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Development in the Future of Work: 2025 Perspective on Evolving Trends in L&D McKinsey’s Research and Innovation Learning Lab
Development in the Future of Work: 2025 Perspective on Evolving Trends in L&D McKinsey’s Research and Innovation Learning Lab
McKinsey’s 2025 Learning Trends report reframes L&D as a navigational tool for the future of work, centered on three connected themes: fluid development ecosystems, responsible AI adoption, and resilient, adaptable people and organizations. It urges leaders to de-silo people functions, use meaningful data and foresight to make skills the core “currency,” and embed learning in the flow of work. AI should augment humans, not replace them, preserving trust while building higher-order skills. Resilience is treated as a shared, structural responsibility, with multigenerational workforces, recuperation, and sustainable workflows essential to long-term performance.