Onlearn Leadership Studio
Leadership develops where it happens
Onlearn is the digital leadership studio of the IAP Institute of Applied Psychology. Leaders, project managers and specialists work on real challenges from their daily work, reflect on them with an AI specialised in leadership and put new options for action into practice directly on the job.
- Leadership AI based on curated IAP expertise
- Micro learning units for specific leadership situations
- Individual learning paths for roles and development goals
- German, English, French / Hosting in the EU / ISO 27001
Psychologically grounded. Individually supported. Sustainably transferred.
From knowledge to action
Today there is no shortage of knowledge, neither in continuing education programmes, generative applications nor online course catalogues. The real challenge arises later: when change has to be implemented, conflicting goals resolved, teams guided through uncertainty, difficult conversations held or conflicts worked through. Between the learning impulse and actual application stand time pressure, complexity, and the specific context of each situation.
Onlearn closes this gap. Leaders work on a real challenge, receive targeted support, and develop concrete options for their own practice. Every learning unit ends with a step into daily work. Knowledge becomes application, and application builds leadership competence.
This also resolves what leadership development most often fails on: the lack of time. Those who bring in a real challenge are working on something that has to be dealt with anyway and already bring the motivation to do so.
«The leaders we work with usually know exactly what the issue is. What is missing is the moment to address it.»
Felix Schmid
Head of Digital Learning at IAP
How Onlearn works
Onlearn is a digital sparring partner for leaders. We combine Leadership AI, micro learning units and systematic practice transfer into one integrated learning process.
Working on current challenges
Leaders bring in a real situation. Onlearn AI analyses the challenge, asks reflective questions, shows options for addressing the challenge, and recommends suitable learning content.
Compact micro learning units
Short, evidence-based learning units on concrete leadership challenges. They include reflection exercises, simulations, transfer tasks, handouts and practical tips. The focus is not on theory, but on application in one’s own working day.
Individual learning paths
Leaders can have individual learning paths created based on their role, interests and development goals, including in advance for a role that is still ahead. Companies can also receive tailored paths for new leaders, project managers, high potentials or transformation initiatives.
Why Onlearn?
Many organisations already use learning platforms and generative AI tools. Onlearn replaces neither. It adds value precisely where both reach their limits.
Someone facing a difficult leadership situation rarely looks for a course. The real question is: «How do I handle this situation?»
Onlearn therefore does not start with a course catalogue, but with a challenge. The leader brings in a concrete question. Based on this, relevant learning content, reflection prompts and concrete next steps get formed and recommended.
Onlearn AI delivers orientation. It is based on curated IAP expert knowledge and a psychologically grounded position on leadership, communication, self-leadership, change and collaboration. Every dialogue leads on into validated micro learning units and specific transfer tasks.
The micro learning units, reflection exercises and practical tasks are designed so that what is learned can be applied immediately at work. The emphasis is not on building knowledge, but on developing lasting capability to act.
Onlearn covers the core competency areas of modern leadership. Twelve fields, and the situations with which leaders come into the studio.
- Problem-solving and decision-making
«I have to decide, and the information remains incomplete.» - Setting goals and following through
«I delegate, and in the end I do it myself.» - Leading teams to high performance
«Great people, but we don’t function as a team.» - Leading change successfully
«My team has already been through too many changes and is no longer on board.» - Coaching and development
«My feedback doesn’t land; all I get is resistance.» - Self-leadership and resilience
«I can no longer get out of reactive mode.» - Communication and influence
«I have no formal authority and still need commitment.» - Conflict management and difficult conversations
«I have been putting this conversation off for weeks.» - Talent acquisition and talent development
«I can tell someone has already left internally.» - Leading with intention and impact
«Everyone nods in the meeting, and afterwards nothing happens.» - Facilitation and moderation
«I am supposed to lead a workshop in which two camps collide.» - Shaping the future of work
«My team works distributed, and I am losing contact.»
Scientifically grounded. Developed in practice.
Since 1923 the IAP has connected research, continuing education and consulting. The content in the studio grows out of work with more than 3,000 continuing education participants each year, parallel consulting projects with organisations, and current research. What proves itself in practice flows into the learning content.
For organisations that already work with the IAP, Onlearn is not an additional offering, but the continuation into daily practice. The same specialists, the same approach – only a different format.
How Onlearn works in organisations
At every transition, someone has to communicate change, translate intent into priorities, reassign tasks, absorb resistance and work through conflict. Where these leadership competencies are missing, many transformations fail not on strategy, but on execution.
Onlearn helps organisations build leadership competence broadly and sustainably, across roles and hierarchical levels. As a result, decisions reach teams faster, more consistently, and with less friction.
Benefits for HR and Learning & Development
- Usage and topic reports as a diagnosis of actual need
- No additional time budget required, because working on the real situation is the learning time
- Reach beyond the formal leadership line
- Individual learning paths for target groups and roles
- Connects to existing leadership programmes
- Can be combined with workshops and coaching
- Optional learning culture analysis before and after rollout
Pricing
Annual subscription from CHF 450 (excl. VAT) per user per year. Volume conditions apply from 40 users.
Included in the subscription:
- Access to the entire Leadership Studio
- Onlearn AI based on curated IAP expertise
- Admin area with usage and topic reports
- Continuous further development
- Available in German, English and French
- Data-protection-compliant and certified platform
Additional services such as learning culture analyses, workshops, coaching or learning design can be added as required.
Proof of Value pilot
Validate together before you commit. The key question: Does Onlearn help leaders deal with real challenges more effectively? That is exactly what we examine together in a six-week pilot.
Included:
- Up to 20 user accounts
- Focus on a defined target group
- Joint selection of relevant content
- Final review and reporting
Cost: CHF 1,500 (excl. VAT)
We show you Onlearn with a situation of your own
We walk through the Onlearn Leadership Studio using a real challenge from your own context. No preparation is required. A situation that you or your organisation are currently dealing with is enough.
Book a demoOr contact us directly by email.