SAN DIEGO, CA, August 18, 2025 – Cognician is proud to announce its continued recognition at the prestigious Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards. In partnership with global leaders Mars and Accenture, Cognician has earned two new accolades, further solidifying its reputation for delivering transformative learning experiences that activate meaningful behavior change. 


Together with Accenture, Cognician received a Bronze medal in the category Best Learning Program Supporting a Change Transformation Business Strategy for the Intelligent Org Accelerator (IOA). This program was designed to support organizational transformation by equipping teams with the mindset and capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving business landscape. 

In collaboration with Mars, Cognician earned a Gold medal in the category Best Competencies and Skill Development for the Digital Commerce Accelerator. This award-winning program focuses on building critical digital commerce skills across Mars' global workforce, enabling teams to drive innovation and growth in a competitive digital marketplace. 

"We're thrilled to be recognized again by Brandon Hall for our work with visionary partners like Accenture and Mars," said Barry Kayton, co-founder of Cognician. "These awards reflect our commitment to delivering scalable, personalized learning experiences that drive real behavior change and business impact."

Patrick Kayton, co-founder of Cognician, added:  "It's incredibly rewarding to see our programs acknowledged for their strategic value and effectiveness. These wins highlight the power of our platform and our team to support transformation and skill development at scale."

Cognician activates behavior change through scalable, personalized, data-driven digital experiences that achieve measurable change 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 for personal development, team collaboration, innovation, and productivity. 

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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