Corporate Learning Insights
Corporate Learning Insights
Research report
83% call AI their top workforce priority. Only 15% are confident they can actually deliver on it. edX Enterprise partnered with NewtonX to ask over 500 global learning leaders what is really happening inside their functions and what separates the few who are pulling ahead.
The learning landscape
AI has changed the work, and the skills behind it. Across enterprises, leaders can see the shift: The vast majority rank AI as their #1 upskilling priority, and say it has influenced their priorities in some way. Yet fewer than three in ten have built mature AI capability and the majority lack the confidence that they can achieve their upskilling goals.
The State of Enterprise Learning Report 2026. (2026). edX. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
The competitive edge
Just a handful of organizations are AI transformation leaders, both highly mature in the AI capabilities they’ve built and confident their L&D function can keep delivering. Discover the three key levers that separate them from the field.
The State of Enterprise Learning Report 2026. (2026). edX. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
Inside the report
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How AI has reshaped the L&D agenda
The capabilities leaders prioritize now, why AI and leadership skills are converging, and how far behind delivery sits.
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Ownership, mandate, and confidence
Who holds the reins today, who should, and why the mandate, not the org chart, is what changes outcomes.
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What actually works
Three key strategies that separate leaders from the field.
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The AI Capability Blueprint
A framework aligned to the three key strategies at every maturity level, with the specific moves that take you to the next stage.
Benchmark your organization today and discover which strategies will move you from lagging in building AI skills to becoming an AI transformation leader.
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Drawn from 507 CHROs, CLOs, and L&D leaders at enterprises worldwide, commissioned by edX Enterprise and conducted independently by NewtonX.
NewtonX is a leading B2B research company and trusted thought leadership provider, combining custom-recruited, verified respondents with end-to-end research expertise to help businesses make faster, smarter decisions.
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Survey of 507 verified L&D and workforce-strategy leaders, manager to C-suite
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10 in-depth interviews with verified L&D experts
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Enterprises of 500+ employees across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC
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Primarily seven industries: technology, financial services, retail, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, energy and utilities, and consulting and professional services