OpenSesame + Cornerstone

Curated learning, delivered inside Cornerstone Galaxy

Deliver curated OpenSesame courses directly within Cornerstone Galaxy to help organizations expand content depth, build AI-ready workforce skills, and drive workforce transformation, without adding complexity.

OpenSesame at a glance
60K+
curated courses
130+
vetted publishers
75+
course languages
2.1K+
customers worldwide
Trusted by 2,100+ organizations worldwide

Trusted by organizations worldwide

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Why OpenSesame for Cornerstone

Expand learning without adding complexity

OpenSesame connects directly into Cornerstone Galaxy, giving your teams curated courses across industry-specific skills, compliance, and leadership while supporting workforce reinvention without adding new systems.

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Connect & integrate
Deliver curated OpenSesame courses directly inside Cornerstone Galaxy for seamless assignment, tracking, and reporting.
02
Expand learning without complexity
Broaden content across industry-specific skills, compliance, and leadership with curated courses, without adding new systems.
03
Build AI-ready workforce skills
Deliver learning that supports workforce reinvention, including AI literacy, digital transformation, and future-of-work capabilities.

How teams use OpenSesame inside Cornerstone

Built for how your workforce actually learns

Deliver industry and role-based learning at scale

Cornerstone provides the infrastructure for enterprise learning, but organizations need deeper, more specialized content to support real workforce needs. OpenSesame expands Cornerstone with curated courses aligned to industries, roles, and evolving business priorities.

Built for workforce capability
  • Deliver industry-specific training across regulated and high-growth sectors
  • Expand role-based learning aligned to real business needs
  • Strengthen learning programs with deeper content coverage
How teams apply this in Cornerstone
  • Deliver training across industries from healthcare and manufacturing to financial services, retail, and government
  • Support role-specific development across critical functions
  • Build workforce capability aligned to operational and industry demands

Support compliance and workforce readiness

Organizations rely on Cornerstone to manage compliance at scale. OpenSesame expands these programs with curated courses that help teams stay compliant while improving workforce readiness.

Designed for compliance programs
  • Deliver up-to-date compliance and regulatory training
  • Maintain consistent training across regions and business units
  • Support audit-ready learning programs
How teams apply this in Cornerstone
  • Launch compliance training programs across global teams
  • Maintain certification and regulatory requirements
  • Deliver safety, ethics, and workplace training at scale

Build AI-ready workforce skills

As roles evolve and AI reshapes work, organizations need learning that keeps pace. OpenSesame expands Cornerstone programs with curated courses that build AI literacy, support digital transformation, and prepare teams for the future of work.

Built for workforce reinvention
  • Develop AI literacy from foundational awareness to advanced, role-relevant application
  • Deliver training on emerging technologies, data fluency, and digital ways of working
  • Support reskilling and upskilling aligned to evolving roles and business needs
How teams apply this in Cornerstone
  • Build AI-ready learning programs across the organization
  • Support digital transformation initiatives
  • Deliver future-of-work skills across teams and functions

Supporting every level of your organization

One library, serving every team

HR and talent leader
For HR & talent leaders
Drive workforce reinvention by expanding skills, strengthening industry capability, and building AI-ready teams, without adding complexity to the learning ecosystem.
Learning and development lead
For learning & development teams
Expand content depth inside Cornerstone with curated courses that extend coverage across industry and role-based needs while reducing the need to manage multiple vendors.
Manager
For managers
Assign targeted learning that builds role-specific capability and supports performance across teams.
Employee
For employees
Access learning that builds relevant skills, industry knowledge, and supports long-term career development.

Partnership in action

Powering workforce reinvention in Cornerstone

Organizations use OpenSesame with Cornerstone to expand learning programs, increase engagement, and build workforce capability at scale.

Briefly inside Cornerstone Content Subscription
Bite-sized business insights, built in

OpenSesame's Briefly content is embedded within Cornerstone Content Subscription, delivering short, high-impact learning experiences directly in the platform: bite-sized summaries of top business books, designed for busy modern learners, supporting leadership, AI, and professional development.

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Featured customer examples
Expanding learning programs at scale

National Vision expanded learning programs to support employee wellbeing and workforce development. Turner Construction delivered scalable training across a distributed workforce to support safety and compliance.

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Featured resources

Go deeper on the partnership

Briefly in Cornerstone
Bite-sized business insights through Cornerstone Content Subscriptions
Learn how OpenSesame and Cornerstone partnered to deliver Briefly content directly within Cornerstone learning environments.
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Content Spotlight
Catch up on bestselling books in minutes
Explore how Briefly delivers key insights from top business books in short, accessible formats.
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Industry Training
Your go-to source for industry-specific training
Explore curated training programs designed for industries such as healthcare, construction, retail, and manufacturing.
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OpenSesame Customer Stories

What L&D leaders are saying

"They are continually updating their catalog which enables us to keep learning fresh for our team. They have a wide variety of categories of training available which enables us to support the learning and development needs of a diverse team."
Donna Copeland
L&D Professional
"We have really appreciated the custom lists the team curates for us. It takes away that pressure of having to search on our own and the lists they've created have been spot on."
Amelia Curtis
Education and Training Manager
"When I came across OpenSesame, they gave me easy opportunities to work with one company and find content throughout the world."
Joyce Holmes
Global Manager for Learning and Development

Frequently asked

Common questions

How does OpenSesame work with Cornerstone Content Subscription (CCS)? ⌄
OpenSesame extends Cornerstone Content Subscription by providing additional curated courses that expand content depth across leadership, compliance, and industry-specific training. Organizations can deliver OpenSesame content directly within Cornerstone alongside CCS, without adding another system or disrupting the learning experience.
What types of courses can organizations deliver through OpenSesame in Cornerstone? ⌄
Organizations use OpenSesame courses to support compliance training, leadership development, professional skills training, and industry-specific learning programs.
Can OpenSesame support global learning programs in Cornerstone? ⌄
Yes. OpenSesame offers courses in 40+ languages, making it easy to support global workforce training programs in Cornerstone.
Is Briefly included in Cornerstone Content Subscription? ⌄
Yes. OpenSesame's Briefly content is available within Cornerstone Content Subscription, providing short audio summaries of leading business books directly inside the Cornerstone learning experience. This allows organizations to deliver accessible, high-impact professional development without additional implementation.

Expand enterprise learning with OpenSesame and Cornerstone

Deliver scalable learning programs that support compliance, workforce capability, and industry expertise.

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