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We're exploring the next evolution of capability building with AI Role-Play Simulations. Working with Centrical, we're developing new ways for learners to move beyond simply learning about AI — giving them realistic opportunities to practise, demonstrate and receive immediate feedback on their skills. Here's an early look at what we're building and why we're excited about its potential.
4/15/20261 min read
At Paragon, we’re working with Centrical on the next evolution of our Catalyst capability-building approach: AI Role-Play Simulations.
And we're starting with one of the biggest capability challenges facing organisations right now: AI skills.
Traditional learning can teach someone about AI. A role-play can put them in a realistic situation and ask them to prove they can actually use what they've learned.
Imagine completing an AI learning campaign and then entering a simulation where an AI persona challenges your thinking, asks follow-up questions and responds dynamically to your decisions.
There's no multiple-choice answer to select.
You have to think, respond and demonstrate the skill.
Once the simulation is complete, AI can evaluate the interaction against defined criteria, provide a score, identify strengths and development areas, and give the learner immediate feedback. Managers can then see where capability is developing — and where further coaching may be needed.
For us, this opens up some exciting possibilities.
We're currently developing simulations that will sit inside our AI capability programmes, giving learners a safe environment to practise skills before applying them in the real world.
And importantly: we're still building.
We're experimenting with scenarios, evaluation criteria and how role-play can fit into the wider Catalyst experience. The objective isn't to add AI because it's fashionable. It's to solve one of corporate learning's oldest problems:
How do you move from "I completed the training" to "I can actually do this"?
We think AI Role-Play Simulations could become an important part of that answer.
More soon.