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Inside Learning Podcasts

Our Inside Learning podcast dives into learning science and the future of work. Each month we feature learning experts from all over the world.

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  • Inside Learning
  • 20 min 49 sec
  • 08 May 2025
Contingent Leadership with Victoria Pelletier

In this episode, we discuss the concept of contingent leadership with Victoria Pelletier, author of ‘Influence Unleashed’ and ‘Unstoppable.’ We delve into Apple’s history with Steve Jobs to illustrate the evolving nature of leadership and the necessity for businesses to adopt flexible, future-oriented workforce strategies.

  • Inside Learning
  • 35 mins 10 secs
  • 03 Apr 2025
Exploring Learning Innovation with Graham Brown-Martin

In this episode, we delve into the world of learning innovation with Graham Brown-Martin, author of ‘Learning Reimagined’. Graham shares his journey from working on mainframe computers at the Open University to pioneering educational technology in the 1980s.

  • Inside Learning
  • 22 min 54 sec
  • 02 Mar 2025
AI, Skills Gaps and The Future of Work with Calum Chace

Calum Chace is an expert on artificial intelligence and the author of several bestselling books, including ‘Surviving AI’ and ‘Pandora’s Brain’. In this episode Calum and our host Aidan McCullen discuss the concept of two singularities: the Economic Singularity, where AI renders many jobs obsolete, and the Technological Singularity, where AI surpasses human intelligence.

  • Inside Learning
  • 26 min 25 sec
  • 02 Feb 2025
Navigating Your Career: Michael B. Horn on Job Progress

Michael B. Horn discusses his new book ‘Job Moves: Nine Steps for Making Progress in Your Career,’ offering valuable advice for those feeling stuck in their careers. He delves into the importance of understanding personal progress in career choices, the concept of ‘jobs to be done,’ and why thinking about experiences rather than perks is crucial when assessing job opportunities.

  • Inside Learning
  • 14 min 17 sec
  • 02 Dec 2024
Revolutionising Music Education with Margret Juliana Sigurdardottir

Discover how Margret Juliana Sigurdardottir, founder of Moombix is addressing the challenges adult learners face in accessing quality, flexible music lessons and how MoomBix is building a global community of music enthusiasts. Learn how the platform connects learners with expert teachers worldwide and provides innovative digital tools to enhance the learning experience.

  • Inside Learning
  • 14 minutes
  • 02 Nov 2024
Embracing the Access Economy: Sara Daw

We dive into the transformative concept of the access economy with our guest Sara Daw. Sara, the author of ‘Strategy and Leadership as Service: How the Access Economy Meets the C-Suite’, provides insightful definitions and real-world applications of the access economy. The discussion highlights the advance of mobile technology and the younger generation’s focus on social capital.

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Meet the Patrons

Our Meet the Patrons series spotlights the Patron Members of the Learnovate Centre. Each interview offers insights into the innovative organisations that support our mission to advance learning technologies. Use the arrows to keep up to date with recent interviews, or click below to see our full library.

  • 7 mins 30 secs
  • 22 Apr 2025
Meet the Patrons interview with Joe Walsh of The Open College
  • Approx 7 mins
  • 18 Mar 2025
Meet the Patrons interview with Roger Warnock, CEO of Young Social Innovators

As part of Learnovate’s Meet the Patrons series, we speak to Myles Thies, the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of 186 Digital, a learning technology company that works with universities, colleges and businesses to provide innovative digital education solutions.

  • 14 Feb 2025
Meet the Patrons interview with Myles Thies of 186 Digital

As part of Learnovate’s Meet the Patrons series, we speak to Myles Thies, the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of 186 Digital, a learning technology company that works with universities, colleges and businesses to provide innovative digital education solutions.

  • 13 minute read
  • 20 Jan 2025
Q&A with Gavin Cooney, CEO of Learnosity

We speak to Gavin Cooney, the co-founder and CEO of Learnosity, a leading provider of AI-powered assessment and learning products for learning institutions.

  • 14 Nov 2024
Meet the Patrons interview with Sinéad Lucey of RCPI

As part of Learnovate’s Meet the Patrons series, we speak to Sinéad Lucey, Director of Business Development and Examinations at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, a postgraduate medical training college and historic institution founded in 1654.

  • 14 Oct 2024
Meet the Patrons interview with Mark Henderson of Kubicle

As part of the Learnovate Centre’s Meet the Patrons series, we speak to Mark Henderson, CEO of Kubicle, a corporate training and upskilling company focused on the areas of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and technology.

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Articles

Check out our latest articles, some are available to Learnovate Members only. Use the arrows to see more of our recent content, or click below to see our full library.

  • 08 May 2025
Contingent Leadership: The Future-Proofing Mindset Every Organisation Needs

In a world where business cycles accelerate and disruption is constant, leadership models must evolve—or risk becoming obsolete. Enter contingent leadership, a concept championed by Victoria Peltier, keynote speaker, executive, and author of Influence Unleashed and Unstoppable.

  • 01 May 2025
As AI advances, human skills matter more than ever in the workplace

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  • 01 Jan 2024
Start with the human – using AI to supercharge learning design

When Stella Collins was working in IT in the early 2000s, a conversation with a colleague opened a new door in her mind.

  • 01 Apr 2024
AI, academic integrity and all-inclusive education

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  • 01 Sep 2024
Skills and standards can guide a rapidly changing education sector

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  • 01 Sep 2023
Humans at the front, AI at the back – the art of digital coaching in personal development

How can we harness the power of AI for personal development, but keep that all-important human connection? This has been a burning question for Irish start-up Zelfio, which has worked with Learnovate to create a digital coaching and personal development app.

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News

Stay up to date with the latest news from Learnovate, our community and world of work and learning. Use the arrows to keep up to date with recent news, or click below to see our full library.

 

  • 12 May 2025
Learnovate shortlisted in three categories at the Association & Institutes Awards 2025

We are proud to announce we have been shortlisted in three categories at the Association & Institutes Awards 2025: Best Membership Services Best Event Best Member Engagement & Communications

  • 31 Mar 2025
Call open for EdTech start-ups to apply to accelerator programme run by Learnovate and Amazon Web Services

Our EdTech start-up accelerator, run in partnership with AWS, is now open for applications. The programme provides business mentoring, technical guidance on building and scaling in the cloud, as well as regulatory, data privacy and cybersecurity considerations. Specialist expertise will also be available on topics such as pilot studies, trials, pathways to market, public procurement and investor readiness.

  • 14 Oct 2024
Ex-Obama advisor calls for more AI skills training in schools and the workplace to kick-start learning technology innovation

Outdated attitudes to education and a lack of focus on AI skills at all levels are the biggest barriers to innovation in learning technology, a top advisor to former US President Barack Obama told Learnovation 2024, the annual summit on the future of work and learning.

  • 02 Sep 2024
Learnovate and EudaOrg play key role in €1.5m EU project to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in European semiconductor sector

The Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin is one of three Irish organisations playing a key role in a €1.5 million EU initiative to lower the barrier to participation in the European semiconductor sector for women and other under-represented groups.

  • 10 Jun 2024
Learnovate wins Best Membership Services Category at the Associations & Institutes Awards 2024
  • 27 May 2024
Learnovate launches Work Ready Graduate Programme
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