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What a Multiply Pilot Actually Looks Like

Before you commit to a platform, you want to know what you are getting into. Here is the full picture — the diagnostic, the 90-day campaign, the metrics, and what success looks like.

May 6, 2026 · 7 min read

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Learning Transfer

May 6, 2026·8 min read

What Is Learning Transfer? The Science Behind Why Training Sticks (or Doesn't)

Learning transfer is the measure of whether training works. Not completion. Not satisfaction. Whether learners apply skills on the job. This guide covers the science, the factors, and how to build a system that shifts the numbers.

Learner Readiness: The Highest-Leverage Intervention in L&D That Most Organisations Skip

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Apr 2, 2026·8 min read

Learner Readiness: The Highest-Leverage Intervention in L&D That Most Organisations Skip

Most organisations pour effort into what happens during training. The biggest gains in transfer come from what happens before it. Here is what Learner Readiness actually involves — and why skipping it explains most transfer failures.

Researchers mapped every learning transfer tool in the academic literature. They found 45. None do the full job.

Learning Design

Apr 2, 2026·9 min read

Researchers mapped every learning transfer tool in the academic literature. They found 45. None do the full job.

A 2026 systematic review mapped every learning transfer evaluation tool in the academic literature — 45 instruments across 7 databases — and found that no single tool integrates both transfer conditions and outcomes.

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Learning Design·8 min read

The 90-Day Window: Why What Happens After Training Matters More Than the Training Itself

The end of training is not the finish line. It's the starting gun. Here's the three-phase framework for owning the 90 days that determine whether behaviour actually changes.

Future of L&D·6 min read

AI Can Build Your Training in Minutes. Can It Prove It Worked?

AI can write a training course in minutes. Design assessments. Generate scenarios. So if your value rests on content creation, the ground beneath you is shifting. But AI cannot prove the training changed anything. That is where your future lives.

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Why Managers Are the Multiplier

80% of whether your training works is decided outside the training room. The biggest predictor of transfer is the learner's direct manager.

Transfer·6 min read

You Are Already Good at L&D. Now Build a Transfer System That Proves It.

L&D professionals are not the problem. The system is. A practical guide to using manager activation, behaviour targets, and follow-up loops to prove training impact.

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The Order-Taker Trap: Why Saying Yes to Every Training Request Is Holding L&D Back

Most L&D professionals say yes to every training request. But delivering what was asked isn't the same as solving the problem. Here's how to shift from order-taker to performance consultant.

The Learner·4 min read

The Elephant in the Room: Why Learners Know What to Do But Still Don't Do It

Learners know what to do but nothing changes. Julie Dirksen explains why training alone doesn't drive behaviour change, and what L&D teams should do instead.

Learning Design·4 min read

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Why L&D Professionals Should Take a Research-Focused Approach

Evidence-based L&D means using research to boost learning transfer and make training more effective, without burning out your team.

Learning Design·3 min read

Post-Training Surveys That Actually Measure Transfer: 5 Proven Principles That Beat Smile Sheets

Stop relying on smile sheets. Learn 5 proven principles for designing post-training surveys that actually measure learning transfer and behaviour change.

Learning Design·11 min read

Ways to Boost Learning Transfer: The "Saying is Believing" Strategy

The 'saying is believing' effect shows that giving advice improves the advisor's own behaviour. Here are 5 strategies to boost learning transfer using this principle.

The Learner·7 min read

Motivation to Transfer: The Key to Unlocking Effective Learning and Real Workplace Change

Motivation to transfer is the bridge between learning and doing, the factor that determines whether training translates into performance improvement.

Culture·5 min read

The Powerful Role of Peer Support in Enhancing Learning Transfer

Peer support transforms learning into a shared journey, bridging training and real-world performance through emotional safety, accountability, and encouragement.

Learning Design·6 min read

Learning Action Plans: Boost Learning Transfer and Performance

Learning action plans are simple, proven tools for boosting learning transfer. Here's how to create them and integrate them into your training programmes.

Learning Design·4 min read

Learning Design Drives Learning Transfer

Effective learning design extends far beyond slide decks and assessments. It involves developing experiences that enable real-world application.

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The Powerful Effect of Manager Support on Learning Transfer

Research consistently shows that employees who feel supported by their managers are far more likely to engage with training and apply new skills at work.

The Learner·4 min read

Learner Capacity: 10 Proven Ways to Boost Energy, Reduce Stress, and Increase Learning Transfer

No matter how well-designed a learning programme may be, if your learners are overworked, stressed, or mentally exhausted, learning transfer will suffer.

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What We Perceive, We Believe: Learner Perception of Outcomes

How learners perceive the value, relevance, and outcomes of a training session determines how much of that learning will be transferred and applied on the job.

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