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Digital Learning
STRATEGIC CONSULTING
Guided transformation—
—in digital, business, and learning
SERVICES
The Blue Dragonfly Labs team has more than twenty-five years of experience leveraging innovative technologies and practices to impact complex issues in education, conservation and the environment, health, and more.
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We specialize in:
Digital transformation and experience
Strategic program and product oversight
Learning design
Multi-platform content
Services
Experience Guiding Clients
Through All Phases of Digital Learning Strategy and Transformation
Discovery & Needs Assessment
| Existing Digital Properties
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
Research & Analysis
| Data Intelligence
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
Strategy & Business Analysis
| Strategic Plannning
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
Learning & Resource Optimization
| Instructional Design
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
Digital Assets
| Multiplatform Content
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
Technology
| Tech Roadmap
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
Relationship Management
| Funders & Partners
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
Marketing & Communications
| Holistic Brand
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
Experience Guiding Clients
Through All Phases of Digital Learning Strategy and Transformation
Discovery & Needs Assessment
| Existing Digital Properties
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
Research & Analysis
| Data Intelligence
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
Strategy & Business Analysis
| Strategic Plannning
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
Learning & Resource Optimization
| Instructional Design
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
Digital Assets
| Multiplatform Content
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
Technology
| Tech Roadmap
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
Relationship Management
| Funders & Partners
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
Marketing & Communications
| Holistic Brand
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
Experience Guiding Clients
Through All Phases of Digital Learning Strategy and Transformation
Discovery & Needs Assessment
| Existing Digital Properties
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
Research & Analysis
| Data Intelligence
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
Strategy & Business Analysis
| Strategic Plannning
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
Learning & Resource Optimization
| Instructional Design
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
Digital Assets
| Multiplatform Content
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
Technology
| Tech Roadmap
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
Relationship Management
| Funders & Partners
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
Marketing & Communications
| Holistic Brand
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
Experience Guiding Clients
Through All Phases of Digital Learning Strategy and Transformation
Discovery & Needs Assessment
| Existing Digital Properties
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
| Current Implementations
| Documentation Review
| Goalsetting
| Opportunities
| Challenges
| Requirements
| Gap Analysis
| Asset & Need Assessment
Research & Analysis
| Data Intelligence
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
| User & Stakeholder
| Landscape & Market
| Audience & Influencers
| Competitor Insights
| Solutions Analysis
| Benchmarking
| Metrics & Monitoring
Strategy & Business Analysis
| Strategic Plannning
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
| Design Thinking
| Systems Thinking
| Roadmapping
| Action Plan
| Sustainability Plan
| Data Insights Plan
| Organizational Leadership
Learning & Resource Optimization
| Instructional Design
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
| Online & Hybrid Learning
| Experiential & Applied
| LMS Transformations
| Implementation
| Capacity Building
| Professional Development
| Leadership Coaching
| Training & Mentoring
Digital Assets
| Multiplatform Content
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
| Mutimedia Strategy
| Audience Segmentation
| Editorial Management
| Storytelling
| QA
Technology
| Tech Roadmap
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
| User Centered Design
| Emerging Tech R&D
| Tech Production
| Tech Development
| Testing
| Deployment
| Production Management
Relationship Management
| Funders & Partners
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
| Users & Community
| Learners & Educators
| Stakeholder Buy-in
| Vendor Management
| Pitches & Proposals
| Presentations
| Reports
Marketing & Communications
| Holistic Brand
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
| Digital Identity
| Promotional Channels
| Targeted Audiences
| Stakeholder Messaging
| Social Media
| SEO
| Paid Media
| Earned Media & Awards
OUR STORY & EXPERIENCE
At Blue Dragonfly Labs, we believe in the power of storytelling.
We strive to tell our own story in unique and compelling ways.
Every client experience becomes an important part of that story.
Our Brand
Guided transformation
in digital, business, and learning
in digital, business, and learning
Our Passion
We are passionate about effectively enriching authentic experiences, telling compelling stories, and deepening meaningful connections and understanding between people, the natural and cultural worlds, and the brands that steward them.
Our Identity
Dragonflies
— of water, of land, of air —
symbolize the transformation through which we guide our clients.
— of water, of land, of air —
symbolize the transformation through which we guide our clients.
National Geographic
Our founder spent a decade overseeing digital strategy and education online at National Geographic.
She led a multimillion dollar digital transformation of NG Education’s award-winning digital properties, reaching millions of people annually.
She led a multimillion dollar digital transformation of NG Education’s award-winning digital properties, reaching millions of people annually.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Our founder earned her EdM in Technology, Innovation, and Education (TIE) at Harvard. She focused on designing, implementing, and evaluating innovative learning experiences, including multimedia content, interactive applications, and immersive technologies such as multi-user virtual reality.
Inspiring Learning
BDL leverages learning theory to successfully design effective solutions, bridge understanding, and effect lasting impact. We develop resources and programs that challenge audiences to learn from and share experiences. This includes experiential learning, from citizen science to adventure travel.
Cultivating Leadership
Experienced at senior-level management, BDL is skilled at strategic direction and operational leadership. We have worked at senior levels in companies and on advisory boards and directly supported senior executives, including entrepreneurs and investors.
Creating Value
BDL designs and implements high-profile, award-winning, large-scale, multiyear, multimillion-dollar strategic programs, products, partnerships, and funding relationships, with and for major brands.
Engaging People
BDL connects and engages multidisciplinary teams, partners, and communities. We foster dynamic cultures. We build, manage, and share knowledge, insights, and ideas. We elevate brand identity, enhance the value of membership, and increase engagement for millions around the world.
Building Capacity
BDL grows budgets and teams. We develop efficient, growth-oriented processes and infrastructures. We understand the market. We make and track data-driven decisions. Our goal is to innovate and adapt.
Storytelling
We are skilled at overseeing the production of compelling multiplatform/multichannel content and high-value experiences. We position these effectively to targeted audience segments to create personalized, relevant experiences.
Developing Intuitive Systems
BDL has extensive experience overseeing the full lifecycle of planning, designing, developing and managing ecosystems of platforms and apps, including CMS and LMS, innovative tools and immersive experiences, and social media and marketing channels.
Emerging Tech & Innovation
We are passionate about the potential for emerging tech to transform life, learning and teaching, and business. Many of our projects have elements of R&D and leverge new technologies — from AR/VR to GIS to AI. We see ourselves as an innovation lab that can amplify our clients' capacity for ideation and transformation.
Sustainability
We know how critical sustainability and maintenance are to the longterm success and vitality of the projects we undertake. Whenever possible, we include a sustainability plan in our strategy and roadmap work.
Presentations
The BDL team has presented to many organizations, such as National Geographic, Google HQ, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), National Council for the Social Studies, National Science Teachers Association, National Council for Geographic Education, WNET Celebration of Teaching & Learning, Association of American Geographers.
Awards
The BDL team's work has earned numerous awards, including:
Nielsen Norman's 10 Best Intranets in the World | W3 Awards | Davey Awards | Interactive Media Awards | Social Media Leadership Award
and was nominated for The Webby Awards
Nielsen Norman's 10 Best Intranets in the World | W3 Awards | Davey Awards | Interactive Media Awards | Social Media Leadership Award
and was nominated for The Webby Awards
Our Vision
We guide transformation to make the world better. We aspire to create an element in everything we do that helps educate people about our interconnected world and inspire new global citizens, explorers, and changemakers.
Our Brand
Guided transformation
in digital, business, and learning
in digital, business, and learning
Our Passion
We are passionate about effectively enriching authentic experiences, telling compelling stories, and deepening meaningful connections and understanding between people, the natural and cultural worlds, and the brands that steward them.
Our Identity
Dragonflies
— of water, of land, of air —
symbolize the transformation through which we guide our clients.
— of water, of land, of air —
symbolize the transformation through which we guide our clients.
National Geographic
Our founder spent a decade overseeing digital strategy and education online at National Geographic.
She led a multimillion dollar digital transformation of NG Education’s award-winning digital properties, reaching millions of people annually.
She led a multimillion dollar digital transformation of NG Education’s award-winning digital properties, reaching millions of people annually.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Our founder earned her EdM in Technology, Innovation, and Education (TIE) at Harvard. She focused on designing, implementing, and evaluating innovative learning experiences, including multimedia content, interactive applications, and immersive technologies such as multi-user virtual reality.
Inspiring Learning
BDL leverages learning theory to successfully design effective solutions, bridge understanding, and effect lasting impact. We develop resources and programs that challenge audiences to learn from and share experiences. This includes experiential learning, from citizen science to adventure travel.
Cultivating Leadership
Experienced at senior-level management, BDL is skilled at strategic direction and operational leadership. We have worked at senior levels in companies and on advisory boards and directly supported senior executives, including entrepreneurs and investors.
Creating Value
BDL designs and implements high-profile, award-winning, large-scale, multiyear, multimillion-dollar strategic programs, products, partnerships, and funding relationships, with and for major brands.
Engaging People
BDL connects and engages multidisciplinary teams, partners, and communities. We foster dynamic cultures. We build, manage, and share knowledge, insights, and ideas. We elevate brand identity, enhance the value of membership, and increase engagement for millions around the world.
Building Capacity
BDL grows budgets and teams. We develop efficient, growth-oriented processes and infrastructures. We understand the market. We make and track data-driven decisions. Our goal is to innovate and adapt.
Storytelling
We are skilled at overseeing the production of compelling multiplatform/multichannel content and high-value experiences. We position these effectively to targeted audience segments to create personalized, relevant experiences.
Developing Intuitive Systems
BDL has extensive experience overseeing the full lifecycle of planning, designing, developing and managing ecosystems of platforms and apps, including CMS and LMS, innovative tools and immersive experiences, and social media and marketing channels.
Emerging Tech & Innovation
We are passionate about the potential for emerging tech to transform life, learning and teaching, and business. Many of our projects have elements of R&D and leverge new technologies — from AR/VR to GIS to AI. We see ourselves as an innovation lab that can amplify our clients' capacity for ideation and transformation.
Sustainability
We know how critical sustainability and maintenance are to the longterm success and vitality of the projects we undertake. Whenever possible, we include a sustainability plan in our strategy and roadmap work.
Presentations
The BDL team has presented to many organizations, such as National Geographic, Google HQ, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), National Council for the Social Studies, National Science Teachers Association, National Council for Geographic Education, WNET Celebration of Teaching & Learning, Association of American Geographers.
Awards
The BDL team's work has earned numerous awards, including:
Nielsen Norman's 10 Best Intranets in the World | W3 Awards | Davey Awards | Interactive Media Awards | Social Media Leadership Award
and was nominated for The Webby Awards
Nielsen Norman's 10 Best Intranets in the World | W3 Awards | Davey Awards | Interactive Media Awards | Social Media Leadership Award
and was nominated for The Webby Awards
Our Vision
We guide transformation to make the world better. We aspire to create an element in everything we do that helps educate people about our interconnected world and inspire new global citizens, explorers, and changemakers.
Experience
SAMPLE PROJECTS
Blue Dragonfly Labs has worked on a wide range of projects, each tailored to the needs of the organization. Typically, BDL acts as an expert guide, leading the client through a transformational process and coaching them to harness expertise and ideas, identify opportunities, challenges and solutions, and build the capacity to meet them.
While some of our projects are under NDAs and cannot be shared, click through our Sample Project gallery below to read more about some of our client success stories.
Projects