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title: Agility Recovery Vyond AI Video Tool Evaluation
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# Agility Recovery Vyond AI Video Tool Evaluation

## Overview

During the [[wiki/clients/agility-recovery/_index|Agility Recovery]] SOAR course progress review on 2026-03-13, Gus Donelson (L&D, Agility Recovery) raised interest in **Vyond** — an AI-powered video production platform — as a way to simplify content creation and support a planned ongoing education program. This article captures the evaluation context, rationale, and open questions as of that meeting.

## What Is Vyond?

Vyond (spelled V-Y-O-N-D) is an AI video production tool designed to allow non-technical users to build professional-quality videos without prior video editing experience. Gus's wife uses it at her workplace and described it as "super, super easy to build videos."

- **Positioning:** Rapid, efficient video creation — not production-level quality, but polished enough for internal training use.
- **Pricing (estimated):** Approximately $1,000–$1,200/year per user (Gus was uncertain of the exact figure pending the sales call).
- **Sales call scheduled:** Monday following the 2026-03-13 meeting.

## Evaluation Rationale

Gus identified several pain points that Vyond could address:

1. **Recording friction:** The Co-Pilot demo recordings required significant effort and resulted in quality issues (e.g., a profanity blooper requiring editing). A dedicated video tool could streamline future recording workflows.
2. **Ongoing education program:** Gus wants to build a recurring education program for existing employees but is constrained by time and content-building capacity. Vyond could reduce the production burden enough to make a consistent cadence feasible.
3. **Content format diversity:** Rather than relying solely on live sessions or screen recordings, Vyond would enable a mix of pre-recorded videos, e-learnings, and curated content — all tied back to Agility Recovery's core training themes.

> "If I get this new video thing, I could create a video that they can watch. We could have live sessions. We could have e-learnings. I could send them links to YouTube channels." — Gus Donelson

## Fit with Ongoing Education Goals

Gus's broader ambition is to shift Agility Recovery away from a reactive "one-pager" culture toward proactive self-education. Vyond is seen as an enabler for:

- Monthly or recurring video content tied to foundational SOAR course themes
- Content that doesn't require Gus to be present in real time
- Material that can be reused across new hire onboarding and existing employee development

See [[wiki/knowledge/learning-culture/agility-recovery-learning-culture-shift|Agility Recovery Learning Culture Shift]] for broader context on this initiative.

## Open Questions

- **Final pricing:** Exact cost TBD after the Monday sales call; Gus needs budget approval from his boss.
- **Quality bar:** Vyond is positioned as "not production level" — whether that meets Agility Recovery's standards for external-facing or executive-visible content is unconfirmed.
- **Integration with existing workflow:** How Vyond output would integrate with the SOAR course modules in development (e.g., alongside Co-Pilot demo recordings) has not been scoped.
- **Ongoing education program design:** Gus has not yet landed on a cadence or structure for the program Vyond would support. A future working session with the Asymmetric team was suggested.

## Next Steps (as of 2026-03-13)

| Owner | Action |
|-------|--------|
| Gus Donelson | Attend Vyond sales call (Monday, ~2026-03-17) |
| Gus Donelson | Seek budget approval from CPO/boss |
| Asymmetric team | Future session to help Gus design the ongoing education program structure |

## Related

- [[wiki/clients/agility-recovery/_index|Agility Recovery Client Overview]]
- [[wiki/projects/agility-recovery/soar-course|SOAR Course Development]]
- [[wiki/meetings/2026-03-13-agility-recovery-soar-course-progress-review|2026-03-13 SOAR Course Progress Review]]
- [[wiki/knowledge/learning-culture/agility-recovery-learning-culture-shift|Agility Recovery Learning Culture Shift]]