Tom Stone is a senior research analyst with i4cp (the Institute for Corporate Productivity), where he is a writer, researcher, and speaker. His focus is on learning and development, but he has also led research studies on workforce readiness, succession management, people analytics, automation
and AI, and more.

Tom has more than 20 years’ experience in the learning and development and broader human capital industry. Prior to joining i4cp, Tom was the director of technology-based learning at Dale Carnegie Training, where he led the product development for their live online and other digital offerings. Earlier in his career Tom also served as a senior research analyst at Taleo and held various positions, including product design architect and content development manager at Element K.

Since 2008, Tom has spoken at more than 150 regional, national, and international L&D and HR conferences on a wide range of topics, and is co-author of Interact and Engage! 75+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars (Second Edition, ATD Press, 2022) . In addition to his research and writing in the human capital industry, Tom is also an avid baseball fan and wrote the book Now Taking the Field: Baseball’s All-Time Dream Teams for All 30 Franchises, which was published by ACTA Sports in early 2019.