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A weekly digest of the market research, analysis, and reporting shaping executive education, curated for UNICON members.
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Preply’s research examines current learning behaviors, technology’s impact on the learning experience, and definitions of progress in the AI era. It combines a survey of 5,050 working professionals across nine markets with external research and insights from Preply’s learning experts.
Read the article →US consumer spending rose 0.6% in August despite unchanged real disposable income, while employment growth weakened in September and the 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 5.3%. Southeast Asia has emerged as a significant AI-investment hub, and a shift from French to German bonds has pushed the France-Germany yield spread to its widest since 2012.
Read the article →The McKinsey Global Institute examines the skills and barriers affecting pathways to growing occupations in the AI era, detailing three skill categories that expand workers’ pathways: essential skills, enabling skills, and empowering skills.
Read the article →According to the second SAP Value of AI report, by SAP and Oxford Economics, organizations are generating higher returns from AI as investment grows. Expected ROI from AI investments has increased to US$6.3 million (21%) this year, up from US$4.7 million (16%) last year.
Read the article →Pearson has agreed to acquire Workera, bringing its AI-native skills intelligence platform and customers into Pearson’s Enterprise Learning & Skills business.
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A look at the widening gap between AI talent demand and supply, and what it means for workforce development.
Read the article →Insights from the survey "Navigating Executive Education Preferences and Needs in Contemporary Leadership."
Read the article →How higher education leadership is split on generative AI adoption, and where the concerns and opportunities lie.
Read the article →Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index finds that as AI agents take on more execution, human agency shifts toward judgment and decisions, though most organizations aren't yet built to capture it.
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