“Never underestimate the VALUE of an inspired employee.”

Did you know?

Employees who are inspired at work are “more than twice as productive.” They’re also more innovative, engaged, compliant, and effective, and belong to a better workplace culture as well.

What does “inspired” mean? When employees believe in what their employer is doing, finding purpose in the

In other words, if you’re not inspiring your employees, you’re “leaving real money on the table,” according to an article from World Economic Forum.

Inspiration Works

Give employees a Source of Inspiration, and you’ll reap the proven benefits of engaged employees and a culture that works!

According to Gallup, highly engaged employees have 78% less absenteeism and 51% less turnover.

A 5% increase in employee engagement leads to a 3% increase in customer loyalty, according to HBR. Ref

Companies with high employee engagement have 23% greater profitability, said Forbes.

Wondering whether YOUR employees are inspired? Take our 5-question Inspiration Check. (coming soon)

IME makes it EASY to inspire employees.

How does IME make inspiration EASY?

IME’s proprietary EASY model enables anyone to tell a story that inspires employees to adopt a new mindset and act on it with realistic, workplace-ready behaviors .

The EASY model was developed by Kristen Motzer, pulling together expertise and techniques honed during her 20+ years experience in Instructional Design, Behavioral Science, User Experience, and Coaching.

Discover the Source of Inspiration in your workplace, and you’ll reap the proven benefits of engaged employees and a culture that works!

IME’s first professional development program, Elevated Instructional Design, recognizes the powerful opportunity Instructional Designers, and other Learning & Development roles, have to influence employees’ mindset and behavior through content and a direct line of communication.

Future programs will include Leadership Development and a variety of soft skills that make inspiration work.

The Elevated Instructional Design Program

Elevate your Learning & Development content and Instructional Design skills with IME’s proprietary, science-based program.

Welcome to Elevated Instructional Design, a new approach to how an organization does Leadership, Learning and Development (L&D), Training, Instructional Design, and other key moments in the Employee Journey.

The Elevated Instructional Design Program:

  • Is a blended program over six weeks, including 4 virtual 85-minute sessions facilitated by Kristen Motzer, IME Founder.

  • Includes 2 hours of self-directed activities to be completed before and after the program.

  • Earns you an Elevated Instructional Designer badge you can post online, bragging rights, and a wealth of application-ready resources you can use to cascade Employee Inspiration at your organization.

Program graduates will be able to:

  • Make the business case for Elevated Instructional Design

  • Develop and leverage employee Personas and Empathetic Analysis, key Behavioral Science techniques

  • Use Design Thinking to guide inspirational innovation

  • Find the right framing and messaging for the greatest impact

  • Affect behavior and attitude change, not just awareness

  • Measure employee Mindset and Behavior change and present ROI

Don’t just train and develop your employees, inspire them!

The next Elevated Program starts April 2026. Join the mailing list to get notified when registration opens!

Meet Kristen Motzer, Founder, IME

Hi! I’m Kristen Motzer, Founder and CEO of Inspiration Made Easy, home of the EASY model for inspiring employees.

I facilitate workshops that enable individuals and organizations to take their existing content and DIY inspiration using the proven, science-based techniques that have taken my own projects to the next level.

I’m an award-winning designer, thought leader, subject matter expert, developer of humans and cultures, and master communicator and coach, with a Mater’s in Rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon University and 20+ years in a variety of industries and cultures, many heavily regulated. Her passion is inspiring others to want to be and give their best to an organization.

Connect with me on LinkedIn!

Don’t we ALL deserve to be Inspired @ Work?

IME’s mission is to inspire others to be a Source of Inspiration in their own organizations, creating cultures where employees are inspired to be their best.

IME’s thought leadership is a proprietary approach to leadership development based on over two decades of research, analysis, and real-world experience in:

  • Neuroscience

  • Behavioral Science

  • Behavior Change

  • Learning and Development

  • Leadership Development

  • User Experience and Design Thinking

  • Ethics and Compliance

Ready to inspire?

Let IME make designing for {Employee Engagement, Learning & Development, Culture, Leadership Development, and Ethics &Compliance} EASY. We can’t wait to hear from you!