Custom learning
experiences.
All of our custom learning solutions, from custom elearning development to full-scale blended programmes, are tailored to deliver unforgettable career moments for your people. Sponge works closely with you to create immersive, branded experiences that resonate deeply with your employees.
*Analysis of Interbrand's Top 100 Global Brands 202543% of the world's most powerful brands choose Sponge.*
Welcome to the Studio
Stretch the boundaries of what's possible in custom elearning development, with rich storytelling, world class creative, and learning science.
Sponge's in-house specialists can script, cast, direct, and shoot live action, create original animation, and design interactive video experiences.
Build a learning environment that perfectly meets your strategic needs, as part of your learning blend.
Drive engagement and learner advocacy with games for learning. Often mobile-based, our game design can be a simple, cost-efficient way to boost take-up at scale.
Build a buzz across the biz around marquee learning initiatives, with marketing for learning techniques and integrated learning campaigns.
Custom simulations build confidence and decision-making skills. Mimic real-world scenarios to test skills and competencies in a way that feels relevant to learners.
Language can be the first barrier to learning landing well, but our quality translations for almost any language requirement help you go "Glocal".
Support learning in the flow of work with tools like checklists, pocket guides, digital reference tools, quick-reference instructions, wall-posters, chatbots and apps.
The learning agency of choice, when brand experience matters.
Dream it. Build it.
Experience strategy is a consultative engagement that culminates in the delivery of a blueprint for your learning program. Through a process of learning consultancy, we help you eliminate ambiguity, clarify the links between your learning activities and strategic outcomes, and set you up for better measurement.
This process is the best way to extract the most value from Sponge's unique alchemy of magic (innovation and creativity) and logic (learning science and design best-practice) to go way beyond the standard expectations of workplace learning and bring you something original and exciting.
Experience our award-winning capability to craft compelling and enduring custom elearning experiences.
When it comes to custom elearning development, the delight is in the detail. This might mean rigorous application of learning science principles, or magical moments - such as "Easter Eggs", humour, empathy, or compelling stories.
Our in-house team of storytellers, visual and motion designers, and developers can bring even the most dry compliance topic to life.
High-quality content is an essential first step for learning initiatives – but successful learning experiences don’t stop there. A great learning programme also needs supporting activity to lay the foundations, encourage engagement, and follow up on the learning process.
If you want your learning to cut through the noise and make a real impact, our custom digital campaigns can lift awareness, build excitement, and foster genuine ownership at any scale.
Immerse yourself in learning that transcends digital boundaries.
When it comes to blended learning, the magic lies in the mix. This might mean seamlessly weaving together custom elearning solutions with face-to-face workshops, or crafting a symphony of self-paced online courses, virtual classrooms, and on-the-job practice.
Our learning experts bring together diverse modalities to create a cohesive and impactful experience. We don't just blend for the sake of variety – each element is carefully curated to reinforce key concepts, spark engagement, and drive behaviour change.
Elevate your organisation with a learning ecosystem that never stops evolving.
When it comes to academies and universities, we're not just building a custom elearning platform – we're crafting a living, breathing center of excellence. This might mean creating a digital campus that rivals the world's top institutions, or designing a corporate academy that transforms your workforce into an unstoppable force of innovation.
We blend cutting-edge technology with timeless educational principles to create an academy that's always one step ahead. From personalised learning paths to collaborative projects that mirror real-world challenges, every element is designed to inspire, engage, and empower.
Your AI tools. Our expertise.
AI agents, coaches, and intelligent chat can add real power to your learning if deployed with purpose. By shaping prompts, context, and behaviour, Sponge helps your AI agents and coaches deliver guidance that reflects your business environment, learning goals, and programme design.
We design for the tools your organisation is already using - so you get better adoption, save money (who needs yet more tech?) and control the data.
Our programme design will configure your tools to reflect your organisation, your objectives, and your curriculum, embedding evidence-based design into the AI tools your people are familiar with.
Blended learning
& multi-touchpoint experiences.
Holistic learning experiences that go beyond the digital course environment.
AI-enhanced experiences
Enhance your custom learning programme with AI agents, coaches, and intelligent chat. Sponge designs AI-enhanced learning experiences in the AI tools your organisation already uses - for better adoption, reduced expense, and to make sure you control the data. Each AI experience is precisely prompted, context-aware, and aligned to your business reality.
Facilitated experiences.
Boost learning through guided exploration. Enhance your learning journey with expert-led sessions that spark conversations and teamwork.
Instructor-led training.
Where expert know-how meets tech ease. Blend self-paced online modules with focused instructor-led sessions for a well-rounded learning experience.
Real time, group learning.
Interactive, real-time learning experiences. Learners join dynamic sessions with peers and pros, sharing ideas and skills as they happen.
FAQs.
In three main ways:
First, our consultancy-to-execution model.
Our in-built learning consultancy model is one of the longest established in the industry. From initiation to final execution and launch, you'll have specialists in people enablement supervising the development of your custom elearning solutions. Our Learning Experience Designers work with this team to ensure all content is elevated and delivered to the latest best-practice standards.
Second, world class creative.
Sponge has one of the largest in-house production studios in the industry. Attracting talent from across the creative spectrum, our agency roots run deep. From storyboarding, creative, scripting, visual design and animation, you'll work with a team that pulls inspiration not only from our client lists of the most inspiring brands on the planet - but also from across the Arts, Technology, Gaming, and Creative sectors - for learning experiences you (and your audiences!) have never seen before.
Third, we know BIG business, inside-out.
Delivering outstanding custom learning solutions for large enterprise requires very specific skills that have nothing to do with the learning build itself...
Our 20+ years of partnering with global multinational brands puts us in a prime position to help you manage your dozens of stakeholders, work effectively with business-wide SMEs, meet brand standards whilst delivering something that feels new and fresh, and get the right feedback at the right times to ensure that on launch day you have a resounding positive reaction.
Sponge has extensive experience in translating digital learning for global projects with exceptional quality standards for style and localisation. We can efficiently and accurately translate any programme into 200+ languages.
We cover the full range of typical corporate content formats. Our team will work with yours to determine the best formats for your particular learning experience, but you can dig into the solutions we typically offer here.
This depends on the size and scope of the project that we are working on.
If speed is a priority for you, ask our team about our Agile Options for ways of working, and our Rapid Delivery Models. If you have a deadline in mind please let our team know and they will take this into consideration.
As an insight into what to expect, we start with the discovery stage. This is where we work closely with your team to discover the core of the project requirements.
After this we move to production, your account manager will be with you every step of the way guiding you through the process. With almost every aspect of design and build being handled by our in house team we are able to ensure that our processes are as efficient as possible.
For most projects you can expect full delivery to take approximately 10-16 weeks.
Yes. As part of the Discovery phase of work, we will get a clear understanding of your existing learning environments and tech requirements. Any custom elearning development will be designed to make the most of your existing learning set up, and to be deployed across the systems that you already have, if that is what you are looking for.
Every solution is unique to your needs. By taking time to understand your organisation, business challenges, and learner needs, our team is able to suggest options to work with your budget.
When you provide the content for custom elearning development, you retain ownership of all the custom elearning content we create for you. When we work together, you'll have full rights and ownership of the final learning materials (excluding personal data). We maintain a license to use and modify the content specifically for delivering our services to you under our agreement, but the intellectual property remains yours.
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