In a mere five years, learning will look dramatically different from what it looks like today, and organizational learning and development functions arent prepared to meet the needs of tomorrows learners. To find out what actions learning functions can take now, ATD and i4cp interviewed several leaders of learning functions that are actively imagining and preparing for the future.

As a senior talent development executive, you have a lot on your plate. Strategic planning, budget reviews, meetings with employees and clients (the list goes on)—all of which are paired with a constant stream of emails, text alerts, and phone calls that demand your attention. Amid all this noise, staying focused can be tough. But you can use the very technology that seems to zap your focus and interrupt your workflow to improve your focus and increase your productivity. These apps can help senior leaders maintain focus in an "always-on" world.

For a time, the landscape for learning seemed to have reached a steady state: Traditional instructor-led training remained the go-to option for priority programs, alongside classic coaching and mentoring initiatives for one-on-one (personal) development. E-learning courses, supported by a learning management system, provided self-directed alternatives where scalability or cost concerns dictated. Nagging questions about usage and impact remained, with some resources grossly underused and key metrics on such areas as leadership pipeline remaining stubbornly...

MOOCs: Expanding the Scope of Organizational Learning is an ATD and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) research report designed to explore the currentand anticipateduse of MOOCs in the business world. ATD and i4cps survey of learning professionals found that 22 percent are currently using MOOCs in learning and development efforts.

Spending on learning programs continued to be a priority for organizations in 2015, according to the Association for Talent Developments 2016 State of the Industry report, which is sponsored by The Training Associates and Bellevue University. The increased investment was accompanied by learners receiving more learning hours and efficient distribution of content and offerings across workforces. Recognizing that these formal learning hours do not capture the valuable development experiences that are embedded in daily work, this year the State of the Industry added...