Wronski the Musical!
The training session that changes people isn't the one with the best content. We argue it's the one where people make and do something. The data agree: digital learning tools increase knowledge retention by up to 60% and engagement by 18% compared to traditional methods.
Why it matters: Most live training is designed to inform, not ignite. When facilitators hand participants an AI tool and say, "make something," the room transforms. Strangers become collaborators, concepts become memories, and learning becomes something people actually talk about on the drive home.
How it works in practice: Our facilitators have started using tools like Suno (AI music), Gemini (AI video), and ChatGPT (AI images) to make concepts visceral and memorable.
A team generates a song summarizing their biggest meeting dysfunction. The room laughs. They remember it.
Participants create an AI image of their "ideal team culture." Discussion explodes.
A two-minute AI video illustrates a leadership scenario better than any case study ever could.
The human connection kicker: When participants create the content — not just watch it — something shifts. Co-creation builds psychological safety, shared humor, and collective ownership of the learning.
The facilitator's new superpower isn't delivering content. It's curating moments: sparking creativity, holding space for what emerges, and letting the room surprise itself.
The bottom line: The most powerful training tool isn't AI. It's the human facilitator who knows when to have the participants let their creativity loose.
Here’s an example.
We have a class called Building Your Personal Brand.
I believe (and I hope you do too) that I try to always put relationships and people first, and that our facilitators can “save the day.”
Imagine I was in a virtual version of Building Your Personal Brand and the instructor said, “Go to a breakout room and make a song about the value you bring and create an image as well.
Step 1: Here’s the prompt I created to WRITE the song (NOTE: Notice I spelled Wronski “Ronskee” to help the machine): “Make a 60-second pop song called "Ronskee saves the day in a very people kind of way." Ronskee designs and delivers corporate training solutions. What makes Ronskee different is the focus on people and relationships.”
In 20 seconds, AI produced the lyrics.
Step 2: I copied and pasted the lyrics into Suno, asked to make a pop song, and 60 seconds later got this catchy tune (amazing).
If you aren’t humming or singing this song later, I will be surprised.
Step 3: I asked the AI to generate an album cover using this prompt and my LinkedIn profile picture; it produced the image above.
Amazing stat: The whole process took 10 minutes.
I can now come back, share what I created with the other participants, and see what they did as well. This is the new game of “Show and Tell” in the time of AI.
