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Learning Journeys

Skills built over weeks.
Not crammed in a day.

Your people practice one skill daily in their real work. Measurable improvement in weeks, not forgotten by Monday.

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Delegation Journey

Week 3 of 6 · On track

+14% so far
Assessment Wk 1 Wk 2 Now Wk 4 Wk 5 Reassess
Today's nudge

When delegating today, try stating the outcome you want and then asking the person how they'd approach it. Let them own the method.

5 min · Delegation · Technique
Delegation score 3.2 → 3.7

They know what to do. They forget by Monday.

A two-day workshop covers the SBI model, gives people practice in small groups, and sends them back feeling inspired. By Wednesday, the techniques are fuzzy. By the following week, they’re gone.

70%

forgotten within 24 hours

Ebbinghaus forgetting curve

12%

ever apply what they learned

Brinkerhoff, 2006

$4,000+

spent per employee on training that doesn’t stick

ATD State of the Industry

Behavior doesn’t change in a day. It changes when someone practices a specific skill, in their real work, every day, over weeks. That’s what a learning journey does.

One skill. Several weeks. Daily practice in under five minutes.

A learning journey starts with an assessment, builds through daily practice, and ends with measurement.

Phase 1

Assess

Self-evaluation + team feedback establishes a scored baseline. Where does this person stand on this specific skill?

Phase 2

Practice daily

Daily nudges + coaching conversations + weekly activities. One skill, practiced in real work, over weeks.

Phase 3

Measure

Same assessment, new score. The skill changed — or it didn't. Data, not opinions about whether training was "helpful."

One nudge per day. One thing to try today.

Every nudge is a micro-lesson: a specific technique for a specific skill. Delivered in 40 languages, wherever your people already are — email, Microsoft Teams, or Slack. Five minutes. One behavior to practice today.

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Day 15 · Delegation Journey

In your next 1:1, ask an open-ended question and let the silence sit for five seconds before jumping in. Most managers fill silence — today, try holding it.

5 min read Audio available

This week's sequence

Mon

Outcome-based delegation

Technique
Tue

What happened when you tried it?

Reflection
Wed

Let them own the method

Practice
Thu

Delegate something you normally do yourself

Challenge
Fri

Weekly debrief with Merlin

Review

See what a daily nudge looks like. Talk to Merlin for five minutes.

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Someone reads a nudge about delegation in the morning. That afternoon, their direct report pushes back on an assignment. That's when they come to me. The nudge taught the technique. I help them apply it when things get messy.

Merlin — AI Coach

Why these aren’t courses with a new name.

A new manager’s delegation journey looks different from a senior leader’s. Merlin adapts the content, the pace, and the depth based on where each person starts. The nudges teach techniques. Merlin coaches on real situations. And every journey starts and ends with a skill assessment — you measure it, not survey it.

Traditional LMS Course

Delivery 2-4 hours, one session
Content Videos, slides, quizzes
Practice Simulated exercises
Coaching None
Measurement Completion rate + satisfaction
Adaptation Same content for everyone
Retention 70% forgotten in 24 hours
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Risely Learning Journey

Delivery 5 min/day, over 4-12 weeks
Content Daily nudges: one technique to try today
Practice Real work situations, real people
Coaching AI coach on demand when situations arise
Measurement Before/after skill assessment scores
Adaptation Personalized to role, level, starting score
Retention Average 26% improvement, compounds

83 skills. Each with its own journey and assessment.

Managers and leaders

Delegation without micromanaging. Giving feedback that doesn't blow up. Running 1:1s that actually help. These aren't abstract concepts — they're the situations your managers face this week.

Delegation Giving feedback Running 1:1s Conflict management Managing underperformance Leading change

Individual contributors

Communicating clearly across teams. Speaking up in meetings. Navigating workplace dynamics. There's a silent career ceiling for ICs who are technically excellent but struggle with the human side of work.

Communication across teams Giving feedback to peers Speaking up in meetings Navigating workplace dynamics Collaboration Managing up
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Practice in real work. Not in a simulation.

Weekly activities are practical tasks done in actual work, not in a sandbox. Ten minutes per week. Daily nudges teach the technique. Coaching conversations help apply it to messy real situations. Weekly activities put it into practice under real conditions.

Week 3 Activity · Delegation

This week, pick one task you’d normally do yourself and delegate it. Use the handoff framework from your nudges. Note what happens — then debrief with Merlin on how it went.

~10 min

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Skills that compound, not decay.

Workshop knowledge decays. Behavior built through daily practice over weeks doesn't.

Workshop knowledge vs. journey skills

Same starting point. Different trajectories over 6 months.

1 2 3 4 5 Day 1 Wk 4 Wk 8 Wk 12 Wk 18 Wk 24 +26% +56% total -70% lost Journey 2 starts
Learning journeys
Workshop training

+56%

cumulative skill growth

Two journeys, six months. Each builds on the last. The second journey starts where the first left off.

-70%

workshop knowledge lost

Ebbinghaus forgetting curve. Same timeline. Without daily practice, skills decay within weeks.

87%

of invited users engage in week one

73%

high engagement with daily nudges

82%+

still engaging at day 30

4.5

coaching conversations per user/month

Trusted by teams at

SAPMicron TechnologyThe AES CorporationAxtriaHealthRight 360PlugsurfingCaastleBI WorldwideAcquiaFostersYour Pet SpaceTuolumne Me-Wuk Indian Health CenterIncedoNorthern TrustBest Friends Animal Society

"In day to day hustle of the team, one misses the loss of productivity that we might be experiencing. Risely helped me cut the fog and build stronger teams in a short time."

GM

Geeta Manchanda

Senior Director, Axtria

"Risely was on point with its journey maps and coaching content. It was responsive and reinforced concepts in a variety of ways. I feel Risely will be a valuable tool for managers to utilize as they build their muscle in leading others effectively."

JC

Janis Cooper

Head of Leadership and Staff Development, Best Friends Animal Society

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Frequently asked questions

What is a learning journey?
A learning journey is a structured, multi-week skill-building path. Each journey focuses on one skill (delegation, feedback, conflict management, etc.) and combines daily micro-lessons (nudges), AI coaching conversations with Merlin, and before-and-after skill assessments. Journeys are personalized to each person's role, experience level, and starting point.
How long does a learning journey take?
Most journeys run 4-12 weeks depending on the skill and the person's pace. Each day requires about five minutes — one nudge, one technique to practice. Coaching conversations with Merlin happen on demand when real situations come up.
How are nudges delivered?
Via email, Microsoft Teams, or Slack — wherever your people already communicate. Text-based with an audio option. No separate platform to log into. Nudges arrive daily and each one is designed to be read and applied in under five minutes.
How do you measure whether it's working?
Every learning journey starts and ends with a skill assessment. The assessment combines self-evaluation with team feedback to score the person on the specific skill being developed. You can compare before-and-after scores at the individual level and see aggregate data at the team level.
Can we customize learning journeys to our organization?
Yes. Organizations can connect their own learning content, company objectives, and data from existing systems (engagement surveys, OKRs, performance feedback). Merlin uses this context to make the coaching and nudges relevant to your organization's specific priorities and challenges.
How is this different from an LMS course?
An LMS delivers content (videos, documents, quizzes) and tracks completion. A learning journey delivers behavior change. Nudges teach one technique at a time and are designed to be practiced immediately. Coaching conversations help people apply techniques to real situations. Assessments measure whether the skill actually improved.
Why not just use ChatGPT for coaching?
ChatGPT is a blank slate. It doesn't know what skill someone is building, what they learned yesterday, or whether they're improving. A learning journey structures the path, delivers context-specific nudges daily, tracks progress, and measures before-and-after skill scores. ChatGPT answers questions. Merlin builds skills.

Try a learning journey. One nudge, five minutes.

Pick a skill you want to work on. Talk to Merlin for five minutes. No signup. No credit card.

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