2. Learning & Development

ADDIE (with SAM as the fast loop)

The design spine

Use when

Structuring any build; explaining timelines to sponsors

ADDIE (with SAM as the fast loop), shown as a sequence of 5 parts: Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate.
  1. 1

    Analyze

    Audience, gap, behaviours, constraints, baseline

  2. 2

    Design

    Objectives, measures, blend, assessment; the brief

  3. 3

    Develop

    Build, SME check, AI-assist drafts with human review

  4. 4

    Implement

    Pilot then waves; managers enabled first

  5. 5

    Evaluate

    L3 at 30-90 days; kill, fix, or scale

How to use it

ADDIE is the checklist, not the calendar: run it iteratively (that is all SAM, the Successive Approximation Model, really adds: build small, test with real learners, loop). Watch-out: analysis paralysis at stage one and evaluation amnesia at stage five are the two classic failures; timebox the first, contract the second.

Card details

Model type
Sequence
Origin status
Established
Content last reviewed
28 July 2026

Origin

Established

ADDIE, instructional design practice originating with Florida State University for the US military, 1975; SAM, Michael Allen.

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Neighbouring models

NextCapability academies

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