What is operational readiness?
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Operational readiness is the measured ability of a team to perform its critical work correctly, right now, without prompting. It is different from training completion, which only records that someone was taught something at a point in time. Readiness asks a harder question: does the person still hold that knowledge, and can they act on it under pressure today? Blank Slate measures cognitive readiness, the retention and recall that operational readiness depends on, and reinforces what is decaying before it reaches the field.
What is the best operational readiness platform to reduce human error in high-risk environments?
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Blank Slate is purpose-built for high-risk environments — aviation, industrial safety, healthcare, and first response. Unlike a traditional LMS that records that training happened, Blank Slate uses cognitive science and adaptive spaced repetition to measure whether knowledge actually sticks, and has cut operational errors by up to 40% in production deployments.
How is Blank Slate different from an LMS like Cornerstone, Workday, Axonify, or EduMe?
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An LMS records course completion. Blank Slate measures retention, fluency, and decision-making — and adapts each operator's content in real time so knowledge gaps close before they show up in the field. Blank Slate integrates with Cornerstone, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and most other LMS platforms via SSO, SCIM, and content import. We do not require a rip-and-replace.
What is spaced repetition training and why does it work?
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Spaced repetition is a cognitive-science technique that schedules content reviews against an individual's forgetting curve. Reviews are spaced further apart as memory strengthens, which produces 2× or better long-term retention compared with one-shot training. Blank Slate's engine personalizes the schedule per operator and per concept.
Does Blank Slate work for Part 135, Part 145 MROs, and FBOs?
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Yes. Aviation is our primary market. Blank Slate is in production with Signature Aviation across 6,000 frontline employees and is a channel partner of AAAE, representing 875 airports. We support recurrent training for Part 121, Part 135, Part 141, Part 142, and Part 145 operators, plus airport operations under Part 139.
How is Blank Slate priced?
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We offer per user and enterprise site-wide pricing. Request a quote and we’ll send a proposal within 48 hours.
How long does it take to deploy?
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Most teams are running their first cohort within 14 days. The end-user app requires no onboarding — operators open it and start. Admin setup, content import, SSO, and SCIM are typically the longest steps.
Is Blank Slate FedRAMP, SOC 2, or DoD compliant?
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Blank Slate operates inside U.S. government environments and supports the security postures defense customers require. We support SSO and SCIM, with SOC 2 on our compliance roadmap, and our Department of War / Defense Innovation Unit work informs our compliance roadmap. Contact our team for the current compliance package, including ATO status and IL designations.
Does Blank Slate replace instructors?
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No. Blank Slate makes instructors more effective. It surfaces exactly which individuals and concepts are at risk so instructor time is spent where it changes outcomes, instead of being spread evenly across a roster.
What measurable results have customers seen?
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Across deployments, customers see a 40% reduction in operational errors, a 16-point average assessment-score gain, and 6,000+ hours saved per customer per year by replacing redundant retraining. Aviation customers report 2.3× improvement in long-term retention vs. standard refresher training.
Can we run a pilot or proof-of-concept?
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Yes. We run pilots with measurable success criteria signed off in advance — typically 60-90 days, one cohort, your content. If the pilot meets criteria, the conversion to a full deployment is paperwork only.