--- title: Cognistry Edge Blog | Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ description: Mark Ondash, CPTD |MPC | is a co-founder of Cognistry. His work focuses on helping organizations overcome Data Drag and build decision capability in the AI economy through simulation-based capability development --- [Skip to content](https://cognistry.co/edge/author/mark-ondash-cptd-mpc#main-content) [![AI Powered Course Designer for Learning Architects](https://cognistry.co/hs-fs/hubfs/cognistry_primary-1.png?width=250&height=100&name=cognistry_primary-1.png "AI Powered Course Designer for Learning Architects")](https://cognistry.co) - [Home](https://cognistry.co) - [Platform](https://cognistry.co/platform) - [Signal](https://cognistry.co/signal) - [Forge](https://cognistry.co/forge) - [Sim](https://cognistry.co/sim) - [Edge](https://cognistry.co/edge-activate-adoption-and-change) - [Solutions](https://cognistry.co/overview) - [About](https://cognistry.co/about) - [Resources](https://cognistry.co/resources) - [Get the Book!](https://cognistry.co/the-ai-lead-lambert) - [Recommended](https://cognistry.co/edge) - [LOGIN](https://app.cognistry.co) # Insights Thought leadership on capability, decision-making, and knowledge systems Search [All](https://cognistry.co/edge) [Prove Value](https://cognistry.co/edge/tag/prove-value) [Culture](https://cognistry.co/edge/tag/culture) [Develop People](https://cognistry.co/edge/tag/develop-people) [Train Agents](https://cognistry.co/edge/tag/train-agents) [Activate Contribution](https://cognistry.co/edge/tag/activate-contribution) [Design Allocation](https://cognistry.co/edge/tag/design-allocation) [Organization](https://cognistry.co/edge/tag/organization) Featured [![Future Skills: Start With Contributions, Not Trait Lists](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1792186247552_Hand-drawn-workflow-objects-frame-the-title.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/future-skills) Develop People ## [Future Skills: Start With Contributions, Not Trait Lists](https://cognistry.co/edge/future-skills) Show me how you’d assess “critical thinking” on Monday. Not define it. Assess it, in a real workflow, for a real team. Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 21 min read · Oct 18, 2026, 11:36:37 PM ## Latest [![Employee Engagement for Managers: Start With Causes, Not Campaigns](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1791941518540_Sketch-framed-title-card-about-employee-engagement.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/employee-engagement) Prove Value ### [Employee Engagement for Managers: Start With Causes, Not Campaigns](https://cognistry.co/edge/employee-engagement) Employee engagement is a worker’s sustained sense of vigor, dedication, and absorption in the job, and the first move... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 24 min read [![Make Simulations Procurement Ready: Six Diagnosis First Rubric Rules](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1791263335576_Diagnosis-first-rubric-title-card-illustration.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/simulation-assessment-rubrics) Prove Value ### [Make Simulations Procurement Ready: Six Diagnosis First Rubric Rules](https://cognistry.co/edge/simulation-assessment-rubrics) A simulation assessment rubric is a scoring instrument for decision-practice exercises, and the single most important... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 16 min read [![Diagnose in One Week: L&D and Operations Fix Environment Before Training](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1790922715682_Diagnostic-enablement-title-card-illustration.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/we-know-what-to-do-but-it-isnt-happening) Organization ### [Diagnose in One Week: L&D and Operations Fix Environment Before Training](https://cognistry.co/edge/we-know-what-to-do-but-it-isnt-happening) If your people know the procedure but aren’t doing it, start with an evidence-led diagnosis before you build training.... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 17 min read [![Build vs. Buy L&D: Find the Capability Gap Before You Commit](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1791524319800_Build-versus-buy-decision-title-card.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/build-vs-buy-ld) Culture ### [Build vs. Buy L&D: Find the Capability Gap Before You Commit](https://cognistry.co/edge/build-vs-buy-ld) Buy when you need speed, vendor expertise, or standard content that doesn’t touch your proprietary processes. Build... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 17 min read [![Diagnose, Then Decide: L&D's 5 Steps to Performance Support vs Training](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1791182215250_Decorative-diagnosis-and-enablement-title-card.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/performance-support-vs-training) Culture ### [Diagnose, Then Decide: L&D's 5 Steps to Performance Support vs Training](https://cognistry.co/edge/performance-support-vs-training) Performance support speeds correct task execution in the moment; formal training builds transferable knowledge for the... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 16 min read [![For L&D: Diagnose First, Measure Training Impact in 60 to 90 Days](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1790763326142_Decorative-training-impact-evaluation-title-card.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/training-impact-measurement) Culture ### [For L&D: Diagnose First, Measure Training Impact in 60 to 90 Days](https://cognistry.co/edge/training-impact-measurement) Training impact measurement is the practice of tracking whether an enablement play changes behavior and moves a... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 18 min read [![Leaders: Diagnose First, Not Train More, to Make Best Practices Stick](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1790620319760_Diagnostic-enablement-title-card-illustration.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/why-are-best-practices-not-consistently-followed) Culture ### [Leaders: Diagnose First, Not Train More, to Make Best Practices Stick](https://cognistry.co/edge/why-are-best-practices-not-consistently-followed) Best practices are followed inconsistently because they are often copied without diagnosing whether they match the... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 14 min read [![L&D Leaders: Capture How Top Performers Decide Before Building Courses](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1790650869313_Decorative-expert-judgment-title-card.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/capture-how-best-people-make-decisions) Culture ### [L&D Leaders: Capture How Top Performers Decide Before Building Courses](https://cognistry.co/edge/capture-how-best-people-make-decisions) Start by diagnosing whether learning is even the right response, then use structured elicitation to capture how your... Mark Ondash CPTD® MPC™ · 16 min read [![Start With Evidence: Deliberate Practice Training for Clinicians, L&D](https://media.babylovegrowth.ai/blog-images/organization-48833/1791004440586_Decorative-clinical-practice-title-card.jpeg)](https://cognistry.co/edge/deliberate-practice-training) Develop People ### [Start With Evidence: Deliberate Practice Training for Clinicians, L&D](https://cognistry.co/edge/deliberate-practice-training) Deliberate practice training is the targeted, coached rehearsal of isolated sub-skills, paired with immediate feedback... 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