Lee Taylor-Nelms, LLC

I've been in a lot of rooms lately where teams are trying to figure out what to do about AI.

And I've noticed something: the same five people show up every time.

There's the one who's been burned by technology promises before and isn't buying it. The one who's genuinely worried about bias and privacy — and they're right to be. The one quietly calculating whether their job still exists in three years. The one tracking the AI arms race between OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and xAI like it's geopolitics — because it is. And the one who's seen the AI documentary and isn't sure we've thought this through far enough.

None of them are wrong.

My new blog talks about what all five need — and why instructional designers are more important right now than at any point in the last 20 years.

Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e_rifWgg

I'd love to know — which one resonates with you?

Is your L&D team using AI tools but still feeling stuck in the same old content cycle?

The missing piece isn't the technology — it's the strategy behind it.

I've built a framework that maps AI integration directly to the ADDIE model, so learning teams can work smarter at every phase — from needs analysis all the way through evaluation.

Check out the full breakdown here 👇
https://leetaylornelms.com/ai-strategy-for-learning-development-teams/

Drop a comment if this resonates — I'd love to hear where your team is in the AI journey.

A radiologist stayed at my house recently and told me AI can now read scans better than he can.

After 13 years of training.

That conversation stayed with me.

For months, I’d been quietly worrying about AI too — for my career, for my sons, for the people I care about.

Then I stopped worrying and started analyzing.

I broke my own work into tasks and asked:

• Where does AI help?
• Where does it replace?
• Where does human judgment still matter?

It was uncomfortable — and clarifying.

So I turned that exercise into a simple tool anyone can use inside ChatGPT.

It’s free. It takes about 10–15 minutes.

If you’re feeling uncertain about how AI might reshape your role, this might help you think more clearly about it:

AI Career Clarity Tool – Lite
https://tinyurl.com/yvywbwe6

If you try it, I’d love your feedback as I continue refining it:
https://tinyurl.com/yj58pbwm

We don’t get to slow the technology down.

But we can get smarter about how we respond to it.

I’ve been having a lot of late-night conversations—some in my kitchen with guests, some in my own head—about what AI really means for our jobs, our security, and our families.​

I wrote a new piece called Stop Worrying About AI Taking Your Job. Start Planning How You’ll Adapt. It’s about:

•. Why so many of us feel “stuck” between fascination and fear with AI

•. How everything from frontline retail jobs to professional careers is shifting

•. Simple, concrete steps you can take to start future-proofing your work instead of doom-scrolling about it​

If you’ve been quietly wondering “Where does this leave me?” I hope this article gives you language, perspective, and a starting point for action.

Read it here: https://leetaylornelms.com/stop-worrying-about-ai-taking-your-job-start-fearing-what-happens-if-you-dont-adapt/

Big news: Google just launched Gemini 3, claiming major upgrades in AI reasoning and workflow support. But it still admits real-world accuracy issues. That’s why in my new blog I ask: What are we gaining—and what might we be giving up—when we adopt these “new” AI tools? Download .pdf of full chart on blog:

https://leetaylornelms.com/is-ai-really-new-or-are-we-just-putting-lipstick-on-a-pig/

Today was Day One of my AI for Learning course with the Digital Learning Institute — and wow, it’s already changing how I think about education.

We tried an AI chatbot built to help students. Before texting a question, you could select a box identifying it as an assignment. So, I asked the chatbot “How can you help me with assignments?” and it responded with detailed advice on how I could improve my work instead. That little mix-up made me realize how powerful tools like this could be for students who need extra clarity or reassurance.

Imagine a digital “mini-me” version of a teacher who can answer questions anytime, in the same voice and tone, without judgment. It’s not about replacing educators — it’s about making learning more personalized and inclusive.

I’ll be sharing little reflections from this course as I go — stay tuned!

✨ Just published a new blog post I’ve been thinking about for a while:

“AI in Instructional Design – From GPS to Co-Pilot”

As an instructional designer, AI now feels like a helpful coworker—one who can draft lessons, give feedback, or brainstorm when I'm stuck. But I keep coming back to this question: What does it give us, and what does it take away?

In this piece, I share how I use AI in my work, explore the ethical considerations, and reflect on what we should preserve as educators.

➡️ Check it out here: https://leetaylornelms.com/ai-in-instructional-design-from-gps-to-co-pilot/

Would love to know your thoughts, especially if you’re a teacher, designer, or lifelong learner. 💬