John Helmer talks to Dani Johnson, Co-founder and Principal Analyst at Redthread Research, about her work on learning ecosystems. Citing the growth of point solutions as evidence of a change in the learning technologies market away from the 'big suite' solution, she says learning professionals need to intentionalize their ecosystems.   03:19 Intentional and unintentional ecosystems 04:44 Is ecosystem more than a buzzword? 06:24 Types of ecosystems 09:54 How does this affect L&D? 11:22 Integration is the name of the game 12:21 Suites vs specialists 13:55 Redthread's learntech taxonomy 17:31 How are buyers' views towards their vendors changing? 20:20 Responsive organisations 24:50 Current state of the learning technologies market 26:25 Is the crisis driving conservative buying patterns? 28:17 What has she seen recently – good and bad?   Redthread Research https://redthreadresearch.com/ Reports mentioned in the conversation: 1. The Art and Science of Designing a Learning Technology Ecosystem Authors: Dani Johnson and Priyanka Mehrotra 2. Learning Tech Landscape: The Wild, Wild West Author: Dani Johnson   Contact Dani Johnson Twitter: @danij2 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-johnson/   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/