Andrea Oh describes Savvy Knowledge’s work in simple terms: giving people a better way to understand how they perform, where they need to improve, and how they can keep building their skills.
The company, a member of Innovate Calgary’s Aerospace Innovation Hub, developed Move Improve, a mobile app that uses video-based learning, self-assessment, and real-time feedback to help users break complex skills into smaller, measurable parts.
Andrea, Chief Executive Officer of Savvy Knowledge, says the goal is to make coaching and performance feedback more accessible.
“We’ve built five-in-one coaching tools in the palm of a person’s hand that break down very complex skills into small, easy to understand parts,” said Andrea. “We track a person’s performance and their abilities, and that data provides analytics in real time.”
The app uses gamification to encourage repeated practice. Tasks are broken into measurable steps that can be scored and analyzed, giving users a clearer view of how they are performing and where they can improve.
The idea grew out of the work of Dr. Larry Katz, Founder and Chief Science Officer of Savvy Knowledge, who spent 35 years as a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. His work focused on how people learn, practice, and improve physical skills.
“My interest is in how we can use technology to improve the way people perform,” said Larry. “And I got into the idea of saying we need to teach people how to train themselves. How do we get people motivated to be the best they can be?”
As a member of the Aerospace Innovation Hub, Savvy Knowledge has been exploring how its technology can support training needs in sectors where skills, accuracy, and safety are critical.
In 2023, the company took part in the Innovative Solutions Canada Testing Stream Challenge, where it was selected as one of eight finalists to demonstrate its project. The challenge focused on workforce retention, in-service support, and reducing risk and errors in high-risk skills.
“The challenge was looking to improve retention of military workforce and in-service support, improving and decreasing risk and errors in high-risk skills,” said Andrea. “When we finished in March of 2025, the Public Health Agency of Canada gave a 91% final score on our post-test report.”
Andrea says Innovate Calgary’s support has been valuable as the company has built and adapted its technology, particularly through access to Expert Advisors.
“Innovate Calgary has provided support in our early stages that allowed us to get access to Expert Advisors with whatever budget, which have really supported us during difficult times,” said Andrea.
For Andrea and Larry, the goal is to make skill development easier to practice, measure, and sustain, whether someone is learning everyday skills or training for high-risk work.
“We are here because we’re passionate about helping people learn and become masters of the skills they need to succeed,” said Andrea. “We want to motivate people to keep learning.”
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