Learn by Doing. Remember by Experiencing.
Replace the experience of clicking through static content with the engaging adventure of active discovery.
These Companies Already Have Their Onboarding in 2030
Learn by doing. Remember by experiencing. Connect by exploring.
Reading about company values in a PDF? Clicking through slides about compliance? Watching a video about your IT systems? That's not learning. That's enduring.
Real learning happens when you're the hero of your own story. When you're solving puzzles, making decisions, and discovering answers yourself. When onboarding feels less like homework and more like an adventure you actually want to complete.
That's what ENBOQ's Interactive Stories deliver: gamified onboarding that transforms passive content into active experiences where new hires don't just learn your culture, they live it.
Why Interactive Stories matter
Most onboarding content suffers from the same fatal flaw: it talks at people instead of engaging with them. HR spends hours creating comprehensive presentations, detailed policy documents, and informative videos. New hires nod along, maybe take some notes, and promptly forget 80% of it by the end of the week.
The problem isn't the information itself. The problem is the delivery method. Our brains aren't wired to retain information from one-way communication. We learn by doing, by exploring, by making mistakes and discovering solutions. We remember stories, not bullet points. We engage with challenges, not checklists.
Traditional onboarding creates passive participants. Interactive stories create active explorers who genuinely understand what they've learned because they experienced it themselves.
The results speak for themselves
When people discover culture through play rather than pressure, they don’t just learn faster. They connect deeper, stay longer, and become advocates for the culture they helped bring to life.
80% of new hires complete all Daily Missions despite them being entirely optional
67% faster cultural integration compared to traditional orientation programs
58% increase in new hire confidence navigating the workplace
45% stronger sense of belonging in the first 30 days
41% higher employee loyalty and intention to stay long-term
How it works
Choose your adventure
Every story starts with a challenge. Maybe your new hire needs to help the company founder navigate a critical decision from 1919. Perhaps they're investigating a mysterious safety incident.
Or they're solving a digital escape room that teaches your IT landscape. HR selects from ready-made templates or builds custom scenarios using ENBOQ's intuitive drag-and-drop Story Builder. No coding required.
Enter the experience
When new hires open their story, they're not looking at a training module. They're looking at a realistic desktop or mobile interface, complete with email, chat applications, file browsers, and more. An intriguing message arrives. A cryptic audio file appears. A video provides the first clue. The story has begun, and they're the protagonist.
Explore and discover
This is where interactive onboarding becomes simulated onboarding. New hires navigate branching paths where their choices matter. They search through digital files, respond to chat messages from AI characters, watch videos that reveal crucial information, and solve puzzles using real company knowledge.
Some challenges even extend into the physical world: finding QR codes hidden around the office, taking creative photos that prove their understanding, or unlocking a physical mystery box that bridges the digital and real experience.
Learn by doing
Instead of being told "here are our five core values", new hires discover them by making decisions that reflect those values. Rather than reading about compliance procedures, they navigate realistic scenarios that demonstrate why those procedures exist. They don't memorize your IT systems; they use them to solve challenges. The learning is embedded in the doing.
Celebrate the victory
This is where interactive onboarding becomes simulated onboarding. New hires navigate branching paths where their choices matter. They search through digital files, respond to chat messages from AI characters, watch videos that reveal crucial information, and solve puzzles using real company knowledge.
Some challenges even extend into the physical world: finding QR codes hidden around the office, taking creative photos that prove their understanding, or unlocking a physical mystery box that bridges the digital and real experience.
Designed For Everyone.
Onboarding that doesn't feel like onboarding.
No more drowning in PDFs or fighting to stay awake through presentations. You're the hero of an engaging story where every click, every decision, and every discovery builds your understanding of the company. Learn about compliance by investigating incidents. Understand company values by walking through the founder's journey. Master your IT systems by using them to solve real challenges. It's learning that feels like playing, and knowledge that actually sticks because you earned it yourself.
The science behind the story
Effect size of 0.86 for knowledge gains.
A 2024 meta-analysis in the International Journal of Instruction reviewed numerous studies on educational escape rooms, revealing that they are highly effective. The analysis indicated an effect size of 0.63 for attitude improvements, showing that escape rooms not only teach content but also enhance feelings about learning. Veldkamp's 2020 systematic review in Educational Research Review highlighted that escape rooms foster "productive struggle," where the challenge of finding answers strengthens neural pathways and creates lasting memories. Even if new hires forget specifics, they retain the process of discovery, enabling them to find information when needed.
Measurably higher knowledge retention through gamification.
In 2020, Buckley and Doyle examined over six hundred students in gamified versus traditional learning settings, confirming findings from Smart Learning Environments that gamification boosts engagement, retention, and learning outcomes. The psychological mechanism is powerful; elements like points and rewards tap into intrinsic motivation, encouraging learners to engage willingly. For HR, this results in meaningful completion rates and knowledge retention.
Four stages, one powerful cycle.
David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory, rooted in the work of John Dewey and Jean Piaget, demonstrated in 1984 that true learning occurs through experience, reflection, understanding, and application. Interactive stories encompass all four stages in thirty minutes, fostering deep comprehension that static PDFs and videos can't match. This proven science is now being effectively applied to onboarding, aligning with how our brains are wired to learn.
Physical spaces, digital challenges, real retention.
When interactive stories engage new hires in navigating the office for information, research indicates they are not just learning about their environment; they are also developing spatial memory and converting abstract company knowledge into tangible experiences. This blend of digital and physical learning aligns with educational research, making learning relevant, contextual, and memorable as it occurs in the actual environment where new hires will apply their knowledge.
Building belonging through interactive discovery
Our vision is clear: making every new hire feel like they belong from day one. Interactive Stories embody this mission by replacing the lonely experience of clicking through static content with the engaging adventure of active discovery.
When new hires explore company history through the founder's eyes, they're not just learning facts; they're connecting emotionally with the organization's origin story. When they solve challenges using company values, those values stop being abstract concepts and become practical decision-making tools. When they navigate your IT systems to unlock clues, they're building actual familiarity that translates immediately to productivity.
Stories create belonging by making learning personal, engaging, and memorable. New hires who complete an interactive story don't feel like they've endured mandatory training; they feel like they've accomplished something meaningful. That sense of achievement, combined with genuine understanding of culture and systems, creates the foundation for long-term connection and engagement.
What People Say About Enboq Puzzles
See what our customers are saying. Read our testimonials to learn how Enboq has helped companies improve their onboarding process.
“Help! I was lost in the corporate jungle! Then Enboq's Buddy Match threw me a vine with a GPS. Now I'm swinging to success...and free donuts! Thanks, Enboq, you're my vine-swinging savior!”
Rehan - Fisherman
“Onboarding was like wrestling a kraken. Now, Enboq's match is my cheat code. I'm not just surviving, I'm leveling up! Enboq, you're the power-up I didn't know I needed!”
Rehan - Fisherman
“I thought work friendships were rarer than a unicorn riding a hoverboard. Then Enboq's Buddy Match happened! Now, work is less 'meh' and more 'Yaaas!'”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Your curiosity, answered. Explore our most frequently asked questions to quickly find the information you need about Enboq's features and benefits.
How difficult is it to create a custom story?
Can stories be used for both preboarding and onboarding?
What metrics can we track to measure story effectiveness?
How do stories integrate with physical office experiences?
Are stories suitable for all roles and seniority levels?
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