This course was honored with a Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Best Advance in Social Learning Technology for its proven ability to elevate collaboration and learning outcomes.
This program has been pre-approved by Training Industry for 3 continuing education recertification hours toward the Certified Professional in Training Management credential.
An Award-Winning L&D Strategy Course.
Research-Backed. Practice-Driven. Starts February 17, 2026.
Build learning that actually changes performance, not just participation.
Most organizations don’t struggle to deliver learning.
They struggle to make learning stick, scale, and show up in the work.
Learners complete programs, but skills fade.
Managers want faster readiness, not more courses.
Executives want proof learning drives performance, not engagement metrics alone.
Design for Collaboration is a short, practical course for learning and talent leaders, along with the practitioners who support them, who want to rethink how learning works so it delivers real business impact.
This course helps you move beyond training delivery toward collaborative, practice-based learning systems that accelerate capability, connection, and results in today’s constantly changing workplace.
Who This Course is For
Design for Collaboration is intentionally designed for learning leaders, with practitioners as critical partners in making learning work.
You will get the most value from this course if you are:
A learning or talent leader
(VP of Learning, Chief Learning Officer, Director or Head of L&D, Leadership Development, or Talent)
- Accountable for learning outcomes, not just programs
- Supporting business transformation, leadership development, or AI adoption
- Balancing speed, quality, and limited resources
- Expected to prove learning’s value to the business
An experienced practitioner or learning strategist
(Instructional Designer, Learning Architect, LXD, Manager, or Program Owner)
- Designing or delivering learning tied to real performance needs
- Influencing decisions without always owning them
- Wanting stronger language and confidence to partner with leaders
- Focused on application, not just content creation
Leaders come to rethink strategy.
Practitioners come to make it real.
Both leave better equipped to drive learning that works.
What You Will Learn
Over three weeks, you will explore one essential question facing modern L&D:
What must learning teams stop doing and start doing to meet the pace of the business?
You will learn how to:
- Design learning that drives application, not just completion
- Use collaboration intentionally to accelerate skill development
- Move beyond one-size-fits-all programs toward flexible, learner-driven journeys
- Support learning that continues before, during, and after formal training
- Balance human connection with AI-enabled learning tools
- Measure success through performance and impact, not seat time
This is not a theory course. Everything you explore is grounded in real-world learning challenges and directly applicable to your current programs.
Why Collaboration is a Strategic Advantage
Today’s workforce is navigating constant change, rising cognitive load, and rapid skill disruption, especially as AI reshapes how work gets done.
Research consistently shows that learning is most effective when people:
- Learn with and from peers
- Practice in real contexts
- Reflect on real work challenges
- Receive feedback over time
Collaboration is about faster readiness, stronger leadership capability, and sustained performance, especially for business-critical skills. This course shows how to design collaboration on purpose, not as an afterthought.
How the Course Works
Length: 3 weeks
Time commitment: Approximately 1 hour per week
Format: Asynchronous, cohort-based online experience
Schedule: Participate when it fits your workday; No required live sessions
Cost: Free for learning professionals
You will learn alongside learning leaders and practitioners from a range of industries, sharing perspectives and learning from each other’s real-world experience.
The course itself models the kind of learning experience many organizations want to create: collaborative, practical, and respectful of people’s time.
What Makes This Course Different
- Focused on business outcomes, not tools or trends
- Built around practice, reflection, and peer learning
- Helps practitioners strengthen their strategic influence, not just design skills
- Shows how AI can support learning without replacing human connection
Many past participants describe this as one of the most impactful learning experiences they have taken, not because it is flashy, but because it changes how they think about learning.
Who You Will Learn With
You will learn with:
- Learning and talent leaders facing similar strategic pressures
- Experienced practitioners designing learning in complex environments
- Intrepid’s learning strategy experts
- A global community experimenting with new approaches to learning at work
Many organizations also use this course as a shared experience for L&D or leadership development teams to align on how learning should evolve.
Is This Course Right for You?
This course is a strong fit if you want learning that:
- Keeps pace with business change
- Helps people apply skills faster
- Supports leadership, collaboration, and confidence
- Moves beyond content delivery to sustained performance
If that is the kind of learning you are responsible for, or helping to create, Design for Collaboration is a powerful place to start. REGISTER NOW >>
