Francis David
Learning Design Architect
Entrepreneurial Trade-Offs — Immersive Practice Storyboard
Project Overview
Designing a scenario-based immersive practice storyboard to help learners evaluate and manage trade-offs in early-stage business decision-making.
The storyboard supports applied learning within an entrepreneurship course by placing learners in realistic situations where decisions involve competing priorities rather than clear right or wrong answers.
Designing the Immersive Practice
The immersive practice is structured as two scenarios, each unfolding across three sequential decision levels. Learners progress through the scenarios by evaluating contextual information, making choices, and receiving feedback tied to the trade-offs involved.
The storyboard defines instructional flow, interaction structure, feedback logic, and scoring mechanisms to guide development and ensure a consistent learner experience.
Client Context
The client needs an immersive practice activity that helps learners develop an entrepreneurial mindset early in the course. Learners must practice making decisions based on incomplete, mixed, and sometimes conflicting information.
There is a need for scenarios that reflect accessible, small-scale business contexts and emphasise critical thinking, judgment, and reflection rather than optimal or idealised solutions.
What this storyboard is (and isn’t)
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It is a scenario-based immersive practice storyboard, not a content lesson.
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It focuses on decision-making, feedback, and reflection.
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It embeds trade-offs directly into learner choices and consequences.
- It is not a simulation engine or a graded assessment.
Design Approach
The storyboard follows a decision–feedback–progression model. Each scenario presents contextual inputs drawn from qualitative, quantitative, observed, and inferred information sources, mirroring real entrepreneurial environments.
Feedback is intentionally nuanced. Even strong decisions involve trade-offs, reinforcing the idea that entrepreneurial judgment requires balancing priorities rather than selecting perfect answers.
Key Components
- Two immersive scenarios with three decision levels each
- Scenario contexts grounded in retail and food businesses
- Mixed information inputs to support critical evaluation
- Multiple-choice decision points with graded feedback
- Scoring and progress indicators to visualise business impact
- Summary screens reinforcing mindset-level learning
Role & Contribution
I designed the immersive practice structure, scenario narratives, decision logic, feedback language, and scoring approach.
This included adapting blueprint examples to smaller, relatable business contexts, aligning decisions with early-unit learning, and ensuring feedback reinforced entrepreneurial thinking rather than correctness alone.
Outcome
The storyboard provides a clear blueprint for developing an immersive practice activity that strengthens decision-making and trade-off evaluation skills.
It supports learner engagement, reinforces entrepreneurial mindsets, and enables consistent implementation during development.
Reflection
This work highlights the importance of designing practice experiences where ambiguity is intentional. By embedding trade-offs into every decision, the immersive practice encourages learners to think critically, reflect on consequences, and build confidence in navigating uncertainty.
Description
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Scenario-based immersive practice storyboard focused on entrepreneurial decision-making and trade-off evaluation.