Who's Responsible for Lifelong Learning in the AI Era?

Who owns the responsibility for lifelong learning: employers, educators, or individuals? This panel tackles the question head-on, revealing why leadership buy-in is the biggest bottleneck in AI adoption and how self-directed learning tools can empower anyone to take charge of their own growth. With skills becoming obsolete in as little as five years, the stakes for continuous learning have never been higher. This is a key takeaway from our Insight Jam LIVE! 2025 panel, "The Future of Work Starts in Class: The Emerging Learn-Work Continuum". Check out the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/Rs2omqu_XBE Join the Insight Jam today! — https://insightjam.com/ • PANELISTS • Jerry Almendarez https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-almendarez/ Founder, Creative Futures Collaborative John Leddo https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-leddo-85556611/ President, METY Technology Jonathan Cornelissen https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-cornelissen/ Co-Founder & CEO, DataCamp Michael Crawford https://www.linkedin.com/in/crawfordjmichael/ Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, America Succeeds Paul Carney https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcarneyworks/ Founder & President, Ishtot Tiffany Shogren https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyshogren/ Services Enablement & QRM, Optiv • CHAPTERS • 0:00 Who Owns Lifelong Learning? 2:59 The Individual Must Own Their Journey 3:52 Leadership Is the Bottleneck in AI Adoption 5:26 Lifelong Learning as Organizational Necessity 7:19 What Human Educators Provide That AI Cannot 9:39 Every Adult Is a Teacher