News & Thinking

The 2025 CGA Conference & Expo offered a compelling look at where the damage prevention industry is headed—and how training and education are evolving to support that progress. Here are five key takeaways that stood out—and what they mean for how we continue to build safer, smarter teams across the industry.

Are you looking for practical ways to integrate AI into your instructional design workflow? Wondering how it can add real value to your process? Or hoping to work more efficiently while boosting creativity? When used thoughtfully, AI can enhance your thinking, help you expand your ideas, and offer fresh perspectives.

So, where should you begin? Let’s walk through how AI can support different phases of instructional design—especially in content development.

d’Vinci Interactive, an award-winning custom eLearning and training solutions partner, announces it support as a sponsor of the annual SHINE Walk on September 19, 2025 to help raise awareness about child sexual abuse, let survivors know they are not alone, and advance Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) in Pennsylvania. 

Donald Taylor, longtime learning and development leader and chair of the Learning Technologies Conference, unpacks the findings from the 2025 L&D Global Sentiment Survey. Hear what surprised him most, why AI remains a dominant focus, and how L&D professionals are responding to increasing pressure to prove value and do more with less.

Bringing subject matter experts front and center in training is engaging and impactful for the learner. Learn how to set your SMEs up for success and get them ready for the spotlight.

d’Vinci Interactive has launched Mandated Reporter Academy, bringing to market a nationwide industry-leading commercial solution for training mandated reporters of child abuse. The platform enables instant access to iLookOut for Child Abuse, the nation’s premier interactive training program, developed by experts from Penn State College of Medicine, and d’Vinci’s ecoLearn® learning management system (LMS).

d’Vinci Interactive has been named to Training Industry’s 2025 Top Training Companies™ Watch List for Custom Content Development, recognizing the company’s innovation and excellence in delivering impactful learning solutions across the corporate learning and development (L&D) space.

d’Vinci, a trusted leader in custom eLearning and training solutions for safety and compliance, is proud to sponsor the 2025 Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Conference & Expo. d’Vinci invites industry professionals to attend a key educational session on excavation safety, led by d'Vinci's Angeline Evans and other industry experts.

Lee Travis, Vice President of Health, Safety, and Environment at Equix, discusses how organizations can move beyond compliance and embed safety into their culture. He shares how leadership visibility, effective communication, and personal connection make safety training more meaningful—and how every role in an organization plays a part in keeping people safe.

Organizations often turn to soft skills training to gain a competitive advantage in the workforce. Andrea Laus, CEO of SkillGym, explains how AI-driven role-playing simulations are transforming leadership development, sales training, and customer engagement —turning practice into performance.