About Sparx
World of Sparx helps people build confidence, think differently and turn learning into action.
World of Sparx is a practical learning hub for people and organisations who want to build confidence with AI, strengthen innovation habits and improve the way work gets done.
It combines short on-demand courses, practical prompts, live sessions and focused Sparx Sprints — all designed to be useful, human and easy to apply.
This is not dry training. It is learning built to feel energising, challenging and immediately relevant.
Three connected pathways designed to help people learn, practise and apply new ways of working.
Build confidence using AI at work. Learn what AI can help with, where human judgement still matters, and how to use tools like Microsoft Copilot safely and practically.
Explore practical ways to spot better problems, shape ideas, test small experiments and create momentum around change without waiting for perfect conditions.
Apply learning to real organisational challenges through focused sprint activity, structured thinking and practical action planning.
Created by Bear & Fly
Sparx has been created by Simon McCaskill, founder of Bear & Fly.
Simon is a learning designer, facilitator and innovation advisor with over 20 years’ experience across digital, technology, AI, learning and organisational change.
He has worked with Google for more than a decade as part of its global learning ecosystem, designing and delivering programmes across AI, digital transformation, data, innovation, communication and leadership.
The approach behind Sparx is shaped by years of working with organisations who need learning to be practical, engaging and useful straight away.
Common questions about Sparx
A quick guide to what World of Sparx is, how it works and who it is for.
World of Sparx is a practical learning hub for AI, innovation and better ways of working. It brings together short courses, resources, prompts, live sessions and focused sprints to help people build confidence and apply ideas to real work.
Sparx is for individuals, teams and organisations who want learning that feels useful, engaging and easy to apply. It is especially useful for people who are curious about AI, innovation or change, but do not want jargon-heavy or overly technical training.nswers
Not mainly. Sparx focuses on mindset, confidence, safe use and practical application. Some courses cover tools like Microsoft Copilot, but the aim is to help people use AI thoughtfully and effectively — not turn everyone into a technical specialist.
Sparx Sprints are focused pieces of work that help teams apply learning to live challenges. They combine facilitation, structured thinking, experimentation and action planning so teams can move from idea to progress quickly.
Sparx is designed to feel practical, energetic and directly useful. The focus is on short learning, clear actions, real examples and helping people build confidence. It should feel less like training you have to complete, and more like useful support for doing better work.