Experiential learning at scale

Simulation-based learning for training and behavioral change

The problem

Existing workplace trainings are broken

Many workplace trainings on soft skills and behavioral topics like leadership and team collaboration rely on simplistic quizzes with "right" and "wrong" answers. They assume that behavioural change is as easy as following a checklist, overlooking the complexity of real-world dynamics.

Individuals experience these trainings as judgmental, non-engaging and boring. The result? No meaningful learning and no real change.

Workplace team in a training conversation

IT’S UP TO YOU

Discover a better way of learning

IT’S UP TO YOU develops interactive simulation trainings for organisations to help drive behavioural change on a range of business critical themes. Using experiential learning, employees freely experiment with tailored fictional workplace situations and experience the consequences of their actions. Afterwards, they participate in group-based workshops to agree on concrete behaviours and initiatives to drive measurable change.

IT'S UP TO YOU scenes showing realistic workplace situations

Use cases

Tackle a variety of topics

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Preview of the IT'S UP TO YOU web-VR simulation

Web-VR experience

Experience a simulation

Get a taste of a simulation on your own device and see how a fictional workplace story invites choices, consequences and conversation.

Methodology

How it works

Many of our trainings follow this three-step methodology:

Training flow: Experiment, Reflect, Commit
1

Experiment

Participants start by going through an immersive simulation on a laptop, PC, or VR headset. They experience a fictional workplace story, choose how an employee responds, and see the consequences.

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The simulation can play out in more than 80 different ways, encouraging employees to repeat it and experiment with different choices.

Simulation choices can branch into many different endings
2

Reflect

Participants use insights from the simulation in a group-based workshop, reflecting on their own attitudes and behaviors while forming consensus around what is needed.

Learn more Workshop canvasses used to reflect on simulation insights
3

Commit

Employees define concrete and measurable initiatives, KPIs, planning, and ownership for implementation at the relevant levels of the organisation.

Learn more Commitment tools used to define initiatives and implementation actions

Training plans

Common ways to train

Facilitated on-site VR training in a workshop room

10 - 25 employees per training

1. Facilitated on-site

High impact on-site training with professional facilitators. Ideal for leadership- and high-impact teams. No prep time, no worries.

  • Fully facilitated morning or afternoon program with 3 follow-up sessions.
  • VR headsets, print-outs, and workshop materials included.
  • Expert trainers professionally trained on the programs.
  • The easiest way to experience IT’S UP TO YOU training programs.
Self-paced online training platform and workshop materials

250 - 5000+ employees

2. Self-paced online

Scalable self-paced online trainings. Ideal for scaling to large groups of employees wherever and whenever you want.

  • Teams train online wherever and whenever they want.
  • Works on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other personal devices.
  • Includes a Train-the-Trainer program.
  • Trainer pool support available on request.

Impact

Why choose us?

Our training programs are designed to drive real behavioural change while offering scalability and measurable impact.

Training participant

"This is fun! Other trainings are so boring I put the sound off and guess the correct answers. Finally a training that engages."

Camila Lima Castro - Marketing Manager

Developed with partners and applied across organisations in Europe

Amundi Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport WeTransfer Deloitte Tilburg University Open Universiteit Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken ProRail

Validated learning

Proven methodology

The IT’S UP TO YOU methodology has been successfully utilised for more than 10 years to help in topics such as (cyber)bullying. It has been used by over 350,000 participants and is officially validated by academia as a sound experiential learning based training.

VR learners are 4x faster to train, 275% more confident, and 3x more emotionally connected to content
Co-funded by the European Union Open Universiteit
IT'S UP TO YOU simulation scenes Interactive film platform screenshot

Tailored programs

Tailor your learning program

Key behavioural themes are identified and translated into simulation scenarios that feel recognisable for your employees.

  • Recognisable work situations based on your context.
  • Customised, detailed case studies for the themes that matter.
  • Modular setup that can be adapted for different teams.
  • Programs can be delivered in any format: VR headset, WebVR, mobile, or laptop.

FAQ

Common questions

What teams use our training programs?

The IT’S UP TO YOU trainings are typically used at three different levels: executive leadership, team/project leads, and operational teams.

Depending on the specific team that undergoes the training, the types of outcomes and commitments made during the exercises vary.

How to train a large workforce?

A combination of facilitated in-person training and self-facilitated training online.

Your executive and key leadership teams can be trained with professional trainers, while other teams can scale through self-facilitated online access, workshop materials, and Train-the-Trainer sessions.

What are benefits of experiential learning?

Experiential learning allows participants to experiment with near real-life situations without actually experiencing them, raising engagement and making difficult topics easier to discuss.

It also helps participants experience a range of perspectives, train faster, apply what they learned with more confidence, and stay more connected to the content.

Talk to us

Learn more

Ready to explore how simulation-based learning can be applied to your specific challenges? Get in touch and book a free demo.

Simulation with VR in a training room Workshop material and post-its IT'S UP TO YOU workshop

Seen us at

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