This highlight video is from August 14, 2025 session ✨ AI Practical Lab: The L&D Detective Kit for Measuring Real Impact
This live discussion provided a fresh lens on how talent leaders can become detectives of impact rather than order-takers for training.
"Impact isn’t about one program — it’s about the collective contributions of the whole village working toward business goals." -- Kevin M Yates
The discussion challenged us to move beyond ROI as the only measure of success. Instead, it’s about asking sharper questions, anchoring every request to a business goal, and uncovering the leading and lagging indicators that truly show progress.
In breakout labs, leaders tested Kevin’s L&D Detective® Method with AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, and Gemini. The result? What normally takes days to build — a Performance Impact Blueprint — was created in minutes. Still, as Matt Donovan reminded us:
"AI can get you started fast, but real results come when you combine its power with human wisdom."
Key Takeaways for Talent Leaders
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Impact comes from the ecosystem, not just L&D.
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ROI is too narrow; align instead to business metrics, time, quality, and expectations.
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Ask the 12 performance questions before designing any solution.
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Use AI to accelerate blueprinting, then apply human judgment to refine.
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Reframe L&D’s role as performance consulting, not fulfillment.
Practical Actions
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Adopt the detective mindset: use frameworks to investigate, blueprint, design, and measure.
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Start every request with the business goal: ask “How will we know if this moves the needle?”
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Pilot AI in your measurement work: let it draft blueprints you can sharpen.
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Secure executive champions to back the shift from training to performance.
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Use shared tools (frameworks, blueprints) to break silos and build cross-functional alignment.
👉 For senior talent leaders, the challenge is clear: stop measuring learning in isolation. Start showing how the village — powered by AI and guided by human wisdom — moves the business forward.
🎁 Bonus: Download your FREE copy of the L&D Detective Kit for Investigating Performance Impact (2nd Ed.) here → https://lnkd.in/gDiewY-W
We’ve got measurement mysteries to solve. Let’s get sleuthing. 🕵🏽♀️🧩
"Measure the Impact of Training and Learning with Facts, Clues, and Evidence" - Kevin M Yates
