What Would a 5x Chief Learning Officer Do That Others Can’t?

We’re starting to see the rise of a new kind of learning leader — one who delivers 5x the strategic value without 5x the resources. 

Here’s what they’re able to achieve when their team isn’t stuck in production work:

• Launch that manager upskilling track that’s been on the back burner since Q1
• Collaborate with department heads to turn shifting skill needs into targeted learning plans
• Roll out a smarter onboarding experience before that next hiring surge hits
• Build a new leadership onboarding track
• Kick off a reskilling initiative tied to AI adoption
• Curate more relevant learning and development (L&D) programs for teams

They make this happen not because they have more budget or headcount, but because they’ve figured out how to eliminate the bottlenecks that hold their teams back.

Most L&D teams today are trapped in the mechanics of training content creation. They’re stuck turning PDFs into PowerPoints, formatting quizzes, converting content into SCORM packages, uploading to the LMS, testing layouts, and assigning due dates. Every update feels like a mini production cycle. And every strategic idea gets pushed aside for the sake of just getting something launched.

But the pressure to finally act on those initiatives is growing quickly.

The World Economic Forum reports that nearly 60% of workers will require reskilling by 2030 to keep pace with changing skill demands. So even if job titles stay the same, what it takes to succeed in them is shifting fast.

And yet, building the employee training programs required to keep up is still painfully slow.

The urgency is clear. What’s missing is the capacity to respond at the same pace.

That’s why we built the AI Course Builder.

AI Course Builder is a new capability within the ClearCompany Learning Management System (LMS). The AI course creation tool makes it possible to go from a document or a few prompts to a structured, SCORM-compatible online course in minutes. Not weeks, not days — minutes. 

Here’s how AI Course Builder works:

1. Upload an internal policy. Start with a simple prompt or an idea. 
2. Choose a tone and target audience. 
3. Let AI Course Builder handle the rest — from course design, including formatting and visuals, to structuring it into chapters and lesson plans and creating follow-up quizzes. 
4. With one click, it’s live in your LMS and instantly trackable, shareable, and assignable.

One of our internal team members used AI Course Builder to create a timely enablement course for the sales team overnight. It started as a quick prompt about differentiating two products. By the next morning, the course was live in the LMS and in use.

The future of learning isn’t a library — it’s a loop.

AI Course Builder isn’t just faster — it gives L&D a new operating model entirely. When content becomes this easy to create, it unlocks an entirely new way to think about learning. 

Today, you can create a course based on a prompt. Tomorrow, AI agents will recognize learning opportunities, curate and create content, and recommend courses based on performance — right when it matters, before anyone even asks.

A poor peer review? A product shift? A change in regulation? That becomes a trigger for the AI course creator, and it will deliver just-in-time training, right when someone needs it.

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Learning stops being a one-and-done event and becomes something more dynamic — a loop: Performance signals surface needs. Those needs trigger the course creation process to build targeted content. Targeted content enables practical, engaging learning experiences, leading to better performance, which informs and sharpens the next set of signals. 

Josh Bersin calls it “AI-first learning”: a shift away from static course libraries and scheduled training calendars toward AI-powered course generator systems that surface knowledge exactly when and where it’s needed.

We’re laying the groundwork for this AI-driven future inside the ClearCompany platform, identifying learning needs and proactively delivering the right training in the flow of work. We’re building a future where learning becomes a strategic bridge between:

• A new hire and a confident contributor
• A performance gap and a plan to close it
• A business change and a team that’s ready for it

Ready to see how your team could operate at 5x capacity? 

Reach out for a demo of the AI Course Builder — or let’s talk about what’s next on our Learning roadmap.