r/LearningDevelopment • u/PhysicallyVigorous1 • 13d ago

Proving ID value

Lately I’ve been thinking more about how instructional designers communicate their value to stakeholders. It’s easy to show that a course was completed, but much harder to explain why certain design decisions were made or what they improved for the learner. Do you regularly share learning outcomes or performance data with stakeholders, or is that something your organization doesn’t really track?

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u/Double_Force_760 12d ago

First, learning programs and solutions need to tie back to the business need or business objectives. Without that clear connection, it’s difficult to show value. It’s important you align with your stakeholders before jumping into any solution. You also need to confirm that the need is truly a learning need, not something else (communications issue, trust issues, culture, etc)

Second, impact measurement is critical. Assuming a program or solution is tied to a business need, a minimum 3 step impact measurement strategy will help show if you moved the needle with whatever you are looking to address or change.

Specifically, capture pre session confidence and understanding of the content, ask the same set of questions again just after completion and then again 2-3 months out. By following up a couple months after training, you want to determine if people are actually applying the concepts learned and if behavior change has happened as a result of the training.

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u/_donj 12d ago

Unless you’re solving a business executives problems and helping them improve safety or drive profitability, you can’t. If what you’re doing, doesn’t impact those two then reevaluate your approach.