If I have to solve one more Onboarding interactive quiz… I’m going to lose it!
That’s the comment that was made near me when someone in a large organisation I was working at was working through their onboarding intranet pages.
A week later I got to sit down to do the same induction. It was a dull, clunky Learning Management System (LMS). Sometimes pages of wall-to-wall text, sometimes “interactive” drag-and-drop puzzles designed to help us remember… but in reality? It felt like a poor children’s game.
The “Forced Fun” Trap
We need to talk about the state of modern Induction.
In an attempt to move away from boring PDFs, many organisations swung too far the other way. We ended up with gamified intranet pages that treat grown adults like primary school students.
The result? The “Zombie Click.”
Your new hire isn’t absorbing your company values or safety procedures. They are just clicking “Next,” dragging the puzzle piece, and guessing “Answer B” to make the window disappear.
If you want your Onboarding to actually stick—without driving your new hires crazy—we have to stop asking them to play games and start asking them to sit back and watch. Something most people do daily.
Why animation is the respectful alternative
I’ve spent years making motion graphics, across organisations like BP and Roche, and I’ve found that animation works because it respects the viewer’s intelligence.
Here is why it wins
1. It’s efficient (No Jigsaws required) Animation creates a “Visual Shortcut.” I can explain a complex cybersecurity firewall or a chemical process in 30 seconds of clear motion graphics. No clicking, no dragging, just learning.
2. No awkward acting Trying to film a live-action video about “Office Harassment” or “Data Security” usually ends up feeling like a bad soap opera. Animation removes the cringe. It lets us tackle serious subjects nicely, clearly, and without the bad acting.
3. I can fix it in pyjamas (sort of) If a regulation changes, you don’t need to re-hire a film crew. I just open the project file, animate the new content and text, hit render, and you’re compliant again.
The “No-Faff” Approach
A lot of L&D Directors think high-end animation requires a Hollywood budget and an agency team of 20. It doesn’t. You don’t need account managers and fancy coffee (even though I love fancy coffee). You just need a senior specialist who gets it.
I work directly with you to build training assets that treat your staff like professionals, not puzzle-solvers.