AI-Native Learning Unleashed: Rita Azevedo, Learning Leader at Sana

Sana Learning is a revolutionary product in the $400 Billion L&D market. Today I sat down with Rita Azevedo (linkedin.com/in/ritaazevedo93), Director of Client Engagement at Sana, to talk about everything. What is AI-native learning, how does Sana Learning fit into Workday’s strategy, and how do companies like Polestar, Rolls Royce, Travelers, and others revolutionize L&D with Sana.

And most of important of all, we get Rita’s perspective on the reinvention of L&D (joshbersin.com/learning-revolution), which we call “Dynamic Enablement for Growth.”

As you’ll hear, AI-native learning platforms like Sana can totally transform training teams, turning them into “business enablement” functions working directly in the business. We discuss how Polestar has done this in detail.

Rita is an experienced L&D leader (having lead training at Klarna) and has worked at Sana since the company had only 30 employees, so she has a wealth of knowledge and experience in AI transformation in L&D.

PS: We are customers of Sana (Galileo Learn (getgalileo.ai/learn) is built on Sana, and our new Global HR Excellence Certification (joshbersin.com/ghre) is built on Sana), so we can speak to its features in detail if you’re interested.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
01:44 The Revolution in Learning and Development
03:30 Sana’s Position in the Learning Market
05:53 Understanding Sana Learning’s Unique Features
07:08 The Future of Learning: Proactive vs. Reactive
09:11 Case Study: Polestar’s Learning Approach
12:47 User Experience and Integration in Learning
14:07 The Role of AI Tutors in Learning
16:07 Dynamic Skills Assessment in Learning
18:42 The Shift in L&D Responsibilities
21:35 Empowering Subject Matter Experts
24:25 Managing Content Creation and Quality
27:18 The Future of Learning and Change Management
31:02 Advice for Organizations Exploring Learning Solutions

Additional Information

The AI Native Revolution in Corporate Learning (research) (joshbersin.com/learning-revolution)

Our new Corporate Learning Maturity Model (joshbersin.com/learning2026)

HR 2030: The New Role, Operating Model, and Tech Stack for HR (joshbersin.com/hr2030)

Get Galileo: Experience Sana Yourself! (getgalileo.com/learn)