Learning Ecosystems: Creating Innovative, Lean and Tech-driven Learning Strategies

About the Book

Learning is no longer a support function, but a strategic imperative for organizations navigating the liminal space between past realities and future possibilities.

Learning Ecosystems by Katja Schipperheijn is a strategic guide for learnscapers: people across the organization, including learning leaders and business decision-makers, who help build the architecture and culture needed for continuous growth.

Combining strategic frameworks with practical guidance, this new edition redefines learning as the foundation for nimble organizations operating in an era shaped by AI, complexity and constant transition. It explores how to create value and data-driven environments in which people and innovative technologies learn with and from one another to accelerate innovation and organizational performance.

You'll learn how to:
- Build a strategy of continuous learning and adaptability in liminal times
- Integrate AI and learning technologies effectively in corporate architectures
- Develop future-proof competencies and translate them into practical wisdom
- Apply value and data-driven learning models to business strategy
- Navigate global ethical challenges around Agentic AI and performance management

This book draws upon Katja's own models, from the Lean Learning Framework and the Learning Maturity Model for Organizations to the newly introduced Cognitive Learning Ecosystems and the paradigm of the 6 Moment of Learning. Supported by expert insights and international real-world examples, Learning Ecosystems provides a clear roadmap for embedding learning into the core of organizational success.

Themes include: cognitive learning ecosystems, human-AI collaboration, skills vs tasks, human competencies, learning mindset, practical wisdom, liminal leadership, continuous improvement, global ethics, and learning technologies

Table of Contents:

• Section - One: A World in Ever-Increasing Change
• • Chapter - 1: The Evolving World of LLMs, AI Agents and Agentic AI
  • Chapter - 2: The Value-Driven Organization in the Age of AI
  • Chapter - 3: From Data-Driven to Task-Driven Organizations
• Section - Two: Learning to Stay Relevant for the Future
• • Chapter - 4: Lifelong Learning in a Fast-Changing Digital World
  • Chapter - 5: Human Competences That Distinguish Us from AI
• Section - Three: Learning Strategies and Technology
• • Chapter - 6: Can Learning Strategies Stand the Test of Time?
  • Chapter - 7: Learning Technologies for the Modern Enterprise
• Section - Four: Lean Learning Ecosystems and LearnScapes
• • Chapter - 8: The Learning Maturity Model – Evolving from Data Repositories to Cognitive LearnScapes
  • Chapter - 9: Lean Learning in an AI-Driven Workplace
  • Chapter - 10: The Six Drivers of LearnScapes That Make Learning Central
• Section - Five: Building LearnScapes
• • Chapter - 11: Step 1 – Discovery: Analysing Current and Future Learning Needs
  • Chapter - 12: Step 2 – Burning Platform: Creating the Case for Change
  • Chapter - 13: Step 3 – Path to Improvement: Integrating Technology, Content and Learning Culture
  • Chapter - 14: Step 4 – Joint Execution: Collaborative Delivery and AI-Enabled Cooperation
  • Chapter - 15: Step 5 – Future Growth and Improvement: Designing for Continuous Learning
  • Chapter - 16: Conclusion – Next Steps for Building Cognitive Learning Ecosystems

About the Author :
Katja Schipperheijn is an internationally recognized learning strategist and futurist. She is the founder of Habit of Improvement and co-founder of The Learning Mindset Organization. Katja Schipperheijn is an international keynote speaker, guest lecturer and the author of The Learning Mindset, also published by Kogan Page and a winner of the getAbstract award.

Review :
"Katja Schipperheijn has written a gem of a book that puts learning ecosystems at the very center of human evolution. In Chinese culture, learning has long been revered as an art form, and Katja brilliantly shows how ancient wisdoms can offer a clear path to maintain the vital balance between human agency and technological progress. This book requires an open mind!" "What makes this book particularly valuable is the holistic perspective offered by Katja Schipperheijn, in which learning is not based on isolated technologies, but on a well-thought-out architecture in which data, AI, human competencies, and growth reinforce one another. Through her models and frameworks, Katja offers an approach that is flexible rather than prescriptive, grounded in research and supported by real-world examples. She encourages innovative ecosystems where learning becomes inclusive, accessible, and connecting. A valuable resource for anyone looking to create meaningful and innovative approaches to learning and innovation." "Learning Ecosystems brings unconventional, confrontational but practical insights on how to learn and, in a broader sense, how to work in a world created by AI. Fully revised for liminal times, this edition pairs rigorous academic theory with practical frameworks to show how individuals and organizations can integrate AI while deliberately moving away obsolete practices. Katja Schipperheijn makes a compelling and timely argument: although technology will reshape our lives and work, it is the growth of human capabilities like curiosity, practical wisdom and collaborative sensemaking that will determine which organizations will thrive in the future. Clear, theoretically grounded and operationally focused, the book equips leaders with the mindset, strategic imperatives and design patterns needed to prepare an organization for these uncharted territories in a world created by AI." "Katja has an incredible ability to take a subject that can easily become complicated and make it practical, relevant and genuinely useful for anyone working in learning. The idea of a learning ecosystem has never been more important. AI, competencies, technology, and the way people access knowledge are evolving incredibly quickly, yet too often we still think about them in isolation. That's what I value about Katja's thinking. This new edition of Learning Ecosystems helps learning professionals make sense of that changing landscape and, more importantly, make better decisions about what they should be doing now. A brilliant and timely book from someone who continues to push our profession forward." "In today's liminal times, learning has moved from a support function to a strategic enabler of transformation. As organizations navigate the space between current realities and future possibilities, cognitive learning ecosystems become the engine of adaptation and performance. Katja Schipperheijn's Learning Ecosystems provides a compelling framework for learning leaders seeking to connect people, technology, data and business outcomes. It is an insightful and practical guide for building resilient, human-centred organizations ready for the future." "This book goes far beyond learning. It's a must-read for anyone working in companies or organizations today that would like an up-to-date overview of how technological advancements such as AI are influencing skills, behaviours and therefore the state of work in general. Katja opens your mind to new trends and how they're playing out from a human perspective differently depending on regions." "Katja Schipperheijn is someone whose thinking consistently challenges leaders to look at learning differently. She has a rare ability to take bold ideas about the future and make them relevant and practical for leaders today. In this new edition of Learning Ecosystems, Katja brings her characteristic clarity and curiosity to one of the defining questions of our time: how people, technology and organizations can learn with and from one another. The book reflects the insight, generosity and forward-looking perspective that make Katja such an important voice in our industry."