This document discusses how disruptive technologies are changing the modern workforce and the role of learning and development platforms. It outlines challenges in developing a modern workforce given shrinking knowledge half-lives and changing business requirements. The document introduces the learningCloud platform as a next generation learning solution that can help drive business performance. It is designed to be learner-centric, interoperable, data-driven, and harness subject matter experts through agile workflows and social learning features like communities.