Designing for Performance

Designing for Performance presents a performance-focused approach to learning and development in healthcare environments. Addressing persistent gaps between training participation and real-world impact, the book offers a structured framework grounded in learning science, adult learning principles, and workforce development practice.

Drawing on experience across healthcare systems, health professions education, and corporate learning and development, the book examines how microlearning, retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and cognitive load management can be applied to modern clinical and leadership contexts. It also explores the role of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, as design supports for scalable and effective workforce education.

Key topics include:

• The Four Pillars of Performance-Focused Learning framework for designing training that drives measurable outcomes
• Applying Kirkpatrick evaluation principles to connect learning investments to organizational results
• Designing microlearning experiences that fit clinical workflows and busy schedules
• Leveraging AI tools to scale instructional design without sacrificing quality
• Building leadership development programs that translate to real-world capability
• Creating sustainable learning systems that support long-term workforce readiness

Written for:

Healthcare educators, instructional designers, training managers, chief learning officers, and learning and development leaders seeking evidence-informed strategies for building learning systems that support workforce readiness, leadership capability, and sustained performance.

About the Author:

Dorothy M. Bouldrick, DHA, MBA, is a Certified Kirkpatrick Performance Designer with over 25 years of experience in healthcare education and workforce development. She brings expertise from clinical learning environments, academic medical education, and corporate L&D to provide practical, research-backed guidance for modern training challenges.