What is Thinking Cap?
Thinking Cap is a learning management system designed to deliver beautiful, scalable, and role-specific training experiences. It offers full control over branding, automation, and audience segmentation, allowing organizations to match their learner view to their website down to the pixel. The platform supports training for extended enterprises, multi-tenant learning, member education, e-commerce-ready learning, and compliance training.
Key features include intelligent automation, customizable activities and learning paths, a branded mobile-friendly learner experience, e-commerce capabilities, certification management, and comprehensive reporting and analytics. Thinking Cap integrates with various systems including ERPs, webinar providers, and payment processors, and prioritizes security with SOC2 and GDPR compliance.
Features
- Intelligent Automation: Automates role-based training, recurring certifications, and progress audits with confidence.
- Activities and Learning Paths: Supports SCORM 1.2/2004 courses, instructor-led sessions, and custom interactive types bundled in learning paths.
- Branded Learner Experience: Provides a mobile-friendly, accessible learner experience with full control over branding.
- Commerce: Enables selling learning via storefronts, subscriptions, bundles, and coupons with multiple payment processors.
- Certification: Offers a crediting system, certificates, and badges to continue audience education.
- Reporting and Analytics: Provides comprehensive collection of activity or program-wide report options to visualize data.
- Integration: Integrates with ERPs, webinar providers, payment processors, analytics, and more.
- Security: Includes SSO integrations, user permissions, and account and password management with SOC2 and GDPR compliance.
Use Cases
- Train extended enterprise including partners, customers, franchises, and vendors from one LMS.
- Manage multiple audiences and branded portals in a single platform with multi-tenant learning.
- Offer continuing education and certification programs with automated tracking and credit awards.
- Sell training courses directly to individuals or organizations using built-in e-commerce.
- Simplify compliance training with automated role-based assignments and progress audits.
- Deliver employee training and onboarding with consistent, year-round curriculum.
FAQs
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How do I choose between Annual, Monthly Active User (MAU), and Hybrid models?
Choose the Annual Model if you have a stable internal workforce with consistent year-round training needs. Choose the Monthly Model if participation levels are unpredictable and you want flexibility. Choose the Hybrid Model if you have a consistent monthly volume but participants rotate frequently. -
Are there any hidden fees or extra charges for features?
No. The license fee covers the entire ecosystem with no feature tolls or surprise upgrades. Onboarding, training, and ongoing support are included, and advanced features like reporting, certifications, e-commerce, and badging are all included without extra cost. -
What happens if I exceed my user cap?
Learners are never blocked. Overages are billed at the end of the month (MAU) or year (Seat) at your pre-agreed additional rate, with no penalties. -
Can Thinking Cap integrate with my HRIS or CRM?
Yes. Thinking Cap supports enterprise SSO (SAML/OAuth) and provides a robust API for automated user syncing with platforms like Workday, ADP, or Salesforce. -
Is there a discount for non-profits or charities?
Yes. For registered charities and 501(c)(3) organizations, Thinking Cap offers specialized pricing structures that account for unique funding cycles and volunteer audiences. Contact for a tailored quote.
