Dan Foster
Learning Experience Design

Experienced creative with over 10 years in workplace learning and development. Passionate about driving performance through design, technology and data.

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Regulatory Remedy

Outdated compliance training was hurting the Learning & Development Team's reputation. Here's how smart design, data, and strategic thinking helped me to build influence, trust, and change perceptions of digital learning at a top UK insurer.Date: 2023-25
Audience size: 10,000
Tools used:

Articulate Storyline, Rise, 7Taps
Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
Power Automate, Power BI
Workday Learn, SumTotal

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Your voice

How I established a user-friendly production studio in a city centre office.Date: 2024
Technology:

RapidMooc Pro+
Learning Glass
Blackmagic Atem Mini
Adobe Creative Cloud

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Skills

I combine creativity, analytics, and instructional expertise to deliver impactful digital learning experiences.Core strengths include:

Instructional design: Designing innovative, learner-focused experiences grounded in adult learning principles, cognitive science, and modern instructional theory.
Multimedia production: Creating professional digital media, including video, motion, graphic design, audio production and sound design, narration, and interactive content using authoring tools or HTML/CSS/JS.
Data analytics, statistics and machine learning: Leveraging Python, Power BI, Tableau and Excel to analyse learner behaviour, predict training effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
Leadership & coaching: Experience mentoring, coaching, and embedding industry-leading practices to elevate instructional quality and strengthen team culture.
Fluent across tools and technology: Articulate Storyline & Rise, Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, InDesign), HTML/CSS/JS and Python, MS 365, Power BI, Tableau, Learning Management Systems (Cornerstone, Success Factors, Workday).

Latest experience

Jan 2021 -
Digital Design Consultant
Major UK Insurer

End-to-end learning consultancy for a major UK insurer, specialising in digital and data-driven solutions. Accountabilities include stakeholder engagement, project management, needs analysis, instructional design, creative development and evaluation.

Managed a mandated regulatory learning programme for a company-wide audience of 10,000 colleagues regulated by the FCA, PRA, ICO, CMA, etc. Generated over £45k annual savings. Enhanced learner experience; average ratings increased from 3.8 to 4.7/5.
Established a multi-functional in-house media production studio, enabling high-quality video creation and user-generated content through professional-grade audio/video, lighting and green screen. Powered by RapidMooc and Learning Glass.
Developed data-driven learning strategies and internal products for customer-facing teams, driving improved performance outcomes through learning and development.

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Contact

Email:	[email protected]
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YouTube:	@danfosterUK

Regulatory Remedy

Transforming regulatory learning at a major UK insurer

Why was this project a success?

I used data to create a mandate for change: Nobody wants to do a bad job. But user data told us that our colleagues demanded more. I created an interactive dashboard to visualise user feedback and began to build the case for change - first with my leadership team, then with each of the 12 compliance topic owners.

I brought a compelling vision: “I want to build something we can be proud of. Something that feels modern and impactful. I want to present your topic in a way that delivers value for our business and our people. No more eye-rolling every quarter. I have the skills and vision to get us there, all I need is your trust and expertise.”

I made decision-making the focus of compliance learning: Reorienting my stakeholders away from what people need to know, to what people need to do was crucial. Following this change, training centres on action rather than theory - identifying triggers and choosing the appropriate response.

What was the impact?

Improved user response: I increased average ratings from 3.8/5 to a sustained 4.7/5 while increasing the volume of responses - over 380,000 user reviews were submitted over three years.
Reduced development and project management costs: I brought all work in-house, slashing annual supplier costs by £45k. I also managed project planning, co-ordination, and implementation.
Increased demand for regulatory & compliance learning: I worked with new stakeholders to add topics like Data Ethics and Artificial Intelligence, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Anti-Bullying and Harassment, and Economic Crime to the traditional compliance curriculum.
Credibility for the Digital Learning Team: The sustained success of this initiative created a platform for my team to collaborate with business functions across the organisation - moving beyond compliance into behaviour change and strategic enablement.

Tools and technology

Articulate Storyline, Rise, 7Taps
Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
Power Automate, Power BI
Workday Learn, SumTotal

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Your Voice

Enabling knowledge sharing and amplifying colleague voices through user-generated content.

How I established a user-friendly production studio in a city centre office.Date: 2024

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