Training built for mission-driven work.
Custom learning design, microlearning, and serious games for nonprofits, universities, and mission-led startups. Small enough to put a senior designer on your project start to finish, with a bench deep enough to scale it up when the work grows.
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Who we work with
Your design partner, from discovery to evaluation
Different teams come to us with different problems. Find where you fit below and see how we work with you, or just book a call and we'll figure it out together.
Mission-driven nonprofits
Compliance, onboarding, and scalable on-demand training that fits a nonprofit budget and mission, like the cybersecurity training we built for the team behind Let’s Encrypt.
Explore nonprofit servicesUniversities & academic departments
Course conversion, faculty development, and Section 508 accessibility, designed for student outcomes and built to Quality Matters standards.
Explore higher-ed servicesSmall business & mission-led startups
Custom e-learning, serious games, and modernization for lean teams that need training to scale without a full L&D department behind it.
Tell us what you’re buildingWhy ID Atlas
We start with the problem, not a product.
Most agencies sell you the deliverable they already know how to make. We start one step earlier, by figuring out what is actually breaking for your learners, then designing the fix around that. You get an honest read, grounded in pedagogy and tied to outcomes you can measure.
Diagnosis before build
We ask the hard questions before recommending anything. Sometimes that means the course you asked for. Sometimes it is a smaller, sharper fix that gets you further for less.
Scales up or down with you
A senior lead runs every project, backed by a mentored bench we can grow for a full curriculum or keep lean for a single module. Same people either way, and you never pay for an org chart you do not need.
Tied to outcomes, not output
Before we build, we pin down the KPIs and the behavior change you are after, then write the evaluation plan to check it. We would rather prove the training moved performance than ship something polished that changes nothing.
What we make
The full range, not a single format
The format follows the problem. Here is the work we take on most, with real examples behind every one.
Learning design
Full course and curriculum builds, from learning objectives through QA and LMS deployment.
See examplesMicrolearning
Chat-based microlearning built on Chat Train, our own conversational training platform. Deploy by link, embed, or SCORM.
See the approachE-learning
Custom modules and interactions: branching scenarios, simulations, and accessible knowledge checks.
See examplesSerious games
Game-based learning that earns attention, from card games and simulators to systems-modeling play.
See examplesWorkshops
Live training and train-the-trainer programs that help teams teach it well themselves.
See examplesWeb design
Standalone training sites and microsites for when an LMS is not the right home for the content.
See examplesBefore you reach out
The questions we hear most
Straight answers to the things most teams ask first. Anything else, just ask on the call.
How much does a project cost?
Two ways, depending on what fits you. Open-ended and advisory work is hourly at $70. A defined build is a fixed price, quoted up front so there are no surprises later. We help you scope the project first, then turn it into a flat number you can budget against. Short microlearning sequences usually run $3,000 to $5,000, a full onboarding or course build typically lands between $10,000 and $15,000, and larger custom programs with simulations or heavy media start around $20,000. For nonprofits, we are glad to scope the work to a grant budget and provide the cost detail and narrative your funder needs, and the first 30-minute discovery call is always free.
How long does it take?
A focused piece like a microlearning sequence or a single interactive module is usually a few weeks. A full course or curriculum runs two to four months, depending on how much content already exists and how quickly reviews come back. We set a realistic date once the scope is clear, and we would rather give you a date we can hit than an optimistic one we cannot.
What kinds of training do you build?
More than courses, and sometimes not training at all. Alongside custom eLearning, scenario-based and microlearning modules, serious games and simulations, full curricula, and live or train-the-trainer workshops, we build just-in-time performance tools: job aids, decision support, and custom web apps that give people the answer at the exact moment they need it. Often the right fix is a small tool in the flow of work rather than a course someone has to remember later. The format is the last decision, not the first. We start from the behavior you need to change, then build whatever gets there.
Can we get advice instead of a full build?
Yes, and it is some of our most useful work. Advisory engagements cover needs analysis, content and accessibility audits, a second opinion on a vendor or authoring tool, and strategy for teams that build in house. Consultation is $70 an hour, and the first 30-minute discovery call is free. Sometimes the most valuable thing we do is tell you that you do not need the course you came in asking for.
Do you work with our LMS?
Almost certainly. We deliver SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, and xAPI packages for the major platforms, and have built directly in LearnWorlds, Canvas, and others. With xAPI we can go past pass, fail, and completion to capture the specific metrics you care about: which decisions learners make, where they hesitate, and how they use a tool in the real flow of work. When an LMS is the wrong home for the content, we build a standalone training site instead.
I don't have an LMS. Can I still track learners?
Yes. You do not need an LMS to know whether training worked. For a light setup, a Google Form can capture quiz results and feedback. For something more automated, we wire the training to Google Sheets with Apps Script so completions and scores land in a spreadsheet you already use, and we can even automate completion certificates the way an LMS would, generating them from the sheet with Autocrat and a Docs or Slides template and emailing them out, with no extra software cost. When you need more, we can stand up a custom database or a tailored tracking dashboard. We match the tracking to the question you are trying to answer and the budget you have, not the other way around.
Do you design for accessibility?
From the start, not as a final-step checklist. We build to WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508, and we offer audits, remediation, and VPAT documentation for courses you already have. Designing for keyboard, screen reader, and cognitive load early makes the training better for everyone, not only the people who need an accommodation.
Do you use AI to build training?
Where it genuinely helps, with a senior designer reviewing everything that ships. We use AI for drafting, media, and first-pass production, which lets us move faster and keep costs down. You get the efficiency without handing your training to a model and hoping for the best.
What if we are not sure what we need yet?
That is the normal starting point, and exactly what the discovery call is for. We dig into what is actually breaking before recommending anything, then map the smallest fix that gets the outcome you are after, even when that turns out to be less than you walked in planning to buy.