# enablement (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover enablement. Page: Feed: --- ## [There Is No Such Thing as a "Learner"](https://alyn.substack.com/p/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-learner) _2026-08-12 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Ditch outdated L&D metrics and courseware. Learn how to speak business data, treat L&D as a product, and drive real performance enablement. ## [Stop Framing AI as Your New Coworker](https://alyn.substack.com/p/stop-framing-ai-as-your-new-coworker) _2026-08-05 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Stop treating AI like a coworker. Unpack the hidden "verification tax" burning out employees and how L&D leaders can build smarter enablement workflows. ## [Build buy or rent: elearning on a budget](https://alyn.substack.com/p/build-buy-or-rent-elearning-on-a) _2026-07-29 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Stop order-taking in L&D. Learn the real math of build vs. buy eLearning, why intake forms fail, and how to deliver scrappy, high-impact learning design. ## [Mania for deskilling](https://alyn.substack.com/p/mania-for-deskilling) _2026-07-22 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Explore how generative AI impacts job performance, the threat of skill erosion, and how L&D can leverage AI to solve the Subject Matter Expert problem. ## [Postcard from Sicily](https://alyn.substack.com/p/postcard-from-sicily) _2026-07-11 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Just a quick postcard while I'm on summer vacation. ## [The Mother Skill of the AI Era: Cognitive Task Analysis](https://alyn.substack.com/p/the-mother-skill-of-the-ai-era-cognitive) _2026-06-24 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Your SMEs forgot how they do their jobs. Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) extracts hidden knowledge and turns L&D pros into AI-enabled context engineers. ## [The Thin Line Between AI Strategy and AI Slop](https://alyn.substack.com/p/the-thin-line-between-ai-strategy) _2026-06-17 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Ditch the lazy AI workflows. Learn why stuffing PDFs into an LLM breeds cognitive debt, and how to build human guardrails for real workplace AI enablement. ## [Solving L&D’s 'Apprenticeship Problem' in an AI World](https://alyn.substack.com/p/solving-l-and-ds-apprenticeship-problem) _2026-06-10 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ AI ate the entry level grunt work, breaking traditional apprenticeship. To build future leaders, we must design intentional, hands on learning systems. ## [Systemic Failures, Shiny Shortcuts, and Other Delusions](https://alyn.substack.com/p/systemic-failures-shiny-shortcuts) _2026-06-03 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ From the history of Exercise Tiger to HBR’s AI reality check, stop paying the "cognitive debt" for broken systems. Fix the framework. ## [Playing Chess with Tech: Apple, Google, and the AI Long Game](https://alyn.substack.com/p/playing-chess-with-tech-apple-google) _2026-05-27 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Google’s chess moves, Apple’s synthetic video coaches, and KPMG’s tax simulators. How AI is killing the junior grunt work and rewriting the L&D playbook. ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YQB71pzfZi6z) _2026-05-27 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Readme: Welcome to Nerd Out](https://alyn.substack.com/p/readme-welcome-to-nerd-out) _2026-05-20 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Happy Wednesday! ## [Why AI Needs Your Learning Degree](https://alyn.substack.com/p/why-ai-needs-your-learning-degree) _2026-05-13 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Master AI for Instructional Design using Google’s PARTS framework. Why human learning science is the key to AI strategy and workforce transformation. ## [COGNITIVE DEBT](https://alyn.substack.com/p/cognitive-debt) _2026-05-06 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ The Cost of Short-Term Thinking in the Age of AI ## [Can You Pay Back the Debt? Relearning in the Age of Agents](https://alyn.substack.com/p/can-you-pay-back-the-debt-relearning) _2026-04-29 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Is your AI "productivity" just high-interest cognitive debt? Take the 15-question audit, see the METR study, and find out if your org is mentally bankrupt. ## [AI Can Build It, But It Can’t Care About It](https://alyn.substack.com/p/ai-can-build-it-but-it-cant-care) _2026-04-22 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Focus on the human "why" over AI "how." Discuss shifting from makers to managers, using empathy and workflow analysis to avoid automated "slop." ## [The learning lab: cognitive insights](https://alyn.substack.com/p/the-learning-lab-cognitive-insights) _2026-04-15 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Happy Wednesday! ## [Jobs & Skills Reshaped](https://alyn.substack.com/p/jobs-and-skills-reshaped) _2026-04-08 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Sal Khan on AI job displacement, McKinsey’s rising adoption trends, and Anthropic’s study on "intent to master" show why L&D must bridge the growing AI skills gap. ## [Closer to the Work](https://alyn.substack.com/p/closer-to-the-work) _2026-04-01 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ L&D must evolve into a strategic partner by embedding learning into daily workflows, using performance support, and involving frontline staff to build credibility. ## [The $4 Billion AI Hole in L&D and how to fix it](https://alyn.substack.com/p/the-4-billion-ai-hole-in-l-and-d) _2026-03-25 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Why are L&D teams buying more tools but still feeling overwhelmed? In this interview, Yuval explains the growing “cognitive debt” facing frontline workers and why faster content creation is not enough. He shares a different vision for the future of learning: context-aware training built around real work, real environments, and the exact moment of need. Yuval is currently working with selected… ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HA9xP16ejdjA) _2026-03-25 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Learning Reinvented](https://alyn.substack.com/p/learning-reinvented) _2026-03-18 · Alyn Kinney · Nerd Out_ Boost learning with science-backed study protocols, AI tutors, and sparkling water.