Lead or lag: your corporate learning is at risk of extinction

The price of inaction: your skills gap is widening

In today’s AI-accelerated market, the old playbook for learning and development is obsolete. Organizations staying the course with legacy learning strategies aren’t just missing out—they’re exposing themselves to costly risk and operational drag. Data from our report, Operational Excellence in the Age of AI: A 2025 Outlook, reveals that nearly 70% of enterprises have yet to adopt immersive and AI-driven learning—even as their most agile competitors accelerate transformation and reshape performance benchmarks.

This outdated approach resembles a 20th-century factory floor: slow, inefficient, and dangerously unprepared for the speed of disruption. Relying on manual, disconnected training drains resources, fuels chronic skill gaps, and leaves teams struggling to adapt when new challenges arrive.

Real outcomes from immersive learning

The next generation of training is already here—AI-powered, immersive, and proven to deliver results. It coaches employees in the flow of work, building competence and confidence exactly when they need it. It’s about learning by doing, not by listening or memorizing.

Leading organizations like Medtronic and Toshiba are rewriting the rules.

• Onboarding times slashed by up to 75%
• Training costs cut by 80%
• Knowledge retention boosted from 10% to over 85%

Their success proves that the fastest route to powerful business outcomes is through investing boldly in your people. As our client, Matt Walter, Chief Human Resources Officer at Medtronic, shared in a recent Forbes article, “We believe using immersive technologies like AI/VR role playing simulates realistic workplace scenarios, helping our sales representatives to both develop the skills they need to sell as well as receive real-time feedback in their jobs.”

The hidden costs of lagging behind

In a market moving at the speed of AI, the cost of doing nothing is staggering. Outdated training is quietly eroding your competitive edge.

• 52% of Fortune 500 companies have disappeared in just 18 years—many due to failed workforce transformation.
• Communication failures waste $160 billion annually for U.S. businesses.
• Your team may be unprepared for the market shifts and new competitors.

Are you ready to lead?

Your organization’s future depends on its ability to adapt. If your answer is “yes” to any of the following, your competitors are already closing the gap.

• Does your onboarding process take longer than the industry benchmark of four weeks?
• Are your training methods costing more than they should and falling short on impact?
• Is your current learning content too generic to prepare teams for real-world challenges?
• Are your employees missing key opportunities to improve their performance due to a lack of hands-on practice?
• Do your leaders lack confidence coaching for critical, real-world situations?
• Are you struggling to scale training effectively across distributed and diverse teams?
• Are your frontline teams unable to adapt and excel amid constant change?

Get the transformation blueprint

Your competitors aren’t waiting. Don’t fall behind.

Your first step is to see how over 400 of your peers and line-of-business leaders are rethinking enterprise learning for measurable impact.

Download the full Operational Excellence in the Age of AI: A 2025 Outlook report now and gain exclusive access to:

• Case studies demonstrating training cost reductions and accelerated ramp-up across industries.
• Clear metrics and frameworks to align your L&D strategy with core business goals.
• Practical guidance on piloting and scaling immersive learning.

This is your first step toward transforming training into a strategic growth lever. We can help you navigate this change swiftly and securely.