Ding! Make learning work
Most training delivers information…
…and assumes competence follows.
But knowing how to do things and actually doing them confidently under pressure are completely different skills.
We design learning scenarios and simulations that bridge the gap between knowing and doing
Our immersive experiences enable your people to practice navigating uncertainty.
We design scenarios that strengthen their ability to make decisions with incomplete information, adapt to change and deal with workplace reality.
And we do it within safe, controlled environments that mirror the actual challenges your organisation faces.
Trusted by big names in learning and training
Why scenarios beat traditional training
Your workplace can’t provide enough practice opportunities to develop critical skills.
High-stakes situations happen too rarely, and the cost of failure is too high for on-the-job experimentation.
Scenarios and simulations create consequence-free environments where employees can experiment with new approaches, practice difficult conversations, and develop judgment through repeated exposure to realistic challenges.
Use Cases
Workplace Readiness
Improving graduate employability with scenarios at IO-Sphere
Professional Skills
Using scenarios to develop professional skills at Multiverse
Technical Training
Upskilling with scenario-based assessment at E:ON
How we do it
We develop realistic workplace simulations ranging from scenario-based workshops to entire apprenticeship programmes that enable employees to experiment.
Step 1: Map your performance challenges
We identify where your people struggle to apply their knowledge in real situations. This might be hesitation adopting new technology, difficulty adapting to change, or challenges with complex decision-making.
Step 2: Create realistic practice environments
We build scenario-based experiences that replicate your actual workplace challenges. Employees can experiment, fail safely, and build confidence through repeated practice in controlled conditions.
Step 3: Develop capable, confident performers
Participants emerge with proven ability to handle uncertainty, integrate new tools and methods effectively, and make sound decisions under pressure. They’ve practiced and strengthened the skills they need most.
“Ding showed us how we could translate our established and successful short course programme into an effective online learning experience, maintaining our distinctiveness and all important sense of place while focusing on student learning.”
Choose your path to better training
Path 1: We do it for you
We provide the following services to make learning work for our clients:
Capacity for Learning Teams
We extend the capacity of your in-house learning team to integrate scenarios into your existing provision
Course Design and Development
We scope, design and build new scenario-based learning products and apprenticeship programmes
Consultancy and Strategy
We help organisations address specific challenges by developing bespoke scenario-based solutions
Path 2: We teach you how to do it
Our courses teach you the skills to bulid scenario-based learning experiences
Bootcamp
PGCert
PGDip
MA in Creative Teaching and Learning Design
Path 3: We show you what to do
Our content shows you how to develop your own learning scenarios and simulations
How scenario-based learning delivers skills in improvisation and adaptability
Why scenarios are more engaging than a best practice approach to learning design
Using fiction to improve the effectiveness of learning and training
Our clients say nice things
IOSphere Accelerators
The Margate School
Measurelab Analytics
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