Most of our alumni have been fully or partially reimbursed by their employer for their Masterclass fees. For those interested in having a conversation with their boss, we’ve compiled a list of advice and resources that have helped alumni communicate the value of these Masterclasses as a professional development opportunity.

Drawing parallels from Chris Corrigan’s – “Hosting in Complexity” – Zoe explores how the Choir Master was able to lead a diverse group of individuals to a desired outcome within a setting of ever changing constraints.

Casting her mind back to a learning design project for recent graduates - Alkimia cofounder Zoe Fitzgerald shares three impactful steps that helps her prepare learners for 'productive failure,' supporting them to 'bounce back' and stay motivated on their learning journeys.

In the Socratic dialogue 'Republic', Plato famously wrote: “our need will be the real creator”, and this rang true in a recent project we at Alkimia Learning undertook in collaboration with fellow KaosPilot Masterclass alumni from Culture Hero. When client constraints meant our well-designed plans would not work, necessity became the mother of invention.

I Recently I was asked to design a session to stimulate people's thinking about growth mindset and help them to strengthen theirs. Without going into the whole session design, I wanted to highlight how and why yo-yos played a starring role.  

As learning experience designers, I believe we cannot directly ‘engage’ learners, but our challenge is to create the conditions which support learners exercising their autonomy and choosing to engage in the learning experience on offer.