SAN DIEGO, CA, August 19, 2026 – Cognician is proud to announce its continued recognition at the prestigious Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards. In partnership with Nexamp and Accenture, Cognician has earned three Silver awards, reinforcing its reputation for creating transformative digital experiences that activate meaningful behavior change and deliver measurable business impact.
Together with Nexamp, Cognician received a Silver award in the Talent Acquisition category for the Nexamp Power-Up Onboarding Program. The program was recognized for creating a standout onboarding experience that helps new hires build confidence, clarity, and momentum as they transition into their roles.
In collaboration with Accenture, Cognician earned a Silver award for Best Program for Sales Training and Performance for The Relationship Gym. The program was recognized for its innovative approach to strengthening sales capability and performance by helping participants build more effective relationship-centered behaviors.
Cognician and Accenture also received a Silver award for Best Unique or Innovative HR Program for Your Integration Journey. This program was recognized for its distinctive approach to helping employees navigate integration with greater confidence, connection, and purpose.
“Recognition from Brandon Hall is particularly meaningful because it acknowledges programs that create measurable value for both people and organizations”, says Barry Kayton, co-founder of Cognician. “These awards reinforce our belief that sustainable business outcomes begin with small, consistent shifts in human behavior.”
Patrick Kayton, co-founder of Cognician adds, “What excites me most is the diversity of these programs. From helping new hires find their footing, to strengthening sales performance, to supporting people through organizational integration, each initiative demonstrates the power of meeting people where they are and guiding them toward meaningful action.”
While each award recognized a different business challenge, together they demonstrate a broader truth: organizations don't succeed because people know what to do. They succeed when people consistently do things differently. Whether onboarding new talent, improving sales performance, or navigating organizational change, Cognician's activation approach turns intentions into measurable action at scale.
Cognician activates behavior change through scalable, personalized, and data-driven digital experiences that achieve measurable results in 30 days or less. Grounded in neuroscience and designed for action, reflection, and social engagement, Cognician’s chat-based interface guides employees to adopt new ways of thinking and working that support personal development, team collaboration, innovation, and productivity.
The same activation principles recognized by Brandon Hall are now being applied to one of the most important business challenges of the decade: AI adoption. As organizations invest in Microsoft Copilot and AI-powered ways of working, sustainable value depends not just on technology, but on helping employees build new habits and confidently integrate AI into their daily workflows.
Just as Microsoft provides the AI platform, Cognician helps organizations activate the behaviors that drive adoption, productivity, and measurable ROI.
About Cognician
Cognician is the only activation platform proven to drive measurable employee behavior change at enterprise scale in weeks – not months – delivering your most critical change initiatives on time. Cognician’s bite-sized change and learning activities are customized, social, gamified, insightful, data-rich, simple, and user-friendly. Fortune 1000 clients use Cognician's capabilities to shift mindsets, adapt to disruptive changes, and activate behavior change.
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