Client: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)
Goal: Animated training video explaining Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
Use case: Embedded in the department’s internal Learning Management System (LMS) to train employees and medical service providers
Deliverables: LMS-ready video focused on clear learning objectives, with captions for accessibility
Some LMS topics are just tough to teach—especially legal-medical processes, compliance rules, or technical workflows. Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) is a great example. Animation can turn complex content into clear, memorable learning by using storytelling, metaphor, and visuals instead of dense slides.
This project was also one of the final videos in a series of 40+ animated Workers’ Comp training videos produced for CDLE.
Make complicated concepts easier to understand and easier to retain—while creating reusable training assets instructors and training teams can deploy across modules, departments, and formats.
I worked directly with the department’s subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop the scripts and storyboards before moving into animation. The overall intent was to replace “bullet-point overload” with visual explanation:
Simplify complexity using characters, metaphor, and visual storytelling instead of jargon-heavy text.
Increase flexibility by delivering the content as a stand-alone explainer or embedding it into an LMS, live training, or webinars.
Boost memory and engagement by pairing clear visuals with narrative momentum.
Save instructor time with a repeatable learning asset that stays consistent every time it’s used.
Example: The animated explainer Mission MMI Possible reframes the MMI process as a spy mission and walks learners through five key components in a way that feels approachable—without reading off a dry slide deck.
Is it a bit corny? Yes. Is it more fun and memorable than endless presentation slides? Absolutely.
Animated LMS videos help learners understand faster, remember longer, and stay engaged—while giving training teams a scalable asset they can reuse and repurpose.
If you’re building training around a complex process, let’s turn it into a clear, visual story your learners can actually follow.
Here’s a sample video that is representative of animation series for Workers’ Compensation training.
Animation tends to shine when training includes:
Multi-step processes (like MMI)
Decision trees / “if-this-then-that” logic
Compliance topics that learners tune out
Abstract or technical concepts that benefit from visuals