Unused Learning Budget
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You are part of the $1 Billion+ Learning Budget Paradox
→ 40% of learning budgets die unused.
I observed a strange behavior in the corporate world:
Companies offer learning budgets (typically €500-1500 per employee).
But a shocking 40% goes completely unused each year.
“Companies spending more than $340 billion on employee training and development globally” … that is a lot in learning opportunities that simply expire.
Why does this happen?
→ “I’m too busy right now”
(yet somehow never less busy later)
→ “I can’t find the right course”
(analysis paralysis)
→ “I’ll use it next quarter”
(until next becomes never)
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But there’s a deeper issue: Most professionals don’t have a system to actually implement what they learn.
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Think about it:
→ You take a course
→ You feel motivated during the training
→ You return to work
→ The materials sit untouched in a folder
→ The insights fade within weeks
➠ The ROI approaches zero
What if instead of just consuming more information,
you invested in your meta-skill – learning how to learn?
When you build a system to capture, organize,
and actually use what you learn:
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→ Insights compound rather than fade
→ Every future course becomes 3-5x more valuable
→ Your knowledge becomes retrievable exactly when needed
Your learning budget creates actual career leverage
With my “Learning Ecosystem Mastery” program you’ll create your
AI-enhanced knowledge system that
→ captures everything important
→ finds anything instantly
→ leads to applying knowledge faster than ever.
And yes, it fits within most corporate learning budgets.
Inaugural cohort starts April 28th.
➠ https://lnkd.in/eWFzsQaN
What’s your experience with corporate learning budgets?
Do you use yours fully each year?
P.S. This turns out to be a great group:
Monique Pattison, Jürgen Dittmar, Daniel La Corte, Elena Jaeger, Christian Völkl + 3 more already joined for the upcoming 1st cohort.
P.P.S.
Questions? Sent me a DM or comment “INSIGHTS” and I’ll reach out.
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Posted on LINKEDIN on 2025-04-14_Mon
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