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Sales simulation training built around the moment deals are actually won or lost

September 1, 2026

The sales training industry has spent thirty years getting really good at teaching reps what to say. It has spent almost no time preparing t…

Why (most) leadership training doesn’t change behavior

August 5, 2026

Your leaders sat through the workshop and scored well on the post-training assessment. The facilitator's feedback was positive. Sounds good,…

5 questions to ask before you commit to a simulation vendor

July 8, 2026

You’re evaluating simulation vendors. Every one of them promises measurable outcomes: improved decision-making, stronger leadership behavior…

A better way to prove learning’s impact on business outcomes

June 3, 2026

Why skills intelligence has a measurement problem The L&D industry has a new answer for every CLO under pressure to prove that learni…

AI simulations for business training: 6 design decisions that separate performance tools from expensive demos

May 6, 2026

Every AI simulation platform looks impressive in a 30-minute demo. The question is what happens to your business metrics six months later. …

Why engaging learning experiences don’t guarantee performance improvement

April 8, 2026

Your L&D team just deployed a simulation. Learners loved it, completion rates were high, and satisfaction scores were strong. Six months…

The demo looked incredible. Your team’s behavior didn’t change.

March 11, 2026

Here's how enterprise buyers keep making the same expensive mistake, and what to demand instead. You've approved the budget. You've sat t…

From Roleplay to High-Stakes Simulation: Why behavior change only matters when failure is expensive

February 12, 2026

Be honest: how many training sessions did you walk away from knowing—deep down—that nothing meaningful would change when the pressure was re…

How effective is scenario-based learning in the age of AI?

December 10, 2025

Scenario-based learning has long been one of the most effective ways to build professional and leadership skills. By stepping into realistic…

The AI advantage in just-in-time learning

November 12, 2025

Remember that time you tried to fix a setting on your phone, and you found a YouTube tutorial for that exact problem? That’s the magic of ju…

The messy magic machines can’t replace

October 8, 2025

"A 4-year-old child has seen 50x more information than the biggest LLMs that we have." - Yann LeCun, Meta's Chief AI Scientist and a Turing …

How AI simulations help you practice—and perfect—critical business and workplace skills

September 10, 2025

Be honest: how many training sessions have you sat through where you didn’t actually learn anything? You nod, follow along as the facilitato…

Our AI characters don’t always agree (and that’s the point)

August 13, 2025

Growth doesn’t happen when everything is going to plan. It happens when the stakes are high, the pressure’s on, and people aren’t cooperatin…

Generative AI in L&D: The new standard in corporate learning

August 6, 2025

It’s no longer a question of “if” or even “when” generative AI (GenAI) will impact our lives. Like it or not, GenAI is already transforming …

How AI-powered adaptive learning platforms keep learners motivated and growing

July 16, 2025

You’re sitting in a training session that’s moving at glacial speed, covering things you already know, while your colleague next to you look…

Inside Blueline’s Emotional Intelligence Systems: Why our sims don’t feel like AI

May 14, 2025

Imagine the feeling when a glassy-eyed avatar in a learning simulation stares at you like it just escaped from a wax museum. The ick sets in…

Designing simulations from the inside out

April 16, 2025

Lots of organizations approach their most pressing business challenges by looking outward for solutions when oftentimes, the answers already…

Avoiding the digital dead-eyes of the uncanny valley

March 12, 2025

You’re watching a simulation featuring a digital human. The face looks almost real (almost). But something is off. Maybe it’s the way the mo…

Learning (faster) through failure

February 14, 2025

Imagine playing a version of the Mario Brothers video game where you never fall into a pit, never get hit by a Koopa shell, and never lose a…

Articulate Storyline 360: New AI feature review

January 30, 2025

In 2012, Articulate launched Storyline. At the time, I had been in the learning industry for two years and was finally getting a grip on Fla…

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