{"podcast":{"title":"Workplace Stories by RedThread Research","slug":"workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959","podcast_index_feed_id":3600959,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4800257/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://redthreadresearch.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48f82915396d22a82e8e5b9b202f0df2.jpg","author":"Stacia Garr & Dani Johnson","episode_count":133,"summary":"Workplace Stories is a podcast for HR and people leaders who are tired of noise and need clarity that actually holds up. It is hosted by Stacia Garr and Dani Johnson of RedThread Research. Each episode features candid conversations with practitioners, thinkers, and executives who are navigating real decisions inside complex organizations. Not hypotheticals. Not vendor promises. Real tradeoffs, real experiments, and real lessons learned along the way. You’ll hear how leaders are making sense of skills, AI, organizational design, and culture when there’s no clear playbook and pressure to show progress is high. The focus is always the same: what’s actually working, what isn’t, and what leaders are doing next. Workplace Stories helps you make sense of complexity, build credibility with evidence, and move from ideas to action with more confidence. Want to be part of the conversation? Join our community for free and connect with others shaping the future of work. Learn more about RedThread Research here: https://redthreadresearch.com/home","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T14:18:52.086994+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959"},"episode":{"title":"Eight Levers for the Future: Lori Niles-Hoffman on Reimagining EdTech Transformation","slug":"eight-levers-for-the-future-lori-niles-hoffman-on-reimagining-edtech-transformation","published_at":"2025-11-05T06:00:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959/eight-levers-for-the-future-lori-niles-hoffman-on-reimagining-edtech-transformation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/eight-levers-for-the-future-lori-niles-hoffman-on-reimagining-edtech-transformation--68421462","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68421462/eight_levers_for_the_future_lor.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Workplace Stories, we sit down with Lori Niles-Hoffman, global learning strategist, EdTech advisor, and author of The Eight Levers of EdTech Transformation. With over 25 years of experience implementing large-scale learning systems, Lori brings a no-nonsense, deeply human perspective to how organizations can thrive at the intersection of technology, data, and talent. Lori reveals why EdTech success isn’t about shiny tools, it’s about mastering eight foundational levers that determine whether your learning strategy creates value or chaos. From ecosystem thinking to stakeholder management, she explains how leaders can future-proof learning strategies through data, design, and disciplined experimentation. You’ll hear candid insights on how AI is reshaping L&D, not by changing the rules, but by exposing where we’ve been weak all along. Lori also shares why the “backend just got sexy,” and how the next competitive edge won’t come from beautiful interfaces, but from the quality of data and insights driving them. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... [00:00] The eight levers shaping EdTech transformation. [06:00] Lessons from 25 years in enterprise learning systems. [09:00] Why most L&D tech investments fail before they start. [14:00] The rise of data literacy and “sexy backends” in learning design. [17:00] Why clean data matters more than new tool. [24:00] A breakdown of the eight levers and how they work together. [29:00] Stakeholder management and ecosystem thinking in practice. [35:00] The new role of AI in exposing weak learning strategies. [39:00] Why skills, not titles, will define the future of learning. [41:00] The human side of transformation: keeping people at the center. The Future of Learning Isn’t About Tech, I…","meta_description":"In this episode of Workplace Stories, we sit down with Lori Niles-Hoffman, global learning strategist, EdTech advisor, and author of The Eight Levers of E…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2553,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959/episodes/eight-levers-for-the-future-lori-niles-hoffman-on-reimagining-edtech-transformation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959/eight-levers-for-the-future-lori-niles-hoffman-on-reimagining-edtech-transformation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}