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L&D Trends 2026: Your Questions Answered!
Get answers from the experts behind SweetRush’s "Unpromptable" webinar series and discover the latest L&D trends for 2026.
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Five Ways to Align Learning Strategy with Business Goals
These 5 concrete practices will help you align your learning strategy with business goals, measure real impact, and become a truly strategic L&D partner.
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AI in 2026: From AI 1.0 to Role-Based AI Fluency
Go beyond AI 1.0. Borrow insights from SweetRush’s Trends 2026 Report to power enterprise-wide AI literacy, fluency, and role-based AI skills at scale.
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Live Experiential Learning: Immersion > Information Overload
You heard it first in the SweetRush Trends 2026 Report: Instructor-led training is back. Discover how Live Experiential Learning (LEL) fosters growth.
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Working Across the Aisle, or Correlating Training to Real-World Performance
As featured in the SweetRush 2026 Trends Report, learn to correlate training with real-world business performance, ROI, and KPIs in this deep dive.
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What’s Ahead for LMS Tech, the L&D Leader, and the Learner
This SweetRush Trends 2026 Report analysis explores what’s ahead for the LMS and the shift toward Context Engineering, enabling adaptive experiences.
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Hyper-Personalization (and Personality) in Flow-of-Work Conversational Learning 
Bridge the gap between training and performance with Conversational AI. Create an adaptive learning ecosystem that scales expertise and meets learner needs.
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Context Engineering: The Foundation of Adaptive Learning
Continue the conversation from our 2026 Trends Report and discover how L&D leaders are leveraging RAG and Context Engineering to build scalable environments.
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Strategic Staff Augmentation: Real-Life Use Cases for Agile L&D Talent
Scale L&D impact with 2026 Trends. Learn why leaders use staff augmentation to bridge skill gaps and drive initiatives without permanent hiring overhead.
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The Selectric Trap: Why AI’s Polish Keeps Your Team Stuck
Don't let AI's polished output fool your team. Discover why transactional AI use leads to shallow thinking and how to implement a "Thinking Partner."
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Humane Hiring: How Relational Recruiting Helps You Attract and Staff High-Performing L&D Talent
Move beyond transactional hiring. Christopher Pappas explores how relational recruiting and staff augmentation help you find talent that fits your culture.
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L&D Strategy in 2026: How to Drive Business Results and Prove ROI
Learn how to build an effective L&D strategy for 2026 that aligns training with business goals, measures ROI, and drives real performance results.
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Our Top L&D Consultants’ Reflections for 2026
Top L&D consultants share 2026 predictions. Get expert insights on the future of AI in learning, human-centered design, and key skills your team needs.
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The Unpromptable: Building L&D Vendor-Partner Trust in the Age of AI
Discover the “unpromptable” human skills—trust, transparency, and accountability—that define our client-first approach to L&D partnership.
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5 Project Management Lessons from Learning Video Production
From pre-production to continuity, a film set is a model of efficiency. Read on for 5 lessons of learning video production you can apply to every L&D project.
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From Strategic Foundation to Peak AI: Surveying Your AI Landscape
Building an AI strategy? Don’t work alone. Here’s how a partnership helps you create an integrated, ethical AI roadmap that adds value and reduces risk.
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Gamification 2.0: Engage, Adapt, Impact with AI
Gamification 2.0 is here. Discover personalized, adaptive, and data-driven learning solutions to close skill gaps and boost active employee engagement.
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Virtual Reality Case Study Webinar: Answers to Your Questions
SweetRush recently held a virtual reality webinar sponsored by eLearning Industry and received some great questions. Find answers here!
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The Power of Training During Organizational Change
Learn to leverage training and communication to support employees through change. This guide explores strategies to create efficiency and build trust.
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Who’s Who in AI: Meet the SMEs Driving L&D Innovation
Learn to support managers as leaders of change. This guide helps L&D pros create training programs and toolkits to help managers communicate and coach.
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Three-Peat: SweetRush Named TI Top L&D Staffing Provider
SweetRush celebrates its 3rd consecutive year as a Training Industry Top L&D Staffing provider, recognized for its excellence in relationship-based recruiting and agile talent solutions.
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SweetRush Earns Spot on Top 20 Content Development Companies List
For the fourth year in a row, SweetRush has been included in the annual list of top 20 content development companies and recognized as an industry-leading training partner.
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SweetRush Earns Rose Gold at the 2018 Muse Creative Awards
SweetRush's winning project at the Muse Creative Awards is a custom and creative online course designed to improve sales skills.
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SweetRush to Present VR Learning Program Case Study with Hilton at ATD 2018
Discover key learnings and best practices from industry frontrunners on May 9 in San Diego
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SweetRush Acquires VR provider IDEA Workshop
Acquisition of VR provider IDA Workshop kicks off formation the of the SweetRush SPARK team, which will focus on leveraging emerging technologies for learning.
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SweetRush Wins Gold CLO Learning in Practice Award for Technology Innovation
Learning in Practice award highlights SweetRush’s commitment to innovation and its investment in learning technology.
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SweetRush Named a Finalist for Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year
SweetRush has been named a finalist in the Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year category at the 2018 Stevie® Awards for Sales and Customer Service.
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SweetRush Wins Provider of the Year Award for Second Consecutive Year
The Stevie Awards recognized SweetRush for the second straight year in the Leadership or Skills Development category, earning a prestigious Silver award.
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SweetRush Wins 17 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards, 13 Golds
SweetRush joins the list of top overall winners in the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards, bringing home awards in a wide variety of categories.
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SweetRush a Finalist for Skills Development Solution Provider of the Year Award for Second Year in a Row
The performance improvement company is a finalist in two categories in the Stevie Awards for Great Employers.
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SweetRush Wins Silver at the 2017 International Business Awards
SweetRush wins Silver at the International Business Awards for innovative gamification and impactful learning solutions in corporate training.
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SweetRush Recognized for Excellence at the APEX Awards
Two learning solutions produced by SweetRush in collaboration with its clients were honored with Awards for Excellence in this writing competition.
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SweetRush Named a Finalist for Chief Learning Officer Learning in Practice Award
SweetRush was recognized as a finalist for technology innovation in mobile learning and learning games for the CLO Learning in Practice Award.
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SweetRush Wins Two Summit Creative Awards®
SweetRush’s creative and innovative mobile and video learning programs impressed the judging panel in the prestigious and rigorous competition.
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SweetRush Named a Finalist in the 2017 CIPD People Management Awards
The recognition highlights SweetRush’s partnership with Hilton in developing an innovative mobile learning solution for hospitality workers.
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SweetRush Honored with “Leader” Award at Summit Emerging Media 2017
SweetRush along with client Bridgestone Americas, wins in the Instructional/Training Video category.
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eLearning Industry Webinar: Designing for Better Performance
In this webinar, learn how to ask better questions, challenge quick-fix requests, and design learning experiences that actually move the needle.
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The Strategy And Design Behind Successful Learning Simulations And Gamification
From healthcare to compliance, simulations and gamification foster real behavior change. Join our expert session to level up your portfolio and drive impact.
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ATD 2026: Microlearning & AI: Practical Approaches for High-Impact Learning
Join Carla Torgerson and John Cleave at ATD Conference 2026 for an Industry Insights session on Microlearning and AI. Discover practical, human-centered ways to use generative AI for personalized, high-impact learning results.
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At the Four-Front of L&D: Meet the SweetRush ATD 2026 Crew!
SweetRush’s ATD 2026 team members can’t wait to talk AI, microlearning, and L&D challenges. Get a sneak preview of their top conversation-starters.
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Gamification in Action: A Practice Framework to Turn Passive Learning into Behavior Change
Join SweetRush experts Esteban Cascante and Danielle Silver for an insider's look at how to fuse instructional logic and human psychology with gaming principles. You’ll explore a practice framework for turning passive learning into interactive quests that drive mastery, behavioral change, and measurable ROI.
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Leader Talk: A Practical Framework for Enabling Better Performance
Join SweetRush Solution Architects Jeannie Hitchcock and Therese Longo as they share a human-centered framework for designing environments where people truly thrive. You’ll explore how clear expectations, practice-based learning, and AI-powered support work together to drive meaningful results in the flow of work.
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L&D Trends 2026: Strategic Growth & Transformation
Explore 2026 Trends: Evolve as an unpromptable partner, build "change hygiene" for resilience, and balance AI with high-touch humanity. Lead with heart.
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Tech Showcase: Train Your People to Work With AI: Lessons From a Global Rollout
Join Danielle Silver and Adrian Soto for a practical framework to scale role-specific AI training and help teams move from theory to application.
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Leader Talk: Four Critical Skills to Elevate Your Voice
In this session, Ann Stott, former CLO at Biogen, and Carla Torgerson, Solution Architect at SweetRush, will share practical advice for L&D leaders to keep their seat at the table—by mastering four critical skills that turn L&D pros into sought-after advisors that business executives rely on.
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Leader Talk: AI into your L&D Practice
AI is a powerful catalyst for L&D transformation—when paired with human intelligence and oversight. This session with Training Industry is your invitation to a forward-thinking, yet grounded approach to organization-wide AI integration and implementation.
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The SweetRush Team Looks Ahead to DevLearn 2025
The five members of SweetRush’s DevLearn team share their most-anticipated events and conversations, from AI to the “unpromptable” human heart of L&D.
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Takeaways from the 2025 Training Industry Strategy Summit
In this recap, we look back at the insightful session with SweetRush's John Cleave and Jennifer Yaros where they shared their expertise on crafting an effective AI training roadmap
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L&D Trends 2025: Strategy & Innovation Series Webinar
Join Kelly Lake, senior industry strategist; Tiffany Vojnovski, Senior Learning Strategist at SweetRush; and special guest Ashley Cooper, Head of Marketing for Learning at Capgemini, for an exploration of five key trends shaping the ever-evolving L&D and talent landscape.
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A Strategic Approach to Modernizing Workforce Measurement
Empower your people to drive organizational success with a holistic, strategic, and wholly modernized approach to workforce measurement. Join senior industry strategist Kelly Lake for this insightful session on how to utilize data-driven decision-making and predictive analytics to integrate learning and talent initiatives, drive enterprise-wide transformation, and achieve key business goals.
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4 Immersive Learning Strategies That Drive Real Impact
Immersive learning reshapes our approach to skill-building, empathy, and decision-making. Join SweetRush immersive learning experts Danielle Silver and Emily Dale for a look into four key strategies SweetRush uses to drive learner engagement and achieve results via AR and VR simulations.
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Organizational Change Through Learner Transformation
Organizational change happens when people feel empowered and motivated—and L&D plays a key role by connecting learning to real needs and goals. John Cleave, Director of Systemic Solutions at SweetRush, shares examples of real-life learning programs that embody eight vital principles for success: the SweetRush Transformational Design Standards™.