We need to talk about corporate training.

After years of designing learning experiences across industries, from aviation to professional services, I’ve noticed something troubling: most training programs are built to check boxes, not change behaviour.

Compliance? Check. Onboarding modules? Check. Leadership workshop? Check.

But six months later, nothing has actually changed. Teams still struggle with the same challenges. Leaders still manage the same way. The training sits completed in an LMS somewhere, gathering digital dust.

This isn’t a training problem. It’s a design problem.

The Gap Between Learning and Performance

Here’s what typically happens: A company identifies a problem, maybe communication is breaking down, or a new system isn’t being adopted. They commission a training program. Content gets created. People complete it. Everyone moves on.

But learning in isolation doesn’t drive performance. Real change happens when learning is:

• Connected to actual workflow – not separate from it

• Reinforced over time – not delivered once and forgotten

• Measured by behavior change – not just completion rates

• Supported by managers – not left to individuals alone

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Most training programs fail because they’re designed as events, not systems.

What Learning Design Should Actually Do

At Edotto Studio, we believe training should feel less like an obligation and more like an experience that genuinely prepares people for what’s next.

That means:

Starting with performance, not content. We don’t ask “what should they know?” We ask “what should they be able to do differently?” Then we work backward.

Building for the workflow. Job aids, micro-learning reinforcements, manager coaching guides, these aren’t extras. They’re how learning actually sticks.

Designing for humans. People don’t learn in sterile modules. They learn through stories, scenarios, practice, and feedback. Our programs reflect that.

Measuring what matters. Completion rates tell you nothing. Behavior change and business impact tell you everything.

The CLIP Model: Our Approach

We’ve developed a framework we call CLIP (Clarity, Learning, Iteration, Performance) that integrates strategy, design, and real-world application from day one.

Unlike traditional models that treat analysis, design, and evaluation as separate phases, CLIP continuously integrates learning with workflow and performance. We engage managers early, map learning to business outcomes, and track behaviour change, not just course completion.

It’s a hybrid approach that combines the rigor of ADDIE with the agility of SAM2, but with one critical difference: everything is anchored to performance and measurable business results.

What This Looks Like in Practice

We recently worked with an aviation client struggling with crew communication during high-pressure situations. Instead of building a generic CRM course, we:

• Mapped the specific moments where communication broke down

• Designed scenario-based simulations that mirrored real flight deck challenges

• Created job aids crews could reference in the moment

• Built manager debriefing guides to reinforce learning after real flights

• Measured behavior change through observation and incident reduction

The result? Not just compliance, but actual performance improvement. Crews communicated more effectively. Incidents decreased. The training became a tool, not a checkbox.

A New Standard for Learning

This is what we’re building at Edotto Studio: a new standard for corporate learning that’s as rigorous as it is human-centered, as creative as it is strategic.

We’re not interested in building cookie-cutter courses. We’re interested in designing experiences that genuinely prepare people and organizations, for what’s next.

Whether that’s a targeted microlearning intervention, a full learning ecosystem, or an immersive leadership retreat that blends professional development with personal renewal, our approach stays the same: start with performance, design for humans, measure what matters.

What’s Next

This is the first of many insights we’ll be sharing about learning design, leadership development, innovation, and the future of corporate training.

We’ll explore:

• How AI is reshaping (not replacing) learning design

• The role of experiential learning in leadership development

• Why job aids often outperform courses

• How to build learning programs that actually scale

If you’re tired of training that doesn’t work or if you’re ready to build something that does, let’s talk.

About Edotto Studio

Edotto Studio is a boutique learning design agency that bridges strategy, creativity, and human growth. We design custom learning experiences, leadership programs, and learning tools for organizations ready to move beyond checkbox training. Based in Montreal, working globally.