The results of the 2026 Global Sentiment Survey are out — and the mood in workplace learning is uneasy. In this episode, John speaks with <a href= "chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0">Donald H. Taylor</a> about AI's "hangover moment," rising pressure on L&D teams, diverging regional trends, vendor anxiety, and what showing value really signals this year. Is this a temporary wobble — or a structural shift in what L&D is for? Timestamps 00:00 - Start 02:21 - Intro 04:14 - Overview of this year's GSS 12:50 - Metaverse and virtual environments 21:59 - Opportunities and Challenges of AI 26:49 - More US respondents this year? 28:33 - Global differences in vibe? 33:46 - Personalisation and individualism 36:09 - New vs returning respondents 41:04 - The challenge of technology 52:47 - End Connect with Learning Hack LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer X: @johnhelmer Threads: @jphelmer Bluesky: @johnhelmer.bsky.social Website: learninghackpodcast.com

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;The results of the 2026 Global Sentiment Survey are out — and the mood in workplace learning is uneasy. In this episode, John speaks with &lt;a href= "chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Donald H. Taylor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; about AI's "hangover moment," rising pressure on L&amp;D teams, diverging regional trends, vendor anxiety, and what showing value really signals this year. Is this a temporary wobble — or a structural shift in what L&amp;D is for?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;00:00 - Start&lt;br /&gt; 02:21 - Intro&lt;br /&gt; 04:14 - Overview of this year's GSS&lt;br /&gt; 12:50 - Metaverse and virtual environments&lt;br /&gt; 21:59 - Opportunities and Challenges of AI&lt;br /&gt; 26:49 - More US respondents this year?&lt;br /&gt; 28:33 - Global differences in vibe?&lt;br /&gt; 33:46 - Personalisation and individualism&lt;br /&gt; 36:09 - New vs returning respondents&lt;br /&gt; 41:04 - The challenge of technology&lt;br /&gt; 52:47 - End&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with Learning Hack&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LinkedIn:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; @johnhelmer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Threads:&lt;/strong&gt; @jphelmer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bluesky:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; @johnhelmer.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Website:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; learninghackpodcast.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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LH125 What's The Vibe, Don?

LH125 What's The Vibe, Don?

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