THE YEAR-LONG LOLA (LIVE ONLINE LEARNING ACTIVITIES) SERIES 2025.

ALL NEW, ALL DIFFERENT LOLAs FROM PREVIOUS YEARS!

Twelve sessions. Once a month. Live, online via Zoom. Three hours each. Thiagi and Matt walk the talk, using LOLAs to teach how to use LOLAs. Click the image to learn more and register.

THE SCIENCE BEHIND THIAGI’S ACTIVITIES: USING THEM TO MAXIMIZE LEARNING HAPPENS

October 29, 2025, from 10h00 to 13h00 ET and November 12, 2025, from 10h00 to 13h00 ET

You’ve successfully used Thiagi Group’s training activities. You’ve seen the engagement. But have you ever wondered why they work so effectively? This two-session, live online (Zoom) course pulls back the curtain on the science behind the interactivity. Grounded in decades of research by cognitive scientists such as John Sweller, Paul Kirschner, and Richard Mayer, we examine how these seemingly simple training activities align with the brain's actual learning processes. From managing cognitive load to activating prior knowledge, from promoting transfer to embedding retrieval practice—we connect Thiagi Group’s training activities to principles rooted in cognitive science. Whether you’re an instructional designer, trainer, facilitator, consultant, teacher, professor, or learning leader, this course will give you the language, the evidence, and the confidence to design—and defend—research-based learning experiences.

MATT IS CO-HOSTING AND PRESENTING AT LDA’S CREATING A MOTIVATING WORK ENVIRONMENT

Too often, motivation is treated superficially. Instead, what’s needed is a concise understanding and lots of practical applications. Self-Determination Theory, the most respected model of motivation, emphasizes three elements: competence, autonomy, and relatedness. That’s what this summit is about: building a sustainable and intrinsically motivating environment for your organization. Leaders, managers, coaches, and others will explore how to align organizational goals with individual psychological needs through practical tools and real-world applications. Produced in partnership with The Center for Self-Determination Theory.

MATT IN BRUSSELS!!!!

OCTOBER 22 and 23, 2025

He will keynote a conference on 10/23 and conduct a pre-conference program on Interactive Techniques for Learning based on the book. More to come…

MATT IS BACK IN THE NETHERLANDS! With Thiagi Group friend, Karl Kapp to deliver a program produced and hosted by Next Learning. The Program is: USING COMMERCIAL GAMES FOR LEARNING. It will be in the City of Breda.

NOVEMBER 20 and 21, 2025.

This two day, in-person workshop focuses on leveraging commercial games, so you get the results needed. Not only will you experience tons of off-the-shelf games applied to various learning contexts, but we will share with you how to modify the game play as you align to your goals. We will share a debrief format to ensure your participants take away the lessons intended. We will also discuss major risks and pitfalls when using games, specifically commercial games. Click here to learn more and register.