ILDF 2.0

The Practitioner Entry Stack

Eight tools spanning Phases 1 through 3 — the core of what practicing IDs and LXDs actually do, from initial diagnosis through formative evaluation. Start wherever your project needs you to start; these aren't a required sequence.

Phase 1

Step 1Free

Performance & Instructional Analysis

Needs Assessment / Front-End Analysis

Is this a training problem? If so, what kind?

Step 2$47 tool

LXD Evidence Assistant

Evidence-Based Design

Ground the design in traceable, verified learning science.

Step 3Practitioner Stack

Learner Analysis

Audience / Learner Analysis

Variation-preserving audience characterization.

Step 4Practitioner Stack

Context & Task Analysis

Environmental / Task Analysis

Map the organizational and contextual constraints.

Phase 2

Step 5Practitioner Stack

AI Affordance Mapper

Instructional Strategy Selection

Free to preview the first section; full brief included with the Stack.

Step 6Practitioner Stack

Learner Experience Simulator

Pre-Formative / Prototype Testing

Persona-activated pre-evaluation of a draft design.

Phase 3

Step 7Practitioner Stack

Formative Evaluation Designer

Formative Evaluation Design

Build an evaluation architecture grounded in learning science.

Step 8Practitioner Stack

Learning Analytics Interpreter

Data Interpretation / Revision

Read performance data through a learning-science lens.

The Practitioner Entry Stack is one entry point into the ILDF 2.0 Agentic Ecosystem — the recommended starting point for L&D practitioners. Full design-research rigor across all five ILDF phases is available in the Design Researcher tier (pricing forthcoming).