San Perroud (read peh-huh, /pɛ.ʁu/) is a Brisbane-based learning experience designer with a Grad Cert in Educational Leadership, since 2016 in L&D, following 20 years in digital design. He specialises in storytelling, gamification, branched scenarios, and AI-powered learning tools, and his work won the Bett Asia 2025 Award for Best Use of Technology in Higher Education.
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"I'm San (short for Alessandro, easier for most people here in Australia to say). I'm a learning experience designer with a passion for behavioural science, neuroscience and the way our mind works, technology and art. Especially when cleverly combined.
I specialise in creating engaging and effective learning experiences through gamification, storytelling, and branched scenarios. With a passion for staying abreast of the latest trends and technologies in the edtech and L&D industry, I have developed learning solutions for a range of industries, including mining, retail and government.
Bett Asia Awards 2025 – Best Use of Technology in Higher Education.
Work that matters
I work with, lead, support and serve PEOPLE - not projects. It pays to learn how to listen to and communicate well with them. Helping others aligns closely with my values.
(Regarding the characters I developed for the City Resilience learning program) "That is beyond clever! How AMAZING! (...) It has me hooked as a learner just looking at them."
(Vehicle Responsibility training) I just wanted to thank you so much for such a great end product. Now that it’s been a while since I’ve seen the content, I’ve been able to see it with fresh eyes. It’s a great course and you did such an amazing job in bringing this to the user in a fun and informative way.
You were a delight to work with and handled my constant changes so graciously!
Thank you!
DMT and I would like to thank you for your innovative work on Council's first Leadership Academy game.
Council is always looking for new ideas and innovative solutions to keep our people interested, learning, motivated and engaged. (...) DMT discussed your contribution and we consider your performance to be exceptional. As a division, Organisational Services focuses on value for money, innovation, and continuous improvement. Your gamification solution certainly delivers on these priorities.
Congratulations for a job well done. You certainly made a difference and made it count. Thank you.
I help organisations close capability gaps that training alone can't fix.
Most performance problems in organisations are not knowledge problems. People often know what to do and still don’t do it, because something in the system stops them: unclear expectations, missing tools or data, feedback that arrives too late to matter, incentives that reward the wrong behaviour, or a process that makes the right behaviour slower than the wrong one.
Training is the default response because it’s visible – easy to budget and make someone look like they’re acting. Yet, can learning play a key role as a solution to the problem? Many times, the answer is yes, but not always. I can help you figure it out within your context.
Some key responsibilities:
- Training Need Analysis (TNA) → when learning is an option, design learning that meets the needs;
- Design, development and deployment of learning solutions;
- Support for leaders, learners, subject-matter experts (SME) and learning partners;
- Explore on-the-job, mandatory, and discretionary learning to avoid over-reliance on e-learning programs.
- Collaborating with external suppliers to develop innovative and accessible training programs.
I specialise in creating engaging and effective learning experiences through gamification, storytelling, and branched scenarios. With a passion for staying abreast of the latest trends and technologies in the edtech and L&D industry, I have developed learning solutions for a range of industries, including mining, retail and government.
Benefit to Learners
It’s training that empower individuals to be at their best while aligning behaviour with the organisation’s vision.
Benefit to Organisations
The focus is on capability and workforce enablement. I help organisations diagnose capability gaps and close them.
