Cynuria Consulting

10/19/2026

Do you keep hearing this question among your colleagues? Will AI replace instructional designers? The answer is no. In fact, your role is more important than ever!

If you are an Instructional Designer, your superpowers have been hiding in plain sight.

The exact skills that make you great at building training are exactly what organizations need to guide and evaluate AI in the context of learning and development.

We just used to call them the boring parts of instructional design. It is time to put on the cape. 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

Join the legendary Dr. Karl Kapp and Nuralia's Lesley Scott for a fast-paced, hands-on lunch-and-learn.

Instead of just talking about the future of our industry, we are going to build it live.

We will give you a firsthand look at how to translate your foundational ID skills into AI mastery using expert AI tools as your sidekick.

Bring your sandwich. Save the world, L&D style.

Capes optional.

Secure your spot right here: https://luma.com/w6pkpjxz

See you there! 🚀

09/30/2026

🚀 Big news for Cynuria®! 🚀

We are so pleased to have been selected to support DOT on a 5 year BPA to offer leadership development services to executives across the department.

Through this program, our team will provide confidential, one-on-one executive coaching to members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and other key leaders across all 11 Operating Administrations. Our goal is to help these incredible public servants enhance their strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making to advance the Department's critical mission.

We are so proud of our project management and coaching team for the great work they have been doing over the years to elevate leaders and give us the experience to pursue this important work at a Departmental level. We are also grateful to everyone who was involved in the proposal effort and helped us present our offering so masterfully.

We are honored by this trust and ready to get to work!

09/28/2026

09/14/2026

Lately, it feels like the L&D community is being told that years of instructional design expertise can be replaced by a single click. For those living and breathing this work, that noise can feel heavy.

Automated content factories cannot engineer real skill mastery. The future of workplace learning succeeds only if learning professionals are there to guide it. That's where our heart is.

Nuralia was not built by tech outsiders trying to make a quick entry into AI for L&D.

Built directly by the practitioners behind Cynuria Consulting, it was created by instructional designers who know the daily grind, the pain points, and the deep care required to create meaningful learning experiences.

Nuralia serves as an expert companion, respecting adult learning science and removing the tedious manual grind so designers can focus on the strategic, human-centered work they love.

🚀 The team is heading to Austin for TechLearn!

This is Nuralia’s very first industry conference, and it is such a special milestone for the entire company.

Houri Tam will be in Austin all week and would love to connect, hear how you are navigating these industry shifts, and share what has been built for this community.

If you are going to be at TechLearn this week, let us know in the comments or send a DM so we can say hello! ✨

09/08/2026

AI can generate content. But can it actually change behavior?

This Thursday, we’re digging into one of the biggest questions facing learning leaders right now: what happens when AI makes it easier to create more content, but not necessarily better learning?

Join Houri Tamizifar and Augusto Cangahuala for “The AI Illusion: Stop Taking Up Space with Generic Content and Start Driving Performance.”

We’ll explore why instructional judgment still matters, where generic AI tools fall short, and what it takes to turn expertise into learning that drives real performance.

📅 Thursday, September 10
🕐 1:00–2:00 PM EDT
💻 Live webinar

Save your spot: https://buff.ly/fgVjwzz

Just because an AI-generated course looks good doesn't mean it works. To actually change human behavior, instructional judgment is non-negotiable. In this…

05/04/2026

Building the future of learning requires more than just technology. It requires fresh perspectives and a passion for the intersection of human-centered design and innovation.

We are expanding our team and looking for individuals ready to help us build smarter systems through empathy and insight. We have several remote opportunities available to help us strengthen community and professional capabilities nationwide.

Current open roles:
- Proposal manager
- Training & technical assistance specialist
- Content marketing & copywriting intern
- Instructional design & product QA intern

If you are ready to join a team that prioritizes growth and purposeful design, we want to hear from you. Check out our open roles and join the journey below.

https://buff.ly/GNle4cP

Know someone who would be a great fit for our team? Tag them in the comments or share this post with your network.

05/04/2026

Everyone is using AI to take shortcuts.
At Nuralia, we are using it to engineer human performance.

From May 7-9, Houri and Augusto are going live at the free in Washington, DC. We invite you to come see exactly what Augmented Intelligence looks like in practice.

The most important session on our calendar is 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝗕. We are partnering with District Bridges for a completely interactive live demo.

Here is the catch: 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘈𝘐-𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰.

We want you to challenge us. Bring your toughest business roadblocks, compliance gaps, or operational hurdles. We will build a custom, AI-powered solution right there in front of you. On the spot.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Friday, May 8 at 2:30 PM in Room 150B

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿: Find us all weekend at Booth 830

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁: Registration is completely free

Come meet the team and put our engine to the test.

Let us build something, together.

(Link to the free registration in the comments)

04/09/2026

Want to help build an AI-powered startup from the ground up?

Our sister company is looking for a Community & Beta Ops Intern! 🚀

If you’re a digital native who loves:
✅ Experimenting with AI
✅ Creating quick videos/tutorials
✅ Helping users solve problems
✅ Organizing the "chaos" of a startup launch..then we want to meet you!

📍 100% Remote
⏰ Part-time (Up to 30hrs/wk)
🔗 Apply here - https://buff.ly/kh8xUHe