---
id: "quote-complex-simplifies"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ A Transformation Across Industries"]
tags: ["paradox", "ai-upskilling"]
related: ["concept-mixed-reality-training"]
speaker: "Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio"
speakers: ["Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio"]
quote: "The technology that makes work complex can also simplify learning if we choose the right XR approach."
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-33-new-tools-workforce-training"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/12/the-new-tools-that-can-improve-workforce-training"
sourceTitle: "The New Tools That Can Improve Workforce Training"
---
# "The technology that makes work complex can also simplify learning"

## "The technology that makes work complex can also simplify learning"

> "The technology that makes work complex can also simplify learning if we choose the right XR approach."
> — **Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio** (§ A Transformation Across Industries)

The article's central **paradox**: AI and spatial computing make the workplace more complex, yet the *same* class of technology — applied through the right [[concept-extended-reality|XR]] modality — can streamline the human learning process. The operative qualifier is *"if we choose the right XR approach,"* which is exactly what the [[framework-xr-modality-selection|XR Modality Selection Matrix]] operationalizes. Especially salient for [[concept-mixed-reality-training|MR]] and AI upskilling.