We build academy systems that remove operational dependency as organisations scale.

Company-owned academies for onboarding, development, and enablement — designed to reduce reliance on individuals and support long-term growth.

This is not training.
This is operational infrastructure.

ABOUT DUCO STUDIOS

We build academy systems that scale organisations — not just people.

Duco Studios designs and implements company-owned academies that create a shared operating layer for how people enter, develop, and perform within an organisation.

Our focus is structural:

how knowledge is transferred
how expectations are set
how capability compounds over time

without increasing dependency on key individuals.

This is not about courses or content libraries.

It is about building systems leadership can rely on.

THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE

As organisations grow, complexity increases faster than structure.

Knowledge becomes informal.
Onboarding quality varies.
Hiring mistakes repeat themselves.
Execution depends on a small number of people.

This creates:

Operational risk
Slower time to productivity
Inconsistent performance
Increasing management load

Most organisations try to solve this with tools, training programs, or ad-hoc initiatives.

Few address the underlying system.

WHY ACADEMIES WORK

An academy creates a shared operating layer for how people enter, develop, and perform — inside and around the organisation.

When designed correctly, it:

Reduces dependency on individuals
Increases consistency without bureaucracy
Shortens time to productivity
Improves decision quality
Becomes an asset, not a recurring initiative

Academies are not about content.

They are about clarity, alignment, and repeatability.

HOW WE WORK

We take a systems-first approach, designed for leadership teams.

Not to launch a platform — but to reduce operational strain.

Our work typically follows three phases:

Design
We map the academy structure based on how your organisation actually operates today — and where it is going.

Build
We implement the system using our platform and workflows, configured around the structure we design together.

Operate and evolve
We help you embed the academy into day-to-day operations and evolve it as the organisation grows.

The goal is to create a system that leadership can rely on — not manage.

WHERE WE FOCUS FIRST

Most organisations start in one of three areas:

Internal Talent Academies
To standardise onboarding, development, and leadership capability.
External Growth Academies
To improve partner and client performance while reducing operational load.
Pre-Hire and Onboarding Academies
Improve hiring quality, set expectations earlier, and shorten time to productivity.

Expansion happens when the system proves its value.

OUR ROLE

We act as a systems partner.

Our responsibility is to:

Design clear, scalable structures
Reduce operational dependency
Translate strategy into execution
Build systems that leadership can own

If an academy is not the right solution, we will say so.

If a company is only looking for an LMS, we are not the right partner.

PARTNERSHIP

Duco Studios works in strategic partnership with

Devotion Ventures.

Devotion Ventures focuses on long-term value creation, leadership, and sustainable growth.

Our role is to translate that thinking into operational academy systems inside organisations.

LEADERSHIP

David Bergqvist
Founder, Duco Studios

David leads the design and implementation of academy systems at Duco Studios, with a focus on operational clarity, scalability, and long-term organisational value.

NEXT STEP

If you want to explore whether an academy system would meaningfully reduce operational dependency in your organisation, the next step is a short exploratory conversation.

No demo.
No obligation.
No platform pitch.