A peer space for L&D leaders

Where L&D leaders learn from each other

A curated peer community for mid-to-senior learning leaders shaping how their organisations grow. Real conversations, practical ideas, no fluff.

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A community built around how you actually work.

L&D Leaders is a peer space for learning  leaders. We come together to think out loud about how to make learning strategic, share what we are trying, and learn from one another's practice.

As AI reshapes our work, we keep learning human.

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What L&D leaders say about being in the room

The L&D Leaders community is the first place I open when I have a question I do not want to Google. Honest answers from people who have done the work, not vendor pitches.

Anna Lindqvist Head of Learning, KONE

I joined for the events, I stayed for the side conversations. The peer trust here is something you simply cannot manufacture inside one company.

Marcus Holm Director of Talent Development, Vattenfall

Most communities feel like LinkedIn with extra steps. This one feels like sitting around a table with people who genuinely care about the craft.

Sofia Bergström VP People & Culture, Ericsson
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Honest conversations with influential voices in L&D about making learning collaborative, strategic, and part of everyday work.

“I highly believe in the strength of a network. I get very inspired by the diversity of thought and it’s a great platform to share thoughts and ideas with others. Coming together on a specific interesting topic, learning about other businesses or ways of working. Being part of something exciting!”

Melanie Calle

Sr. Manager, Talent Development | Kontoor Brands

“It’s great to meet like-minded people who share the same passion. Everyone brings different perspectives that broaden my thinking and help me spot patterns in my own organization. Learning from peers and exchanging real experiences is what I value most about this community.”

Sami M Leppänen

Head of L&D PMO, People and Comms | KONE

“This is the first community I genuinely make time for. Every meeting is professionally facilitated and full of inspiration and practical value. The session on creating a feedback culture was a highlight—especially since we were researching our own feedback processes at the time. I walked away with concrete ideas I could apply right away.”

Marianne Helenius

Head of Group L&D | Cimcorp Group

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What is L&D Leaders about?

L&D Leaders is a space for mid-to-senior learning leaders who want to bridge the gap between L&D and the business.

Through our community, events and podcast, we explore how to move from delivering courses to enabling performance. We believe collaborative learning is the key, focusing on the dialogue, reflection, and peer-to-peer exchange that builds real capability and makes learning a strategic part of the organization.

As technology and AI reshape our work, we focus on keeping learning human. We share practical ways to use new tools to support sense-making and connection, not replace them.

Free to join, and powered by Howspace, our growing community connects curious, open-minded professionals who want to learn with and from each other.

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People behind L&D Leaders

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Hanna Liimatainen

Hanna, host of the L&D Leaders Podcast, draws on her background in communications, systemic thinking and digital facilitation to help organizations reimagine how people work, lead, and learn.

With her warm yet thought-provoking style, she sparks conversations that reveal not just what works in learning, but why, and how others can put it into practice.

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Emilia Åström

Our community lead Emilia is a learning experience designer, facilitator and community builder who helps L&D leaders turn learning into living, social systems.

Rooted in design thinking, digital transformation, and collaborative learning, she inspires organizations to make learning more participatory, human, and impactful.

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Ep #01 with Katarina Noén, Head of Learning for Sweden at Ericsson

 In this episode, Katarina shares how she helps people learn and grow inside a global, fast-moving tech organization. We discuss what it takes to build future capabilities at scale, why social learning matters, and how to keep learning connected to real business needs. Katarina talks about working across functions and industries, and creating spaces where people learn from each other through real projects, mentoring, and communities.

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L&D Leaders runs on Howspace, a learning and enablement platform built for the kind of collaborative work we talk about in this community. Live discussions, async threads, working groups and AI-assisted sense-making, all in one space.

If your team is scaling social learning, rethinking enablement, or building communities of practice, Howspace is worth a closer look.

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