Andy Lancaster champions and leads the vision for innovative workplace learning at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development: CIPD. He has been at the heart of CIPD's transformation to digital and self-directed learning, with its professional development opportunities now accessed in over 180 countries. He has more than 30 years’ experience in learning and organizational development in a range of sectors and has a research Masters' degree in instructional design. He regularly speaks at conferences, writes, and contributes to research in evidence-based learning. His award-winning book “Driving Performance Through Learning” is available through Kogan Page publishing, and he is currently working on a new book on social collaborative learning called: “Organizational Learning Communities” which is due out in June 2024.