Hanna Richards-James

Many leadership development programs begin with great energy — a new training idea, an inspiring conference takeaway, or a popular off-the-shelf solution. Yet too often, these programs fail to create meaningful change. Not because the content is poor, but because the design process did not fully consider the system it was meant to serve. In this article, I share the core principles behind my Transformative Design Framework , a practical approach to designing leadership and learning programs...

In this video I've gone through the learning ladder tool used to support thoughtful design. This tool explains how people learn and what techniques you can use along the way to get the best outcomes of your learning programs.

Sometimes it looks messy in the middle, but trust the design process because in the end all the aspects will be explored and reintegrated into something clear and substantial. I wanted to quickly address the elephant in the room, the use of AI. Now, this isn't about trashing the use of AI. I actually find it can be incredibly helpful if used in a strategic way. I will often use it as a glorified "spell check," or shorten or 'tighten' something that I have already written. There are absolutely...