On May 7 and 8, 2025, a delegation from PMI attended LEARNTEC in Karlsruhe – Europe’s leading trade fair for digital learning. Colleagues from across Germany came together to explore the latest trends in e-learning, professional development, and blended learning. The central theme this year: Artificial Intelligence as a driver of a new learning culture.
Our Highlights:
1. AI has arrived in e-learning
Nearly all modern e-learning authoring tools now include AI-based features – and they’re far more than a gimmick. These tools assist with content writing, visualizing concepts, and generating interactive elements. Our impression: Content creation is now significantly faster and more efficient, without compromising on quality. For organizations, this means greater scalability and more time for didactic refinement.
2. AI as a scalable learning companion
One of the main topics this year was the use of AI for individual learning support. In talks by experts like Jan Fölsing, Prof. Dr. Anja Schmitz, and the team at Emerse.ai, it became clear that AI-powered assistants can support learning where human mentoring reaches its limits. Especially in the development of soft skills or preparing for difficult conversations, AI coaches offer real value – available anytime, without pressure or judgment.
Key success factors for implementation:
- Thoughtful didactic integration
- Ethical and sustainability guidelines
- Organizational culture that allows experimentation
The added value for learners: personalized reflection, immediate feedback, and continuous learning support.
3. Gamification: Learning becomes an experience
Another ongoing trend at LEARNTEC: Gamification is becoming even more immersive.
Escape rooms – whether analog, digital, in 2D or VR – are increasingly used as engaging learning formats. Learners step into roles, solve challenges as a team, and experience learning content through real action. This not only boosts knowledge retention, but also motivation and application in the workplace.
Our Conclusion:
LEARNTEC 2025 showed us that the future of learning is personalized, interactive, and tech-enabled.
At PMI, this means continuously evolving our learning programs with a sharp eye on didactic quality, technological developments, and learner needs.
We’re excited to bring these insights into our offerings – and to keep exploring the question: How can AI meaningfully support learning without replacing human thinking?
