Professional Bodies
We create immersive learning experiences that transform complex expertise into engaging, practical development for professionals.
What’s the problem?
Traditional approaches to professional development can feel disconnected from real-world challenges, making it difficult for professionals to apply what they’ve learned.
Content needs to maintain rigorous standards while also engaging professionals in meaningful ways that reflect the complexities of the workplace. Expertise to develop effective learning experiences is rarely found in-house.
How do we solve it?
We create immersive simulations and narrative-driven learning that captures the authentic challenges professionals face.
Whether developing realistic case studies, interactive decision scenarios, or simulated practice environments, we help you create learning that professionals find both engaging and directly relevant to their work.
“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.”
Who do we work with?
We collaborate with Heads of Learning Services, Learning Design and Chief Learning Officers in professional bodies and consultancies.
Specifically, we support senior leaders who want to move beyond conventional approaches to professional development and create experiences that produce meaningful application in practice.
What makes us different?
We believe that effective professional learning happens when participants are immersed in authentic contexts that reflect the messiness and complexity of real practice.
Our approach combines creative storytelling with evidence-based learning design to create scenarios that engage both intellect and emotion.
Use Cases
Scenario-Based Learning
Enhancing Employability at
IO-Sphere
Creating Applied Learning
Improving Apprenticeships at Multiverse
Leveraging Video
Providing Flexible Access and Participation at Measurelab
What support do you need?
Our Needs Analysis tool will help you determine the type of engagement that would best fit your requirements
“Working with Ding has had a huge impact on our learning content, making it more engaging and relevant for our learners. Ding expertly navigated our new platform and delivered high-quality content with impressive efficiency. Their unique blend of creativity, professionalism, and initiative sets a high bar in the industry. I absolutely loved working with them!”
Benefits of our scenario-based approach
Transform technical training
We turn technically complex content into engaging scenarios that help professionals understand both the rules and their practical application in nuanced situations.
Enhance professional judgement
Our team create decision-based simulations that develop sophisticated professional judgment by presenting immersive scenarios with multiple valid approaches.
Develop client interaction skills
The experiences we create help professionals navigate the human dynamics of professional relationships while applying their technical expertise.
How it works
Step 1: Understand your content and context
We begin by deeply understanding not just the technical content, but the contexts in which professionals apply it—the human situations, pressures, and realities of practice that determine how knowledge gets used.
Step 2: Develop scenarios
Our team transforms this understanding into engaging scenarios and simulations that capture authentic practice situations. We balance creative storytelling with professional accuracy to create learning that resonates emotionally while maintaining rigour.
Step 3: Support implementation
We provide comprehensive resources and guidance for your team, ensuring they can confidently facilitate workplace learning while maintaining your quality standards.
Where we can help
Transforming technical training
We can turn technically complex content into engaging scenarios that help professionals understand both the rules and their practical application in nuanced situations.
Enhancing professional judgement
Our team create decision-based simulations that develop sophisticated professional judgment by immersing learners in realistic scenarios with multiple valid approaches.
Developing client interaction skills
We design realistic client scenarios that help professionals navigate the human dynamics of professional relationships while applying their technical expertise.
Frequently asked questions
"How do you balance creativity with professional accuracy?"
Our creative process begins with deep research into authentic practice. We work closely with subject matter experts to understand not just technical requirements but the subtle realities of professional contexts.
Our scenarios are carefully crafted to weave accurate professional practice into engaging narratives. We follow a structured review process where both creative elements and professional accuracy are evaluated. The result is learning that feels both authentic and engaging—creative enough to maintain interest but grounded enough to feel relevant to practicing professionals.
"Can complex professional content really work in scenario-based formats?"
Absolutely—in fact, complex content often benefits most from this approach. We specialise in identifying the contextual elements that shape how complex knowledge is applied in practice.
For example, rather than simply explaining professional standards, we might create a scenario where professionals must apply those standards in situations with competing priorities or ambiguous information. This approach actually deepens understanding of complex content by illustrating how it functions within realistic practice contexts.
"How do you create scenarios that feel authentic across different professional environments?"
We’ve developed a thorough research process that helps us capture the distinctive elements of different professional contexts. Through interviews with practitioners, observation of practice where possible, and review of realistic case examples, we identify the specific challenges, language, relationships, and environmental factors that make each professional context unique.
Our scenarios incorporate these elements to create learning that authentically reflects the reality of working professionals.
"Can your support flex as our needs change?"
Absolutely. We structure our collaboration to adapt to your changing priorities. We can provide more support during intensive development periods and scale back during quieter times.
Many organisations we work with maintain an ongoing relationship that expands and contracts based on their needs, giving them flexible access to additional expertise without the commitment of full-time hires.
"Will our learning team be able to deliver these creative scenarios effectively?"
We design all our scenario-based learning with implementation in mind. We provide comprehensive facilitator guides that explain both the content and the creative elements of scenarios. These guides include background information, anticipated discussion points, guidance for handling different learner responses, and suggestions for drawing out key learning points.
We also offer support for your delivery team, helping them understand how to maintain the balance between creative engagement and professional learning.
"How do you measure the effectiveness of scenario-based learning?"
We help you establish appropriate measures that capture both engagement and application. This typically includes evaluating how participants navigate scenarios during the learning experience, gathering feedback on perceived relevance and applicability, and where possible, following up to assess how learning has influenced actual practice.
Our scenarios often create natural assessment opportunities as participants demonstrate their thinking and decision-making processes within realistic contexts.
Get in touch
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