Real learning outcomes. No classroom required.
Laurie Donnelly designs learning ecosystems: curated, repeatable, and built around how adults actually work and learn. Seven Essentials. Measurable results.
Problem. What was built. What changed.
Three engagements across different sectors. Each grounded in adult learning science and the Seven Essentials framework.
Onboarding that doesn't require a trainer
Compliance learning without the compliance theater
Knowledge flow redesigned for the AI era
A mid-market SaaS company ran 3-day live orientations. Laurie replaced them with a curated self-directed library and SME-led discussion sessions. Time-to-productivity dropped by 40%.
A nonprofit ran mandatory all-staff workshops that no one retained. Laurie redesigned the system around independent study and spaced repetition. Assessment scores rose 28 points.
A healthcare org needed staff to integrate AI tools into daily workflows. Laurie built an experiential learning path with embedded feedback loops. Adoption reached 78% in six weeks.
Seven Essentials
Every engagement Laurie designs maps to these seven conditions. Strip any one out and learning stalls. Keep all seven and results follow.
Control
Relevance
Social
Adults learn when they direct their own path. Autonomy over pace, sequence, and depth is non-negotiable.
Content earns attention only when it connects to real work. Generic material gets skipped.
Peer discussion and SME-led small groups build understanding that solo reading alone cannot.
Independent
Repetition
Experiential
Self-directed study, at the learner's moment of need, without waiting for the next scheduled session.
Spaced practice, not one-time events. Knowledge sticks when it returns in varied, useful contexts.
Hands-on practice inside real work, not simulations designed to approximate it.
Feedback
Embedded, specific, and timely — feedback built into the work itself, not delivered after the fact.
Outcomes clients describe in their own words
Every quote on this site is paired with the project it came from and the result it reflects.
"Laurie rebuilt how our team accesses knowledge. We stopped scheduling trainings and started actually learning."
"The resource library Laurie designed cut onboarding time in half. New hires find answers independently now."
"Her technical documentation framework became the standard our whole department uses. Clear, repeatable, precise."