Blackridge Learning · a division of Blackridge Press
Training people finish, and can do on the job.
A senior-led learning strategy and course development studio. We take programs from concept to delivery: learning technology, curriculum design, lesson plans, full course development and launch. Every engagement is customized and personally led.
Engagements
| Learning Diagnostic 2–3 weeks · fee credited to the next phase | $5,000 |
| Program Blueprint Objectives, curriculum, assessments, lesson plans, storyboards | $10,000–20,000 |
| End-to-End Course Program Design, build, deploy, pilot, measure | $25,000–50,000+ |
Overview video
How we work.
The usual problem, the Ridgeline Method, our own proof and the fixed-fee phases.
- Why courses miss the job
- The Ridgeline Method, step by step
- Fixed-fee engagements
The usual problem
The course exists. People still can't do the task.
People click through it, pass the quiz and still call someone to ask how to do the job. The content is usually accurate. The structure isn't: objectives, practice and assessment don't line up with the work people actually do.
We start from the task, decide how you will know someone can do it, and build backward from there.
Capabilities
Four things we do, end to end.
Learning strategy
Needs and performance analysis, audience and task analysis, program roadmaps and measurement plans.
Curriculum & instructional design
Objectives, curriculum architecture, assessment strategy, instructor-led lesson plans and storyboards.
Course development & media
Interactive e-learning, scenario and branching practice, video, motion graphics and professional voice.
Technology & delivery
LMS selection and setup, SCORM/xAPI packaging, pilot cohorts, train-the-trainer and instructor-led delivery.
Our own programs, by the numbers
We build the way we ask clients to.
Before any client work, the method was proven on Blackridge Press's own programs, built for a regulated field where every number has to be right.
The Ridgeline Method
Diagnose. Design. Develop. Deploy. Measure.
Built backward from the job: we decide how competence will be proven before we decide what to teach.
DIAGNOSE
What must people do?
Performance gaps, audiences, constraints and the measures that will prove success.
DESIGN
Backward from the job
Objectives and assessments first, then curriculum, lesson plans and storyboards.
DEVELOP
Built and reviewed
Production under senior direction, with two review rounds per deliverable.
DEPLOY · MEASURE
Live and proven
LMS setup, a pilot cohort, fixes, then the agreed measures.
Why a senior-led studio
One accountable lead, start to finish.
Senior attention on every engagement
The person who diagnoses your problem designs the solution and signs off every deliverable.
Rigor from a regulated field
Every fact in a course traces to your source documents, with a review log, the way aviation training is built.
A production team that scales
Vetted developers, designers and voice talent work under that lead, so larger programs don't wait in a queue.
Fixed-fee phases
Each phase has a scope, a price and a sign-off gate. No open-ended retainers.
People, not generated output
AI speeds up drafting and production. People make the design decisions, check every fact and sign off every deliverable.
Technology
Tools we build with.
Product names are trademarks of their owners. They are listed to describe the tools we use and don't imply a partnership or endorsement.
Start here
Every engagement starts with a Learning Diagnostic.
Two to three weeks, a fixed fee, and a written roadmap you can use with or without us. The fee is credited to the next phase.