Client
A leading and listed energy equipment manufacturing and services company, with over 70,000 employees, headquartered in the Unites States. The company operates through three main segments: Power, which designs, manufactures, and services gas, nuclear, hydro, and steam technologies; Wind, which provides onshore and offshore wind turbines and blades; and Electrification, which offers grid solutions, power conversion, solar and storage solutions, and digital technologies for the transmission, distribution, and management of electricity.
Challenge
The organization needed to help learners with varying levels of technical expertise confidently interpret complex engineering schematics for troubleshooting and field operations.
Traditional training either overwhelmed learners with technical detail or oversimplified the content, limiting its practical value. The challenge was to make technical complexity accessible without sacrificing engineering rigor. Further, the training must help accelerate progression from foundational understanding to practical application.
Solution
Rather than simplifying the content, Mediant Labs redesigned the learning experience.
Through authentic workplace scenarios, mentor-guided conversations, interactive schematic exploration, and application-based practice, learners progressively built understanding in the context of real engineering workflows.
Key solution elements included:
- Scenario-driven learning based on authentic engineering workflows
- Interactive schematic exploration with guided hotspots
- Contextual mentor-learner conversations
- Progressive content reveal to manage cognitive load
- Application-focused knowledge checks integrated throughout the experience
- Gamified final assessment to reinforce retention
- Responsive learner experience optimized for intuitive navigation
Experience Design: Every interaction was intentionally designed to improve comprehension while preserving technical depth.
Context Before Content: Technical concepts were introduced at the point of need within authentic workplace scenarios, increasing relevance and reducing cognitive overload
Guided Discovery: Interactive schematics, contextual annotations, and progressive disclosure encouraged learners to explore and interpret information rather than absorb large volumes of content all at once.
Learning Through Conversation: Interactive schematics, contextual annotations, and progressive disclosure encouraged learners to explore and interpret information rather than absorb large volumes of content all at once.
Learning by Doing: Scenario-based activities required learners to interpret schematics, diagnose issues, and make decisions throughout the experience, reinforcing understanding through application.
Retrieval and Reinforcement: Knowledge checks and a gamified assessment promoted active recall and strengthened long-term retention.
The alpha version was right on target. Mediant Labs did an excellent job integrating technical concepts into an engaging, visually appealing learning experience. The content, animation, audio, and interactions come together effectively to enhance learner engagement. The process was well structured, and our feedback was consistently incorporated. We’re very happy with the module and the collaboration.