L&D Consultant | Speaker | Host of Instructional Design Tips

Explorations in Workplace Learning & Performance

Hello! I help learning teams deliver and demonstrate real-world impact. As the founder of Evolve L&D, I specialise in making learning strategies more effective, efficient, and aligned with business goals, without unnecessary complexity.

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Who Is This Guy?

With over 12 years of experience in L&D, Tom has worked across industries to upskill learning professionals in needs analysis, instructional design, digital learning, and data-informed decision-making. He believes that L&D exists to drive essential change, and he champions bold, practical solutions that deliver measurable value.

A frequent speaker at industry events such as Learning Technologies, ATD ICE, and World of Learning, Tom is known for his engaging, no-nonsense approach to modern L&D challenges. He also hosts the Instructional Design Tips YouTube channel, featuring the iDeas Podcast and IDTX conferences, where he shares actionable insights for learning professionals.

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How Can I help?

Open Industry Research

Practicaly focussed industry research, freely available for all.

Online Courses

A range of free and paid online courses for L&D professionals and content creators.

Speaking

Looking for a high impact, practically focussed speaker for your next event? I'd love to get involved!

Instructional Design Tips

YouTube

The iDeas Podcast

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Where Can You Hear from Tom?

Industry Publications

learning magazine October 2023

How to Get the Most Out of Your SME Relationship

Learning Magazine February 2024

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what My clients have to say

“Tom has been a pleasure to work with. We have had his help on several projects, ranging from refreshing existing content to devising new courses, and have benefited from his learning design experience. He picked up on our requirements and style of writing quickly, worked efficiently and was friendly and easy to talk to!”

Nicola BeachLearning Designer, Nimble Elearning

“Tom is brilliant at creating engaging, fun and extremely effective elearning courses. Tom has a huge range of talents, including video and sound editing, along with fantastic voice acting skills, which directly impact the effectiveness and success of the modules he creates.”

Chris MilesInstructional Designer, Rise and Design Ltd

"Tom and I had an initial conversation and he immediately understood exactly what I wanted. He was clear and transparent about the work involved and the pricing(...) Tom was an absolute pleasure to work with and made the whole process so easy. I cannot recommend him highly enough and I will definitely be working with him again.”

Bev ThorogoodDirector, Floresco Training

"The communication is always amazing, as they're always flexible to use what you prefer. Whether that's a phone call, Slack or Zoom. Tom is also a key figure in the learning community and I had watched lots of his content before reaching to him and working on our first project together.”