Instructure Partners with Brandon Hall Group to Drive Workforce Learning Research
Event summary
- Instructure, maker of Canvas LMS and Canvas Career, has partnered with Brandon Hall Group, an HCM research firm.
- The partnership will focus on research into the future of work, lifelong learning, and workforce development.
- A 'Bellwether Research Report' will be co-developed to examine emerging trends in workforce capability building.
- Brandon Hall Group has recognized Instructure as a 'Smartchoice Preferred Provider'.
The big picture
The partnership reflects the growing recognition that continuous workforce upskilling is critical for organizational resilience in a rapidly changing economic environment. The shrinking 'skills half-life' is forcing organizations to move beyond traditional training models and embrace lifelong learning initiatives. Instructure’s involvement signals a move to embed learning directly into the workflow, rather than treating it as a separate activity.
What we're watching
- Research Impact
- The value of this partnership hinges on the quality and adoption of the 'Bellwether Research Report'; its findings will need to demonstrably influence organizational learning strategies to justify the collaboration.
- Market Adoption
- Whether Instructure can leverage the partnership to accelerate adoption of Canvas Career, particularly within larger enterprise clients, remains to be seen, given the competitive landscape of workforce learning platforms.
- Data Dependency
- The credibility of Instructure's cross-lifecycle learner insights will depend on the breadth and depth of data it can access and analyze from K-12, higher education, and workforce environments.
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