In this guide:

Step 1 of 4: Brief Creation

It all starts by telling Epiphany what you want. You have two options:

Design a training from scratch: share what you want to design, who it's for, and why — and build it together with Epiphany.

Adapt an existing training: upload materials from an existing training — for example, a PDF of an e-learning or a slide deck from an in-person session — and tell Epiphany what you want to do differently. It will study your materials and produce a fresh design based on your instructions. This works best when you're changing format, audience, or scope rather than making targeted edits to specific sections.

Either way, Epiphany will guide you through the process. To get started, click Create Course.

⚡Tips to Optimise Brief Creation

Attach source documents

You can upload one or more documents to give Epiphany material to work with:

• Source content (e.g. a code of conduct)
• An existing training design (e.g. a PDF of an e-learning or a slide deck from an in-person session)
• Analysis materials (e.g. a SME interview transcript)

Where relevant, include a mix of documents that show processes, such as procedural checklists, and documents with concrete examples and real stories, such as case studies. This gives Epiphany both procedural and narrative material to work with.

Be specific about the What, Who, and Why

Epiphany will ask you about the training topic, the intended audience, and the problem it needs to solve. The more specific you are, the better the output.

• Who: go beyond job titles — describe motivations, values, and attitudes. E.g. "New managers who value autonomy and are skeptical of corporate processes."
• What: if you have something specific in mind, say so directly. E.g. "Adapt this training from in-person to online async. Keep the learning objectives as they are."
• Why: frame the purpose as a real-world problem. E.g. "To solve the problem of inaccurate sales forecasting, which is impacting quarterly revenue" rather than "To learn a new software."

Not sure yet? Skip ahead and refine later