Come with a problem, not a format

Most teams come to us asking for a course. We start a step earlier: what is actually breaking, and what will move it? Sometimes the answer is custom e-learning or a serious game. Sometimes it is a five-minute chat, a workshop, or a fix that isn't training at all. We diagnose first, then build the solution that works. Here is what that can look like.

E-learning & interactives

Have a topic learners keep tuning out?

Branching scenarios, simulations, and accessible knowledge checks built in Storyline, Rise, Captivate, or straight HTML. The decision-driven kind, not next-next-done slides.

Best for a defined topic where learners need to practice decisions, not just read them. Tell us what you need them to do differently, and we will design the interaction that gets them there.

Design custom e-learning

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Chat-based microlearning

Is the skill really a conversation?

Short, conversational training delivered as a chat. Learners rehearse the real conversation message by message, with branching and voice. Built on Chat Train, our own platform.

Best for sales, service, safety, or soft skills, where the skill is really a conversation. We will turn it into a five-minute chat learners actually finish.

Build a microlearning course

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Serious games & simulations

Sitting on content no one wants to sit through?

Game-based learning that earns attention: card games, simulators, and systems-modeling play, built in Construct and on the web. Engagement in service of an objective, not for its own sake.

Best for dry or high-stakes content that needs a reason to keep going. We will find the game underneath it, the kind that earns attention without wasting it.

Build a learning game

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Course & curriculum design

Building a whole course or program?

Full course builds, from learning objectives and course maps through storyboards, QA, and LMS deployment. Undergraduate through graduate level, online or blended.

Best for a whole course or program, not a one-off module. From objectives to launch, we will design it to hold up and hand you something you own.

Design a course

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Workshops & webinars

Need to build capability in a room?

Live and recorded training, from conference webinars to train-the-trainer programs. Faculty development for universities, and onboarding and upskilling for nonprofits and lean teams.

Best for building capability in a room (or a Zoom), not just shipping a module. Live sessions and train-the-trainer programs, designed so it sticks after everyone logs off.

Plan a workshop

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Training sites & web

Need a home for training that isn't an LMS?

Standalone training sites, microsites, and LMS builds for when off-the-shelf is the wrong home for the content. We have built on LearnWorlds, Canvas, and custom stacks.

Best for public-facing or self-enroll training, or a course platform of your own. We will build the site or platform on a stack you control.

Build a training site

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Time, scope & budget

What does it cost to build training?

Two ways to work: hourly at $70 for advisory and open-ended work, or a fixed price for a defined build, scoped up front so there are no surprises. Independent instructional design advisory usually runs $100 to $150 an hour. We keep ours at $70 because most of the teams we work with are nonprofits and lean shops, and we would rather the budget go to the work. Here is where most projects land. For nonprofits, we are glad to scope to a grant budget and provide the cost detail your funder needs.

Advisory & quick wins

$70/hr^*

Hourly, no minimum

Needs analysis, a content or accessibility audit, a second opinion on a tool or vendor, or a single job aid. Often the most useful thing we do.

Book advisory time

A focused build

$3k–$5k^*

A few weeks

A microlearning sequence, a branching scenario, or a single interactive module, scoped to one fixed price.

Scope a build

A course or program

$10k–$15k+^*

Two to four months

A full course, curriculum, or larger custom program. Heavy simulations and media start around $20k.

Plan a course

* Typical ranges, not fixed packages. We quote the real number once the scope is clear, and every engagement starts with a free 30-minute discovery call.

Advisory, coaching & consultancy

Sometimes you need a brain, not a build

Not every engagement ends in a module. Some of our most useful work is helping you decide what to build, hire the right person to build it, or get your own team better at building it themselves.

Advisory & strategy. Needs analysis, content and tool audits, and second opinions on a vendor or a build.
Hiring & team-building. Define the role, vet portfolios, run interviews, and pick the right designer, part-time or full-time.
Coaching & mentoring. Senior design reviews, one-on-one coaching, and train-the-team sessions for the designers you already have.
Accessibility & remediation. Audits, remediation, and VPATs for existing training, and accessible-by-default design to WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508.

Consulting services