Matthew Grunewald
Learning that performs.
20+ years turning complex systems into learning that drives performance, across enterprise, defense, healthcare, finance, and global environments.
Two decades. Seven countries. One mission.
Learning experiences by platform.
Explore projects organized by the tools and workflows used to create them.
Key Leadership Styles
A non-linear, scenario-based course where custom variables and state changes drive immediate feedback and badge-based progress.
View course ›Accessible Learning by Design
Learners toggle between a styled layout and an accessibility-optimized version to feel how contrast, motion, and navigation shape usability.
View course ›PMP: Communication Channels
PMBOK® formulas become a discovery-based interaction with avatars and conditional logic. Walkthrough produced in Vyond, embedded in Storyline.
Watch walkthrough ›Interactive Resume
A walkthrough rather than a document: a short video intro, design experience, and industry background, explored in any order.
Check it out ›Mindfulness Basics
Core principles in a calm, paced structure, with guided meditation videos personally scripted, recorded, and edited end to end.
Check it out ›Building Clarity & Trust at Work
Progressive modules that move from self-awareness to real-world application, designed to support reflection and everyday practice.
Check it out ›Foundations of Mindfulness
Historical origins, physiological benefits, and the Four Attitudes, with AI-generated visuals acting as a narrative guide throughout.
View course ›CMS: QIS Training
In-person ILT converted into a modular, non-linear onboarding experience for state surveyors, built with SME collaboration.
View course ›A Deeper Look
An interactive field guide documenting the research, design methodology, and AI-assisted process behind this portfolio. Human-led throughout.
Jump to launch ›Alternative Credit Markets
Private lending, CLO structures, interval funds, and portfolio risk. For demonstration and discussion; figures are illustrative.
View course ›Call Center Academy
Customer service skills built through a gamified academy. Earn points, unlock badges, and receive a personalized certificate on completion.
View course ›Format follows function.
Facilitated, self-paced, blended, or video. The solution is driven by the need, not the medium.
Facilitated. Live workshops, in person or virtual.
Self-paced. Interactive eLearning that fits any schedule.
Blended. The best of live and on-demand, together.
Video-based. Scripted, produced, and edited end to end.
Across roles, sectors, and credentials.
Twenty years of measurable impact across enterprise, healthcare, government, technology, and higher education.
The values behind the work.
Accessibility, cultural awareness, performance improvement, and continuous learning shape every project I take on.
Performance Consulting
Performance Consulting
Root-cause analysis before any solution is chosen. Modality recommendations (simulation, VILT, eLearning, OJT) are grounded in the performance gap, not tool preference.
Rapid & Agile Design
Rapid & Agile Design
PMP-certified project management applied to instructional design, with full ownership from needs analysis and storyboards through development, review, and delivery.
AI-Augmented Workflows
AI-Augmented Workflows
Led generative AI training at Apple for a workforce of 154,000. Applies AI-assisted workflows to accelerate production without substituting human judgment, critique, or craft.
Measurement & Iteration
Measurement & Iteration
Kirkpatrick-informed evaluation built into every program: reaction surveys, knowledge checks, and on-the-job performance data that connect training back to business results.
Built on evidence, enabled by technology.
The frameworks, theories, and tools that shape how solutions are designed, developed, and evaluated.
Beyond the deliverables.
Interactive examples that reveal the thinking, systems, and experimentation behind the work.
Show, don't tell. An interactive field guide documenting the research, design methodology, and AI-assisted process behind this portfolio.
Launch demo ›Play Mat Man. An arcade game, started with AI and refined by hand in the code.
Play now ›Start with the problem.
The best solutions come from understanding the performance challenge first. Let's talk about what you're trying to achieve.
Get in touchTrusted to deliver.
Feedback from colleagues, managers, and stakeholders across enterprise, defense, healthcare, and higher education.
I worked with Matthew at Apple and was very impressed with his professionalism, attention to detail, and strong instructional design chops. He's someone you can count on and knows what it takes to get things done collaboratively on a deadline.
I worked with Matthew for 6 years at Apple. As a course developer, he was very methodical and always approached his work with diligence and care. He was always open to feedback and turned things around quickly.
Matt Grunewald has been a valuable asset to the Training Department for the Department of Defense. He headed a group of instructors in the design and implementation of a successful OJT program for Afghan helicopter mechanics at the NATO-supported Joint Aviation Facility…
I worked closely with Matthew on an instructional design project. I was new to the project and he was instrumental in getting me up to speed quickly. He really understands instructional design and the agile (SAM) ID model.