DAVID KELLY
Making sense of what’s changing in learning, work, and technology.
I help people who are shaping learning, talent, and the workplace challenge assumptions, replace noise with clarity, and understand what change means for people, performance, and the future of work.
More than two decades working at the intersection of learning, technology, and performance.
Industry Leadership
Former CEO, Chairman, & Chief Content Officer of The Learning Guild. Founder of Amplified Learning & Performance.
Events & Speaking
Conference curator and keynote speaker at learning and technology events around the world.
Writing & Perspective
Writer, researcher and curator exploring how changes in technology and work affect learning and performance.
Speaking
A clearer view of what matters now and what comes next.
I speak about the changes reshaping learning and work, especially where technology, performance, and leadership intersect. I help audiences sort through the hype, understand what is actually changing, and think more clearly about what comes next.
The Now and Next of Learning & Technology
A continually updated look at the trends, technologies, and shifts shaping learning today, with a focus on what deserves attention next.
AI, Work & Human Agency
What AI is changing, what it isn’t, and the human choices that still shape how technology affects work and learning.
Leadership in Learning & Development
How leadership shows up across the learning profession, and why meaningful leadership is about behaviors and influence, not simply job titles.
Learning That Changes Performance
How to move beyond learning activity and connect learning more directly to capability, behavior, performance, and the realities of work.
BOOK
Leading in L&D
Transform Everyday Actions Into Extraordinary Leadership
Leadership in L&D isn’t defined by your title. It shows up in the choices you make, the behaviors you model, and the way you influence the work around you.
Leading in L&D explores 17 everyday leadership behaviors that can strengthen how you lead, whether you’re an individual contributor, stepping into a formal leadership role, or have been leading teams for years.
Coming June 2027 · Association for Talent Development
WRITING & IDEAS
I write to make sense of what’s changing and to question some of the assumptions we carry with us.
My writing explores learning, technology, performance, leadership, and the changing nature of work.
Misadventures in Learning
Thoughtful Language, Thoughtful Practice: Is It Really “Dead”?
Why declarations that a learning practice or technology is “dead” often tell us more about our assumptions than about the thing itself.
Misadventures in Learning
Want to Understand the Future of Learning? Go Shoe Shopping.
What an everyday technology experience can teach us about where learning technology may be heading next.
Misadventures in Learning
Why I Refuse to Trust AI
Why trust may be the wrong frame for AI, and why judgment, accountability, and human agency still matter.
Misadventures in Learning
When You Realize Learning Isn’t the Problem
Why the presence of a performance problem does not automatically mean learning is the right solution.
About David
Experience is most useful when it stays curious.
I’ve spent more than two decades working at the intersection of learning, technology, and performance. That experience has made me less interested in chasing whatever is new and more interested in understanding what is actually changing, what isn’t, and what those shifts mean for people and work.
I tend to start with questions. What assumptions are we making? What problem are we really trying to solve? What does the language we use reveal about how we think? That curiosity shapes my speaking, writing, conference work, and the conversations I have across the field.
Amplified Learning & Performance is an independent platform I’m building around ideas, curation, and conversations about what matters in learning and performance.
It brings together the Amplified newsletter and Quarterly with a growing set of resources and experiences designed to help people make better sense of what’s changing across the field.
CONTACT
Have something worth talking about?
I’d be glad to hear from you.
For speaking invitations, board or industry advisory opportunities, publishing and media, or other conversations related to learning, work, technology, and performance.