Build the right learning solution
I work with your team to clarify what people need to learn and turn complex content into training they can use on the job.
Learning strategy, instructional design, and project recovery
Complex learning problems need more than another course.
I help teams figure out what people need to do, build the learning and tools to support it, and get stalled projects moving.
15+years designing learning and leading projectsFrom understanding the problem to delivering the finished work.
15Minutes per stakeholder meetingReduced from over an hour to under 15 minutes with clear project tracking.
44people led at peakLed a learning program across two departments as scope and staffing changed.
Problems Sagebrush Design solves
Start with what people need to do.
The right support might be a course, a practice activity, a job aid, a clearer process, or a revised project plan.
Recover stalled or complex work
I help your team see what is delayed, who needs to act, and which decisions are holding up the work. Then I organize reviews, assignments, and a realistic plan to move forward.
Build efficiently and check the work
I use AI and other digital tools where they help with drafts, prototypes, and revisions. I check the work against your source material and requirements before delivery.
Featured portfolio · Airline operations
Building a practical safety investigation system
The pilot showed that learners needed a more guided investigation. I changed the approach. I replaced open discovery with staged evidence and clearer facilitator guidance. I designed 11 eLearning training (ELT) modules in Rise 360, a four-hour instructor-led training (ILT) investigation case, a participant guide, facilitator support, and a job aid for airport operations leaders.
Digital learningScene-based evidence exploration
An interactive scene where learners identify evidence before drawing conclusions.
Facilitated learningThe Reframe
New evidence asks learners to reconsider their initial finding.
Performance supportJob aid
A job aid that helps leaders follow the investigation steps after training.
About Samantha Farr
I can help you figure it out and see it through.
I’m Samantha Farr, a learning architect and project leader with more than 15 years of experience turning complex requirements into practical learning and performance solutions. Through Sagebrush Design, I bring learning strategy, instructional design, hands-on development, and project recovery experience to work across aviation, government, healthcare, energy, and agriculture.
I grew up in ranching and farming, and that background shapes how I work with agriculture and rural organizations.
Agriculture & rural
Learning built for the realities of agriculture and rural work.
Learning strategy, instructional design, and project recovery grounded in a ranching and farming background. I build around the realities of agriculture: equipment, safety, seasonal demands, limited time for training, and work that happens beyond a desk.
- Farm-based education, including agritourism, farm management, and hands-on learning activities.
- A background in ranching, farming, Extension, FFA, 4-H, and community work.
Featured agriculture project
Ag Dirt Busters
Ag Dirt Busters helps kids and adults explore everyday agriculture questions. Two interactive experiences are available, with sources to check and ways to suggest future topics.
How Sagebrush Design works
Human judgment stays in control of the process.
I use AI to support drafting, prototyping, and revisions while keeping source validation, stakeholder requirements, and professional judgment central to the work.
- STEP 01
Understand the need
Start with what people need to do, who the work is for, what information is available, and how we will judge success.
- STEP 02
Plan the approach
Choose the format, organize the content and practice, and agree on what needs to be reviewed before development begins.
- STEP 03
Build, test, and validate
Develop efficiently, use AI where it adds value, check the work against source material, and test the experience before release.
- STEP 04
Prepare for use
Coordinate reviews and approvals, resolve open questions, and prepare the files and guidance your team needs to use the finished work.
Start a conversation
Complex learning challenge? Stalled project? Let’s work through it.
You don’t need a finished brief to start a conversation. Tell me what isn’t working, what people need to do, or where the project is stuck.