I’ll be with YOU on a highline
I’ll be with YOU on a highline is a short online learning experience that supports beginner highliners after their first highline experience. The course acknowledges that fear, hesitation and self-doubt are natural parts of learning, especially when facing the decision to stand up on the line. Through empathy, reflection and practical strategies, it helps learners reduce performance pressure, understand their emotions and build confidence to keep trying at their own pace.Project based on my own experience in highline sport and community, learner research, and five years of observation and conversations with highliners.
Course language: English (French & Polish versions in development)
Developed for: Polish Slackline Association (Stowarzyszenie Slackline Polska)
About this project
Challenge
2. 13 highliners from different countries: fear, height, low confidence, performance pressure
3. 100%: technical skills sufficient
4. 69%: standing up was a major challenge
5. Key focus: psychological and emotional barriers
Learning solution
2. Action Mapping: used to connect learning outcomes with meaningful activities, assessments and identify the most important content for the learning experience
3. Learner research, personas and hypotheses: guided design decisions
4. Reflection, practice and decision-making: support behaviour change
Learners
2. Key barriers: confidence, fear, pressure and uncertainty after their first highline experience
3. Different learner needs: from difficult first experiences to experienced beginners who put pressure on themselves to progress
Tools
Miro - research, learner analysis, hypotheses, Action Mapping
Canva / Lottie Creator - visual assets and animations
Figma - prototype
AI - Learning Design partner
Selected parts of the learning experience
These five demos show different parts of the learning experience.
The complete learning experience is available on request and can be shared via a private link.
Demo 01
Demo 02
Demo 03
Demo 04
Demo 05
Project information
Learning experience duration: approximately 40 minutes
Format: self paced online learning experience
Designed for: laptop
Audience: beginner highliners after their first highline experience
Developed for: Polish Slackline Association
Language: English (French and Polish versions in development)
After completing the learning experience, learners will be able to...
• Explain why fear, hesitation and self-doubt are a natural part of learning highline, rather than a sign of failure.
• Explain why learning highline is a gradual process and why every attempt is a valuable part of the learning journey, regardless of the outcome.
Reflection
• Identify and analyze their own emotional barriers that may prevent them from attempting to stand up on the line.
• Assess their own performance pressure and tendency to compare their progress with others.
Action
• Apply strategies such as breathing and self-talk to support psychological safety, self-compassion and trust in their own pace of learning.
• Make informed decisions about their next attempt by assessing their readiness to act and using fear, performance pressure and comparison with others as information rather than signs of failure.
Project realization: my LXD thinking & design process
What I learned during this project?
Designing for a real emotional barrier requires more than identifying what learners need to know.
• How to use learner research to challenge my initial assumptions
• How to turn research findings into clear design implications
• How to use learner personas and hypotheses to guide design decisions
• How to connect Action Mapping with meaningful learning activities
• How to design for reflection, emotional support and behaviour change rather than knowledge acquisition alone
• How to translate a complex emotional experience into a clear and practical learning journey