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Donald H Taylor

@donaldhtaylor.bsky.social
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Workplace learning and performance. Lead researcher at the L&D Global Sentiment Survey, chair of the Learning Technologies Conference and convenor of the Workforce Development Board at EdTech VC Fund Emerge Education. London, UK. www.donaldhtaylor.co.uk

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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Amazing watching Pakistan come back this innings and what a star Razaullah is!
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So sad about Tim Curry. From all his brilliant roles, a moment of exuberant silliness from Home Alone 2 youtu.be/9eiMcY995sU?...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When Alex Jones met Dolly Parton backstage, unmadeup and open-hearted, it only underlined what a generous, remarkable, warm and very smart woman she was. What a loss. www.instagram.com/reel/Db6BUWd...
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Nancy @rupp0369.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
An example to all of an individual who puts her money where her mouth is. Dolly seems to be a truly humble and caring person. She gives without self congratulating.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The survey for this year's AI in L&D report is close to closing! The survey is for everyone, including partial users, the sceptics and the frustrated - we need everyone's input, so please share your experiences, hopes and fears about AI in L&D! www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
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AI in L&D: The 2026 survey | Donald H Taylor
How are you using AI in L&D? Do you love it? Refuse to use it? Has it transformed your practice, or done nothing for you?   I'm currently collecting data for the AI in L&D report 2026, my fourth ann...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I can never trust the internet again
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Spreadsheet people? Ha! I was chewing on Supercalc before the web hit, kiddo.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Call me, I'll hide the body" - it's a great title for a book, and exactly the sort I would read. But I can't, and this says a lot about AI, copyright and ownership. www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
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$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use | Donald H Taylor
"Call me, I'll hide the body" - it's a great title for a book, and exactly the sort I would read. But I can't, and this says a lot about AI, copyright and ownership. Jerry Falade's manuscript was des...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's time for the annual AI in L&D report. Even if you're sceptical or not using it at all, I'd love to hear from you! www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
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AI in L&D: The 2026 survey | Donald H Taylor
What are you doing with AI in L&D? What are you hopes, fears, barriers and practical experience? I'm currently collecting data for the annual AI in L&D report, the fourth since Egle Vinauskaite and...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The word "can" ... just a minefield! www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
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What do you mean when you ask someone "Can you...?"? For anyone interested in culture, communication and the potential for misunderstanding, this is a bit of a nightmare. I almost always me...
What do you mean when you ask someone "Can you...?"? For anyone interested in culture, communication and the potential for misunderstanding, this is a bit of a nightmare. I almost always mean literal...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
What an insane game. All the players would be heartbroken not to play tomorrow but they put on a great show for everyone. Delighted for Saka and Mbappe. Great to see the players chatting afterwards and everyone applauding Deschamps. Thank you, merci a tous. #FRAENG #worldcup
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If you chose not to watch the England game, I get it, but you should turn it on.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wondering what the American viewers will make of the ENG ARG match. #WorldCup
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Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Scene outside the royal palace in Oslo right now. People are celebrating, because in the end this is a huge win for Norwegian soccer.
Huge crowd of people in the dark, with Norwegian flags, and a chyron reading "People's party even though Norway lost". Hard to translate "Folkefest". Means something like the people coming out as one and partying.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This expresses what I think a lot of England fans feel.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Some of us remember Norway's 1981 victory knocking England out of qualification for the 82 World Cup. The celebrated final minute of commentary is worth listening to. Then, Norway were the underdogs. Today they're riding high.... #NORENG #Norway #England #WorldCuo m.youtube.com/watch?v=yuPW...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I love seeing 'Count Binface' rendered in other languages.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I was one of over 600,000 following this on the @bbcsportbot.bsky.social website. Even via messaging, what a game. Not sure I can go back to sleep now
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Resistance Studies Series @resistanceschool.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Because faculty no longer control the curriculum, Texas A&M is quickly becoming an institution of dead dogmas." - Martin Peterson His full resignation letter below. Hear from him directly at our next Resistance Salon - June 24 @ 12pm ET. Register 👇 www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It is absurd to use AI in online searches, or translation, or car navigation, but then to ban it in producing content Let's accept that AI is a tool and focus on how well or badly it is used, rather than banning its use altogether. What do you think? www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Claude's new model, Fable, is out. I gave it a test run on five years of L&D Global Sentiment Survey data. The process raises a question about our use of AI. The test: 11,528 free-text answer...
Claude's new model, Fable, is out. I gave it a test run on five years of L&D Global Sentiment Survey data. The process raises a question about our use of AI. The test: 11,528 free-text answers to the...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I love exploring our own thinking processes like this.
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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.
Screenshot from the paywall on a Wired article that reads: “You’ve read your last free article.”
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Not sure about this pre-match show at the Champions League Final. I want the punditry and build up! Anyway, come on Arsenal. Keep it together for the first 20 minutes and it's everything to play for!
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This thread is .... well, just read it ... brilliant stuff, everyone. Well played.
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Dr. Adelle Bricking 🌼 @archaedelle.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
An unusual request in the name of archaeological science: Would anyone happen to have a Shetland or Exmoor pony that wouldn’t mind sending some fur samples to me? We’re trying to compare a potentially preserved fur specimen but there’s (perhaps unsurprisingly) few sources on fur fibre diameters!
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Fiona @fionamcbride.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Al is reshaping L&D. Some of it is brilliant. Some frustrating. Some is quietly changing what it means to be good at our work. I am passionate about sharing these stories..what’s happening? Who is utilising AI well? Where it’s not quite right? That’s where this event comes in.. #AIinLearning 1/3
AI in Learning: A sensemaking day
WallaceSpace Covent Garden- London
28 Sept at 9am
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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Verona Airport, Italy
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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I must feel strongly about it to post this photo. But giving blood is EVEN more important than looking good. Only 2% of people are regular blood donors, yet far more of us will need a transfusion at some point in our lives. It’s dead easy, quick, kind & you get free orange Club biscuits. Fancy a go?
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Yes #COYG #Arsenal
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Big shout out to @arashmazinani.bsky.social for keeping up with an intense session (#T1S4) at #LT26uk with some great reporting and commenting, sharing the conference with the world in real time!
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Trust the process. ARSvNEW #COYG
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I confess: I received some AI assistance in preparing for this morning's presentation in Barcelona. #CorporateLearningDayBcn26
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Michelle Parry-Slater @mparryslater.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Want to start your #LT26UK learning early? Your conference Chairs start prepping 2 months in advance. Take a listen to the Learning Uncut podcast with @niallgavinuk.bsky.social @hepalmer.bsky.social & Anit Mahay, 3 of this year's Chairs talking about their craft learninguncut.global/podcast/elev...
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Elevate 47: The Craft of Conference Chairing – Niall Gavin, Helen Palmer & Anit Mahay - Learning Uncut
Most conference chairs open with applause and slip off stage. At Learning Technologies, chairing starts two months before anyone sets foot in the room.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Happy #nevroz #nevruz !
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I had never thought about food security until I heard Prof Tim Lang talk about a few years ago. He was calm and clear and let the facts make their own compelling case
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Look at all those dashes. I am appalled - appalled! - to realise PG Wodehouse was an early user of ChatGPT.
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
There are over 100 L&D conference worldwide each year. I made a list of them so you don't have to. donaldhtaylor.co.uk/insight/glob...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
In 2019 I made 5 small predictions about L&D in 2025, and one big one. I score myself 1.5 out of 5 on the small recommendations. The big one ... well I think I nailed it. www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
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In 2019, I made some predictions about the future of learning in 2025: five small and one big. The small ones were largely wrong. As for the big one ... I'd like your opinion on that. Here are th...
In 2019, I made some predictions about the future of learning in 2025: five small and one big. The small ones were largely wrong. As for the big one ... I'd like your opinion on that. Here are the fi...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Well I've had fun over the Christmas break. Now I'm returning to work, starting with a LinkedIn post that describes my focus for this year... www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
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What LinkedIn posts can you expect from me in 2026? Let me set out some key themes, to help you decide if it’s worth following me or not.   🔹My major theme is the future of L&D. We are entering an...
What LinkedIn posts can you expect from me in 2026? Let me set out some key themes, to help you decide if it’s worth following me or not.   🔹My major theme is the future of L&D. We are entering an imp...
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Has anyone tried turning 2026 off and then turning it back on again?
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
What should L&D be called? Please take my end-of-year poll on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
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What should L&D be called?   There’s plenty of debate here on LinkedIn about this. Some say it doesn’t matter, that it’s a matter of semantics. I have some time for that view, but I do think this ...
What should L&D be called?   There’s plenty of debate here on LinkedIn about this. Some say it doesn’t matter, that it’s a matter of semantics. I have some time for that view, but I do think this is a...
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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Jesus fucking Christ. Such selfless bravery. To die together fighting murderous hatred. Like Ahmed al-Ahmed, the names of Boris and Sofia Gurman should be celebrated and remembered. #bondibeach www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Bondi couple praised as heroes identified as Boris and Sofia Gurman
A video circulating on a Chinese social media platform and verified by the ABC has revealed a couple confronting the Bondi Beach shooter.
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Notes In The Margin @notesinthemargin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
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Donald H Taylor @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
What will be hot in L&D in 2026? Have your say! It takes 2 minutes to vote in the L&D Global Sentiment Survey, and you can register to receive your report in February. #GSS26 www.research.net/r/DHTS-XX-26
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L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2026
Running since 2014, the survey is trusted by thousands of L&D professionals in over 100 countries. It takes just 1-2 minutes, and you can register to receive the full report in February.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
What happens now is that every dropped piece of trash, every inch of graffiti, every broken down subway train, every disappointing sandwich, every rat in Central Park, and every single crime gets blamed on Zohran Mamdani... by racists who never go near NYC. My tip as a Londoner. Shrug and carry on.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Dolly Parton releases “9 to 5” 45 yrs ago today. “I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?
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Reform’s Sarah Pochin forced to apologise after claiming adverts 'full of black people' drive her 'mad’ | LBC
The Runcorn and Helsby MP was responding to a viewer live on air who complained about the demographics of advertising.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 19/10/2025
One feature of working at the Bar is that I come across a lot of very clever people. Of course it is a chastening reminder of one’s own limits, which is a moral good. After 34 years, I have changed my understanding of what cleverness is. /1
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