Challenging assumptions about learning, performance, and the rise of AI.

Nick Shackleton-Jones returns to The Learning Hack to challenge assumptions about learning theory, discuss his Affective Context Model, and reflect on the future of workplace learning. From TikTok as a learning platform to the risks of deceptive AI, this thought-provoking conversation will inspire and provoke in equal measure. Prepare for fresh insights and bold perspectives from one of learning's great minds.

• 00:00:00 - Start
• 00:01:09 - Intro
• 00:03:40 - TikTok: the ultimate learning platform?
• 00:09:28 - What has Nick been doing in the last 5 years?
• 00:22:43 - Is learning ROI based on magical thinking
• 00:27:37 - How has his thinking changed since he first wrote 'How People Learn'?
• 00:36:26 - Have digital media become too poisonous for learning?
• 00:42:37 - Has the move to performance support really happened in L&D?
• 00:47:05 - AI: Is Nick a P-Doomer?
• 01:09:41 - Who does he follow in learning?
• 01:13:03 - End

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