Designing for Learning, Not Just Completion: The Real Learning Design Checklist
Kristi Orr Dagenhart Kristi Orr Dagenhart

Designing for Learning, Not Just Completion: The Real Learning Design Checklist

Design learning that actually changes behavior.


This checklist distills years of experience in instructional design and delivery into one powerful resource. Use it to audit your eLearning, workshops, or microlearning assets to ensure they’re grounded in research (not just pretty slides).

Inside you’ll find:

  • Cognitive load considerations and sequencing prompts

  • Transfer and application checks (based in Bloom, Merrill, and Kirkpatrick models)

  • Behavioral triggers to support retention and action

  • Common traps that lead to “checkbox learning”

Rooted in evidence from cognitive science, adult learning theory, and implementation science. This is not a design trend list - it is a field-tested checklist derived from government, corporate, and community learning settings.

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Change Readiness Self-Assessment
Kristi Orr Dagenhart Kristi Orr Dagenhart

Change Readiness Self-Assessment

How ready are you for change?


This 10-minute diagnostic tool helps leaders and teams evaluate their true readiness for upcoming transformations before resistance shows up in your inbox. Built using ITIL best practices, Prosci frameworks, and behavioral design insights, it evaluates both structural and psychological readiness.

What it measures:

  • Communication clarity and cadence

  • Process adaptability and cultural blockers

  • Trust in leadership and change saturation

  • Support systems for adoption and sustainment

What you get: A tailored readiness score, reflection questions, and next steps to improve adoption and outcomes.

Because change isn’t just about process - it’s about people.

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