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Why Access to Learning Doesn’t Create a Learning Organisation
Learning that sticks is scaffolded... broken into small, sequenced steps that connect directly to previous learning, focused on real work and contain real conversations. That kind of learning rarely lives in a catalogue.

Douglas Hawkins
Jan 223 min read


Connecting as a Team
Everywhere I look lately, someone is turning to AI for something that used to belong to them. Students hand their thinking over to an agent. Workers ask an AI tool to “just do the analysis for me.” Leaders make decisions that were built on citations no one bothered to check, and in some cases, are completely made up. And most disturbingly, children, still learning what it means to be alive, are forming emotional bonds with digital companions who never get tired, frustrated, o

Douglas Hawkins
Nov 25, 20252 min read


Learning is a Rhythm.
In most organisations, learning still happens in bursts , like a half-day workshop here, a full-day session there. Everyone’s calendar is...

Doug Hawkins
Oct 10, 20252 min read


Why So Much Workplace Learning Misses the Mark
Leaders say, “We need to fix this.” And yet, when it comes to the crunch, someone with a louder voice or a shinier product wins the budget. A big-name consultancy arrives with a program that flatters some executives' ego, ticks compliance boxes, and costs a fortune, but almost always fails the people it was said to serve.

Doug Hawkins
Sep 22, 20252 min read


Learning and Development Trends: Insights from 22 Years
Yzly is about democratising learning. It is about giving everyone, not just executives or high-flyers, the tools of growth, resilience and capability. We build small, evidence-based learning bites that are practical, accessible and cost-effective. They are not so time-intensive that they raise barriers, but not so lightweight that they fail to make a difference.

Doug Hawkins
Sep 3, 20252 min read
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