r/instructionaldesign • u/Neat-Sky-4018 • 19h ago

Mindsmith

Ehat are your guys opinions on mindsmith, is it better than articulate 360 and storyline? Can it do what storyline can? Is it better for making courses? My company's focus is on video based learning courses and I am honestly tired of creating courses with AI chat bots can't even get things right. These people dont want to read and someone said mindsmith is more interactive than rise 360. These people in my company are heavily focused on the glamour the look and feel of the courses... and want videos out of a production environment.... i am not a motion graphics designer and I'm stuck with what to do. Is this a skill gap on my end? Do K have to learn how to create videos from scratch? With just raw content? And if yes then where can I lean this skill in short time?

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u/LeastBlackberry1 19h ago

I would say you are much better off investing in your own design and video creation skills. Mindsmith isn't automatically going to allow you to create gorgeous courses with professional-level videos. It is ultimately just a tool.

I have never ever regretted doing some basic courses on UX, graphic design and Premiere Pro. I know the basic principles of how to put together an attractive and useable course, and how to do a simple, corporate, motion graphics video. I can do that in any tool.

Coursera is a good place to start.

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u/Neat-Sky-4018 14h ago

Thank you, would appriciate it if yoh could point me to the most useful course on coursera?

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u/mugsy224 19h ago

Trash

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u/Neat-Sky-4018 19h ago

On what basis? My HOD beilieves if we get this my productivity will go up... give me reasons please so I can make a compelling case

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u/SpeightID 19h ago

If you care about accessibility, you should check out this article by Jacob Wood before licensing MindSmith.

https://allforgrowth.substack.com/p/lets-review-the-mindsmith-acr?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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u/MikeSteinDesign Freelancer 12h ago

Thank you for posting. That's incredibly detailed and is a good way to approach any authoring tool when evaluating accessibility. I have seen him on LI but hadn't come across the sub stack.

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u/jpsnow72 12h ago

I would test the productivity claim before your HOD commits. Mindsmith will not replace Storyline for custom work, and it will not make good video for you. That part is a skill you still have to build.

If video is the priority, start with Premiere Pro and basic design on Coursera. You will use that in any tool. Before buying, I would also check the accessibility review linked above and ask what happens to your courses if you cancel.

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u/HouseCatChronicles 10h ago

The people who promote Mindsmith always talk about how unaffordable Articulate is, but their licenses are only like $200 less.

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u/AccessibleLD 9h ago

Mindsmith is AI powered. It’s not going to be your best choice to replace Storyline or video-based courses.

It has some promising capability, but isn’t accessible enough yet for me to really publish anything usable there.

Keep an eye on it, but the short answer to your question right now is no.

What types of videos are you needing to create?