Dr. Allen Partridge writes on AI adoption, workforce transformation, human-AI collaboration, and organizational capability. Director of Digital Learning Product Evangelism at Adobe.https://poqpoq.com/en-ushttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/dark-code-orgs/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/dark-code-orgs/Dark code — software nobody understands — isn't a tooling failure. It's an organizational capability problem. Here's what the fix looks like.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI AdoptionOrganizational CapabilityEngineering Leadershiphttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-seo-llmstxt/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-seo-llmstxt/SEO assumed humans were searching. AI retrieval systems don't rank pages — they build representations of who you are. Here's what that means.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI SEOContent StrategyEnterprise AIhttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/train-behavior-ignore-psychology/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/train-behavior-ignore-psychology/Behavior is not a cognitive output — it's the expression of a belief system in context. You cannot train behavior by filling the cognitive domain alone.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTLearning DesignAffective DomainPsychological SafetyInstructional Theoryhttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/nemoclaw-openclaw-1b-question-whose-ai-bill-anyway/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/nemoclaw-openclaw-1b-question-whose-ai-bill-anyway/Jensen Huang walked onto the GTC stage yesterday and said something that should stop every product leader, every platform architect, and every indie…Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/map-always-you-just-didnt-know-applied/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/map-always-you-just-didnt-know-applied/A few weeks ago I was talking to an office manager who had spent fifteen years keeping a mid-sized company running. Scheduling, vendor relationships,…Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/shift-nobody-teaching/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/shift-nobody-teaching/The skills depreciating fastest are closest to implementation. The ones appreciating fastest are clarity of intent — and the ability to specify it.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI AdoptionWorkforceLearning Designhttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/imagine-boss-called-you-have-hours-weeks/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/imagine-boss-called-you-have-hours-weeks/Deploying Targeted Urgent Training to 3 Groups in an Afternoon — Using ALM's JavaScript InjectionMon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/input/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/input/Dr. Allen Partridge | Director, Digital Learning Product Evangelism, AdobeThu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-scenario-based-training-works-most-doesnt-go-far-enough/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-scenario-based-training-works-most-doesnt-go-far-enough/The learning science behind branching decisions, resource pressure, and the courage to let learners failWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/your-brain-has-fight-or-flight-response-ideas-heres-how/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/your-brain-has-fight-or-flight-response-ideas-heres-how/A misquoted futurist, a cognitive linguist, and an alien planet walk into a bar…Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-i-keep-three-writing-tools-open-you-probably-should/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-i-keep-three-writing-tools-open-you-probably-should/I have a confession that might lose me some credibility with the developer crowd: I still use Microsoft Word. Regularly. On purpose.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/experience-builder-has-hidden-superpower/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/experience-builder-has-hidden-superpower/I've been doing this for a long time. Decades in learning tech. And every once in a while, something comes along that makes me stop and say "wait... they…Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/boomerang-effect-what-happens-when-leaders-mistake/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/boomerang-effect-what-happens-when-leaders-mistake/Why the organizations cutting people are losing to the organizations growing themTue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/parable-schoolhouse-talking-lantern/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/parable-schoolhouse-talking-lantern/A Postmodern Fable for 2026Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/what-i-learned-building-memory-ai-taught-me-us/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/what-i-learned-building-memory-ai-taught-me-us/This is the fifth article in a series exploring where AI and learning intersect. The previous pieces covered scaling limits, emotional architecture,…Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/its-me-im-problem/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/its-me-im-problem/A confession about listening, failing, and the ongoing work of getting out of my own wayThu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-your-learning-platform-shouldnt-just-work-like/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-your-learning-platform-shouldnt-just-work-like/You know that satisfying moment when you open Netflix and something perfect is already waiting? No scrolling through menus, no decision fatigue - just...…Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/from-memorization-understanding-what-ai-researchers/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/from-memorization-understanding-what-ai-researchers/The gap between today's AI and genuine reasoning might come down to something every good teacher already knows: you can't just tell someone something and…Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/therapy-and-ai-architecture/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/therapy-and-ai-architecture/Therapists have studied multi-part minds for decades. AI researchers are just starting. The accumulated wisdom may be highly relevant.Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTAI ArchitectureMulti-Agent SystemsPsychologyhttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-ai-cant-learn-like-your-best-employees-yet/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-ai-cant-learn-like-your-best-employees-yet/A teenager masters driving in 10 hours. AI needs millions of examples. The difference isn't computing power—it's something every good trainer already…Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/age-scaling-over-what-comes-next-matters-ld/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/age-scaling-over-what-comes-next-matters-ld/OpenAI's co-founder just said the strategy that built ChatGPT won't work anymore. The path forward looks surprisingly familiar to anyone in learning and…Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-doesnt-hallucinate-you-do/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-doesnt-hallucinate-you-do/That sounds confrontational. Maybe even a little rude. But I mean it literally, and I think it matters.Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/enterprise-gpu-hibernation-strategy-leaders-guide-30-60/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/enterprise-gpu-hibernation-strategy-leaders-guide-30-60/How smart enterprises are transforming GPU cost management through strategic hibernation and workload optimization—because even bears know when to sleepFri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/beautiful-mess-why-real-learning-happens-when-both-you/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/beautiful-mess-why-real-learning-happens-when-both-you/I've been battling a Babylon.js camera control issue for days. Mouse events vanishing into abstraction layers. Documentation that assumes you already know…Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/tale-two-bridge-guards/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/tale-two-bridge-guards/Once upon a time, in a prosperous kingdom divided by a great river, there stood a magnificent bridge connecting the bustling merchant quarter to the royal…Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/generational-ai-myth-why-your-most-outdated-workers-might/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/generational-ai-myth-why-your-most-outdated-workers-might/The narrative: Gen Z gets AI, older workers don't. AI adoption declines with age - 34% for under 40, just 17% for 50+ (NBER).Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/innovation-paradox-why-ai-makes-human-creativity-more/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/innovation-paradox-why-ai-makes-human-creativity-more/We're drowning in AI tools that promise to "unlock creativity" - from ChatGPT to Midjourney to Claude. But here's what I've observed after months of…Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/10-critical-questions-audit-your-organizations-ai-2026/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/10-critical-questions-audit-your-organizations-ai-2026/"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." – Alvin TofflerWed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/human-ai-decision-framework-strategic-tool-workforce/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/human-ai-decision-framework-strategic-tool-workforce/"Should we automate this with AI, keep it human, or find a hybrid approach?"Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/object-oriented-disorientation/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/object-oriented-disorientation/Or: Who's On First Base Class?Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/serious-business-being-ridiculous-why-your-brain-craves/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/serious-business-being-ridiculous-why-your-brain-craves/I was doing fine in Spanish class—conjugating verbs, rolling my R's, feeling quietly confident about my grasp of masculine and feminine articles—when…Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/from-dont-make-me-laugh-netflix-skill-how-comedy-ate-why/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/from-dont-make-me-laugh-netflix-skill-how-comedy-ate-why/Ten years ago, I wrote about humor in eLearning with all the confidence of someone tiptoeing through a minefield in clown shoes. "Conventional eLearning…Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/singularity-ate-my-crystal-ball-learning-addicts-guide/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/singularity-ate-my-crystal-ball-learning-addicts-guide/Picture this: It's 1998, I'm wearing cowboy boots in a Texas Tech seminar room, arguing about whether Peirce's semiotics could explain why my dial-up…Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/when-five-friends-walk-learning-management-bar-tale/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/when-five-friends-walk-learning-management-bar-tale/Heres your chance to finally understand when to use webhooks, APIs, connectors, and all those other integration buzzwordsTue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/api-awakening-how-we-built-mind-reading-quiz-machine-one/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/api-awakening-how-we-built-mind-reading-quiz-machine-one/🏆 THE FINAL SCORE Time: 1 week (7 days of caffeinated determination.) Cost: $0 (just sweat equity and melting green tea.) Result: A fully automated,…Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/meeting-principal-your-first-real-adobe-learning-api/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/meeting-principal-your-first-real-adobe-learning-api/In 30 minutes, you'll know how to: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/how-your-favorite-pizza-app-secretly-teaching-you-apis/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/how-your-favorite-pizza-app-secretly-teaching-you-apis/Remember when you were five and someone tried to explain how the TV remote worked? They probably said something about "infrared signals" and…Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-old-dog-learning-new-api-tricks-teaching-them-like/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/why-old-dog-learning-new-api-tricks-teaching-them-like/Look, I'll be straight with you. I've been staring at Adobe Learning Manager's API documentation for what feels like three lifetimes, and my brain keeps…Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/morning-i-learned-dance-robot/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/morning-i-learned-dance-robot/Picture this: It's 6 AM, and I'm staring at a blank screen, trying to write about quantum computing for a colleague. My chai’s gone cold, my brain feels…Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/learn-faster-stress-less-amplify-your-tolerance-little/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/learn-faster-stress-less-amplify-your-tolerance-little/I still vividly remember staring blankly at my screen, feeling my heart rate spike as a subtle panic set in. The more I tried to grasp the new framework…Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/sweet-little-lies-curious-case-ais-sycophantic-drift/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/sweet-little-lies-curious-case-ais-sycophantic-drift/The Rise of the Overly Agreeable AIWed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-success-strategic-guide-upskilling-your/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-success-strategic-guide-upskilling-your/Spring is here, and it often inspires thoughts of new beginnings. As the season changes, I find myself reflecting on how many organizations struggle to…Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-bridge-from-ambiguity-enlightenment-exploring-dialog/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/ai-bridge-from-ambiguity-enlightenment-exploring-dialog/There's this moment—right between knowing something and realizing you don’t quite know enough—that feels like standing at the edge of a creek, ready to…Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/from-kindergarten-bruises-cultural-battles-why/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/from-kindergarten-bruises-cultural-battles-why/I remember the exact moment I first realized what it felt like to suppress my own emotions. I was five years old, still in kindergarten, navigating what…Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://poqpoq.com/adobe/surviving-singularity-reflections-fear-uncertainty-doubt/https://poqpoq.com/adobe/surviving-singularity-reflections-fear-uncertainty-doubt/If you've ever found yourself scrolling endlessly, absorbing news and updates without quite knowing what to do with it all, you're not alone. The modern…Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT