Design inclusive, learner-centered learning experiences for today's organizations.

Learning Experience Design (LXD) by William Rothwell, Mihee Park, Renee Ford and Heidi Watson-Held is an outcome-focused textbook for graduate students studying learning and development, learning experience design and talent management within Human Resource Management degrees. Aligned with postgraduate module outcomes, it introduces the frameworks, tools and mindsets required to design learning that is inclusive, engaging and responsive to organizational needs.

Moving beyond traditional instructional systems design, this textbook presents learning experience design (LXD) as an experience-driven, learner-centered approach to workplace learning. It encourages students to think critically about how learning is designed and experienced, drawing on insights from cognitive psychology, user experience design and data-informed practice.

This textbook includes:
- The core principles and foundations of Learning Experience Design
- The Empowered Learning Cycle (ELC) model - Discover, Engage, Create, Deliver, Reflect and Grow - integrating psychology, UX and data
- Real-world examples from multinational corporations, technology startups and the healthcare sector
- Practical tools for designing inclusive, flexible and personalized learning experiences
- Additional interactive online resources to support learning

Whether studying learning and development or preparing for a career in HRM and talent development, this textbook equips students with the capability to design learning experiences that deliver meaningful impact.