About me
I help training companies and L&D teams transform good training into unforgettable experiences. Whether you're looking to spark deeper reflection, foster collaboration, or drive behavior change, I work with you to design serious games and experiential activities that fit your goals and your participants.
Each solution is built for face-to-face delivery — and fully supported with clear facilitator guides, participant materials, and optional digital tools.
Who You'll Work With
Joe Lodge: Designer of Serious Games and Experiential Learning Activities
Joe is a learning designer, facilitator, and creative problem-solver with a passion for bringing training to life through serious games and experiential learning. With a background in leadership development and game design, and a track record of creating impactful learning experiences, Joe specialises in crafting bespoke activities that engage participants, challenge thinking, and support lasting mindset shifts.
As a co-founder and Director of Innovation and Design at Gemstone Training, Joe helps leading accounting, banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, and technology companies empower their people through servant leadership, effective communication, constructive collaboration and emotional intelligence.
Through Training Games, Joe offers consulting and custom game design for training companies and L&D teams who want activities that are memorable, meaningful, and ready to deliver at scale.
Joe's approach combines thoughtful design with practical delivery, creating powerful learning experiences that facilitators can run again and again with ease.
What I Offer
Game & Activity Design Consulting
I review your existing programs or objectives to identify high-impact opportunities for gamification and experiential learning.
Bespoke Serious Game Creation
Custom-designed serious games and activities for mindset shifts — aligned to your learning outcomes, your audience, and your context.
Ready-to-Run Delivery Kits
Everything you need to deliver successfully again and again: facilitator guides, participant materials, and optional app-based tools for voting, collaboration, or scoring.
Optional Digital Tools
Simple, effective apps for participant engagement, facilitator control, or live feedback — when digital can enhance the experience, without getting in the way.
Who This Is For
Training Companies
Who want to differentiate their offer with memorable, high-quality experiential activities.
L&D Teams
Who want to refresh their internal programs and make learning stick.
Facilitators
Who want to bring energy, interaction, and insight to their sessions.
Ready to Elevate Your Training?
Let's discuss how custom game design can make your next training session unforgettable. Schedule a call today.
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