Artificial intelligence is changing workplace learning, but successful AI adoption is about much more than choosing the right tools. It requires leadership, strategy, and helping people adapt to new ways of working.
In this episode of the Train to Win Podcast, ATD Houston volunteer Kaitlin Albertson sits down with Megan Torrance, founder of TorranceLearning and author of The AI Implementation Guide for L&D, to discuss how learning leaders can successfully implement AI across their organizations.
Megan shares lessons from writing her latest book, explains her WISE AT AI Framework, and discusses why AI implementation is really a people and change management challenge. The conversation also covers responsible AI use, organizational power dynamics, common implementation mistakes, and how Learning & Development professionals can become strategic partners in workplace transformation.
Whether you're just beginning your AI journey or leading AI initiatives within your organization, this episode offers practical guidance you can apply immediately.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- Why now is the right time for AI implementation in Learning & Development
- What surprised Megan most while researching her latest book
- The biggest barriers organizations face when adopting AI
- Why AI implementation is more about people than technology
- How the WISE AT AI Framework supports responsible AI adoption
- Common mistakes L&D leaders make with AI initiatives
- How to use the AI Implementation Canvas effectively
- Why power dynamics matter during AI transformation
- How L&D teams can become strategic business partners
- What the future of AI in workplace learning may look like
Guest
Megan Torrance
Founder, TorranceLearning
Author of The AI Implementation Guide for L&D
Host
Kaitlin Albertson
Volunteer, ATD Houston
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