Matthew Grunewald
Learning that performs. Change that sticks.
20+ years designing enterprise learning ecosystems that turn disruptive change, from Slack rollouts to generative AI adoption, into performance gains instead of growing pains. Trusted across enterprise tech, healthcare, aviation, defense, and government.
Two decades. Seven countries. Nine industries. One mission.
Learning experiences by platform.
Every project below started with a performance gap, not a tool choice. Organized by platform so you can see the range once the right modality was chosen.
Key Leadership Styles
A non-linear, scenario-based course where custom variables and state changes drive immediate feedback and badge-based progress.
View course ›Accessible Learning by Design
Learners toggle between a styled layout and an accessibility-optimized version to feel how contrast, motion, and navigation shape usability.
View course ›PMP: Communication Channels
PMBOK® formulas become a discovery-based interaction with avatars and conditional logic. Walkthrough produced in Vyond, embedded in Storyline.
Watch walkthrough ›Interactive Resume
A walkthrough rather than a document: a short video intro, design experience, and industry background, explored in any order.
Check it out ›Mindfulness Basics
Core principles in a calm, paced structure, with guided meditation videos personally scripted, recorded, and edited end to end.
Check it out ›Building Clarity & Trust at Work
Progressive modules that move from self-awareness to real-world application, designed to support reflection and everyday practice.
Check it out ›Foundations of Mindfulness
Historical origins, physiological benefits, and the Four Attitudes, with AI-generated visuals acting as a narrative guide throughout.
View course ›CMS: QIS Training
In-person ILT converted into a modular, non-linear onboarding experience for state surveyors, built with SME collaboration.
View course ›A Deeper Look
An interactive field guide documenting the research, design methodology, and AI-assisted process behind this portfolio. Human-led throughout.
Jump to launch ›Alternative Credit Markets
Private lending, CLO structures, interval funds, and portfolio risk. For demonstration and discussion; figures are illustrative.
View course ›Call Center Academy
Customer service skills built through a gamified academy. Earn points, unlock badges, and receive a personalized certificate on completion.
View course ›Want the strategy and results behind these samples?
Format follows function.
Facilitated, self-paced, blended, or video. The solution is driven by the need, not the medium.
Facilitated. Live workshops, in person or virtual.
Self-paced. Interactive eLearning that fits any schedule.
Blended. The best of live and on-demand, together.
Video-based. Scripted, produced, and edited end to end.
Across roles, sectors, and credentials.
Twenty years of measurable impact, ready to put to work for you across enterprise, healthcare, government, technology, and higher education.
The values behind the work.
Accessibility, cultural awareness, performance improvement, and continuous learning shape every project, so whatever we build together works for the people who'll actually use it.
Performance Consulting
Performance Consulting
I diagnose the real performance gap before recommending a fix, so you get the modality (simulation, VILT, eLearning, OJT) that actually closes it, not just the one I happen to prefer.
Rapid & Agile Design
Rapid & Agile Design
PMP-certified project management applied to instructional design, so you get full ownership from needs analysis through delivery: one point of accountability, start to finish.
AI-Augmented Workflows
AI-Augmented Workflows
I led generative AI training at Apple for a workforce of 154,000, and I bring that same AI-assisted workflow to your project, for faster production without substituting human judgment, critique, or craft.
Measurement & Iteration
Measurement & Iteration
Kirkpatrick-informed evaluation built into every program, so you can see the line from reaction surveys and knowledge checks to on-the-job performance and real business results.
Built on evidence, enabled by technology.
The frameworks, theories, and tools that shape how solutions are designed, developed, and evaluated.
Made for fun.
I hope you've seen my professional side by now, but that doesn't mean I don't like to be creative and have some fun too. If you have a minute, I think you'll enjoy a few prototype games I built with AI: a lighter way through everything above.
Design Blocks. A Tetris-style falling-block puzzle: clear lines to collect 25 proof points from my career.
Evidence! Catch falling proof points across 5 hiring signals before they hit the ground.
Mat-Man. Navigate the maze and collect 6 flags from the countries where I've worked.
Trusted to deliver.
Feedback from colleagues, managers, and stakeholders across enterprise, defense, healthcare, and higher education.
I worked with Matthew at Apple and was very impressed with his professionalism, attention to detail, and strong instructional design chops. He's someone you can count on and knows what it takes to get things done collaboratively on a deadline.
I worked with Matthew for 6 years at Apple. As a course developer, he was very methodical and always approached his work with diligence and care. He was always open to feedback and turned things around quickly.
Matt Grunewald has been a valuable asset to the Training Department for the Department of Defense. He headed a group of instructors in the design and implementation of a successful OJT program for Afghan helicopter mechanics at the NATO-supported Joint Aviation Facility…
I worked closely with Matthew on an instructional design project. I was new to the project and he was instrumental in getting me up to speed quickly. He really understands instructional design and the agile (SAM) ID model.