Steve Penfold

Steve Penfold

Elucidat CEO & Co-founder

Steve comes from a family of teachers and has a history of running successful software companies. It is of no surprise that he ended up co-founding and investing in Elucidat!

His passion is driving value for Elucidat’s customers and solving the (very real) challenges experienced by corporate Learning and Development teams.

Prior to Elucidat, he co-founded a web-based software company named PROJECTminder, which helped architects save time and money when managing a high volume of projects – it was well received and ultimately led to an acquisition by the IRIS Group.

His specialty lies in helping digital businesses operate more efficiently, drive sales & increase profits.

Elearning Gamification Trends 2015

Incorporating game elements into your learning program is a great way to empower learners to act freely, show competency, and work together. Here are the hot gamification trends impacting elearning in 2015: 80% of learners say that their productivity would increase if their university or organization was more game-like 70% of Global 2000 organizations have at […]

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Elearning trends: 7 experts share their 2015 predictions

New technologies are changing the way learning is being created and delivered to learners. Read on to here some predictions from seven elearning experts. 1. Upside Learning: Elearning Trends For 2015 This presentation highlights the 10 elearning trends for 2015 that may act as the game changers in the field of Technology Enabled Learning. 10 elearning trends […]

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Elearning induction ideas to help you create more effective learning

Your first impression to new employees can say a lot about your organisation, your culture and your vision. A smooth, educational and efficient onboarding process will set you and your new employee up for success. Learn how to create more effective induction courses by reading my seven favorite articles on the topic. 1. Navigating the onboarding journey at eLearnz […]

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Storytelling tips to help you author more effective elearning

Storytelling in elearning is powerful. Learn how to create engaging elearning experiences by reading five of my favorite articles on elearning storytelling. 1. Seven ways to integrate storytelling into your next elearning course Christopher Pappas from Elearning Industry believes storytelling can help learners “feel more emotionally connected to the subject matter.” Chris’ 7 seven tips to help […]

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Elearning tips to help you develop elearning content faster

Modern elearning teams are under pressure to develop more content, faster. To help you find ways to run your team more efficiently, we have scoured the web to curate a list of the best content on how to speed up elearning development. Read on to learn how leading companies are creating more and more elearning content, faster than ever […]

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Scenario-based learning tips to help you create more effective elearning

We curated a list of the best content on scenario-based learning from our industry’s top companies and influencers. Read on to learn how leading companies are using scenario-based learning. 1. Five principles to use when creating scenario-based learning   Are you an elearning designer trying to move on from click-and-read courses? Do you realize the value of […]

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Elearning gamification tips to help you create more effective elearning

We curated a list of the best content on elearning gamification from our industry’s top companies and influencers. Read on to learn how leading companies are using gamification to increase learner engagement. 5 killer examples of gamified elearning Games are often more effective for learning than traditional training approaches. So in this article we show […]

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Elucidat Content Marketer / Growth Hacker

We’re searching for an exciting and passionate, metrics-driven content marketer and growth hacker – to set the world of elearning alight. Here’s the highlights Fast growing Learning Technology startup Based in England, UK Awesome team Full responsibility for New Web visitor through to User Trial funnel Budget for content creation Work directly with Directors and […]

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E-learning’s underground revolution – what you need to know

There’s an underground ‘revolution’ taking place in e-learning at the moment….and at Elucidat we’re happy to be taking part in it. I’m not saying we are going to see instructional designers protesting in the streets like scenes from the French revolution – however, we have discovered there are some rather unsatisfied e-learning folks out there […]

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10 traits of high performance elearning teams (infographic)

On our journey to create you a truly ‘intelligent’ authoring platform we’ve had to speak to a lot of e-learning teams to find out exactly how they work, and what they need to help them create more engaging e-learning, more efficiently. Some of these teams are what we would describe as truly “High Performance’. They […]

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