PlayForward transforms Microsoft 365 and AI training into an interactive, game-based learning experience that drives actual adoption and daily use. The platform engages employees through familiar workplace scenarios and team challenges, helping them practice new skills in realistic contexts rather than passively consuming content.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional Microsoft 365 and AI training programs are often passive, lecture-based sessions that fail to engage employees or produce lasting behavior change. Learners quickly forget what they have seen, never apply new tools in their daily work, and organizations see little return on their training investment.
Solution
PlayForward delivers a gamified learning platform that turns AI and Copilot training into an interactive experience where employees actively learn, practice, and apply new skills in realistic scenarios. Through game-based challenges, participants make choices and solve problems that mirror actual workplace situations, which accelerates comprehension and retention. The platform emphasizes collaborative learning through team-based competitions and cooperation, keeping motivation high and fostering knowledge sharing across teams. By focusing on immediate practical application, PlayForward ensures that training translates directly into improved daily usage of Microsoft 365 and AI tools, creating measurable progress and sustained adoption.
Target Audience
PlayForward primarily serves organizations using Microsoft 365 who need their employees to adopt AI and Copilot tools effectively, including corporate L&D teams, IT trainers, and managers responsible for digital workplace transformation.
Features
- Interactive game-based challenges designed specifically for Microsoft 365 and AI/Copilot skill development
- Realistic, recognizable workplace scenarios that let participants apply new knowledge immediately in context
- Team-based challenges that combine healthy competition with collaboration to enhance engagement and peer learning
- Dedicated focus on AI and Copilot adoption through practical, relatable use cases