The most expensive piece of infrastructure in your L&D stack may also be the least used at the moment of need. New Go1 research surveying 1,000+ employees and managers found that nearly half of employees needed advice or guidance multiple times in the past month to do their jobs, yet only 7% turned to a learning platform first. Two-thirds turned to a colleague or manager instead. That gap is widening as AI raises expectations for relevance, speed, and contextual support. Today, 83% of employees expect development to happen naturally within their workflow rather than through a separate process.
In this session, Lori Niles-Hofmann and Go1 will explore what the data reveals about how employees really learn, what employees will expect next, and how L&D leaders can begin shaping a more adaptive, AI-informed development strategy.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify the workforce shifts reshaping employee development, including the move from course-based learning to in-the-flow enablement.
- Understand how AI is raising expectations for relevance, speed, and contextual support within everyday work.
- Reframe the roles of the LMS, and AI-embedded tools as a coordinated development ecosystem rather than separate channels.
- Apply practical strategies to evolve learning and development approaches over the next 12–24 months while maintaining the structure employees still expect.
Meet the Presenters
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Lori Niles-Hofmann
Lori Niles-Hofmann is a senior learning strategist with over 20 years of L&D experience across many industries, including international banking, management consulting, and marketing. She specializes in large-scale digital learning transformations and is passionate about helping companies navigate through the ambiguity of change.
After leading and completing numerous EdTech implementations, Lori has developed data-based methodologies and frameworks to empower L&D teams to move from business support function to strategic business driver.
Lori serves on several EdTech and HRTech boards and has published two courses on LinkedIn Learning with 100K completions.
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Sarah Budd-Katz
Sarah Budd-Katz is a go-to-market strategist with 6+ years of experience in product marketing, sales enablement, and GTM strategy for growth-stage technology companies. She specializes in HR technology, L&D strategy, and enterprise learning ecosystems. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Innovation and Change Management from the University of Denver and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Ann Hussey
Ann Hussey is the Director of Product Marketing at Go1, where she leads go-to-market strategy for Go1's learning and workforce development solutions. She shapes how organizations build skills, stay compliant, and develop their people through connected, personalized experiences. Ann specializes in translating complex product capabilities into clear business value for HR and L&D buyers. Before Go1, she held product marketing roles at Uber and Twilio, focused on scaling complex technology platforms.
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