Author & Learning Strategist

Books that reframe how organizations learn

Four books exploring AI, instructional design, role intelligence, and the future of organizational capability — written for the practitioners building it.

Charles Hinds, M.Ed. Digital Learning Strategist & Instructional Designer
Charles Hinds

The Collection

Four books. One through line.

From AI-powered design to real-time role support to organizational capability — each book builds on the last.

Book 01

The New Learning Stack

Using AI to Transform Instructional Design and Digital Learning

A practical guide that repositions the instructional designer as a strategic AI collaborator. Introduces the Role Intelligence Layer — an AI-powered system that connects training, organizational knowledge, and real work so employees get trusted, role-specific support when they need it most.

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Book 02

Role IQ

AI-Powered Role Intelligence for the Modern Enterprise

Role IQ is a role-based AI support agent embedded directly inside Microsoft Teams. Associates ask questions in natural language and receive immediate, source-cited answers grounded in approved internal content — reducing information-search time by 60–75% and cutting routine HR and support escalations.

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Book 03

Role Intelligence at Work

Deploying AI Support Systems Across the Organization

Takes the Role Intelligence concept into enterprise practice — showing leaders and designers how to build, deploy, and govern AI-powered support systems at scale. A strategic framework for organizations ready to move from AI experimentation to AI infrastructure embedded in daily work.

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Book 04

From Courses to Capability

Rethinking Organizational Learning for the AI Era

A strategic blueprint for moving beyond the course as the default unit of learning. Shows how to shift the organization's investment from training completion to measurable capability — building systems where learning is continuous, contextual, and tied directly to business performance.

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The through line

The question that connects all four books

Traditional learning stops when the course ends. But the work never stops — and neither do the questions, the decisions, and the moments where people need support.

Every book in this series is built around a single shift: from asking "How do we train people?" to asking "How do we support people while they are doing the work?"

Design with AI

Use AI as a strategic partner in every stage of learning design — not just for speed, but for depth.

Role Intelligence

Deliver trusted, role-specific guidance to employees at the exact moment they need it inside their workflow.

Learning at Work

Embed support into the tools people already use — Teams, Slack, Salesforce — so learning happens in context.

Capability, not Completion

Measure what actually changes — behaviors, decisions, and outcomes — not just training records.

Charles Hinds

Charles Hinds, M.Ed.

Digital Learning Strategist · Instructional Designer · Author

Charles is a digital learning strategist, instructional designer and developer, and author. He holds a Master of Education from Western University and has a background in technical communication. As a consultant, he has supported enterprise learning transformation projects for some of Canada's largest organizations.

His work brings AI into real-world workflows to accelerate, clarify, and humanize learning at scale — always with the practitioner in mind.

Past engagements include: Walmart Canada, Costco Canada, Canada Post, Manulife Financial, NAV CANADA, Telus Health, and others.

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