatives this year. Fear not – he'll also take you through the Remedy: the Me/Us/It framework that, when used effectively, can dramatically improve your impact without effecting costs, simply by tapping in better to the reality of the employee’s day-to-day experience. If you're designing learning or enablement right now, this is the context you're designing into. #LT26 #LearningTechnologies #LnD

Learning Technologies 2026 kicks off tomorrow! Find Sponge at stand C05 at the ExCeL London, 29th–30th April. Two speaker sessions you won't want to miss: 🎤 Mobilising Generation Numb with Josh Cardoz📍 Theatre 1 | 29th April | 15:30–16:00 🎤 AI adoption is stalling. Now what? with James G. 📍 Theatre 6 | 30th April | 10:15–10:45 At our stand, you'll be able to get hands-on with demos built around the challenges we help some of the biggest organisations in the world solve: 🧭 Innovations in custom learning AI. 🤖 AI adoption and readiness. 📈 Sales enablement and customer education. 🔄 Culture and behaviour change 🗺️ L&D strategy alignment. Bring your toughest people enablement challenge and talk it through with our team. Book a meeting: https://hubs.li/Q04d9bnV0 And register for your free Visitor Plus Pass to access the exhibition: https://hubs.li/Q04d9c7D0 See you there. #LT26 #LearningTechnologies #LnD