Podcast Episode
177: 2025 End of Year Review – Michelle Ockers and Michelle Parry-Slater
177: 2025 End of Year Review – Michelle Ockers and Michelle Parry-Slater
Show Notes
In this year-in-review episode Michelle Ockers and Michelle Parry-Slater reflect on 2025 through the lens of Learning Uncut. They discuss professional highlights, patterns emerging across the podcast’s case studies, and what the year revealed about relevance, value and the human role in L&D. The conversation explores learning culture, co-design, learner agency and the normalisation of AI, alongside reflections on community, lived experience and the evolution of the podcast itself.
Resources
Michelle Ockers LinkedIn profile
Michelle Parry-Slater LinkedIn profile
The L&D Leader. Principles and practice for delivering business value. By Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers. Use code KOGANPAGE25 for 25% discount.
The Learning and Development Handbook. A Learning practitioner’s toolkit. By Michelle Parry-Slater. Use discount code AEHR25 for 25% discount.
AI in L&D: 2025. The Race For Impact by Donald H. Taylor and Eglė Vinauskaitė
Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Capability Framework
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Michelle Ockers
An award-winning speaker, Michelle brings decades of learning and development experience as she interviews business leaders and learning professionals to uncover interesting stories, authentic conversations, and new insights.
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