Salience Learning

Your Brain On... by Salience Learning

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Your Brain On... is a podcast by Learning and Development professionals for Learning and Development professionals. Every day, Salience Learning combines the science of learning with expertise in the business of science to help solve the biopharma industry's most complex business challenges. Listen as hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard discuss the latest in cognitive science and learning strategies as they relate to the ever-evolving healthcare industry. In other words: Your Brain On... gives you the tools you need to help your teams achieve success. Ranked one of the top 20 cognitive scien...

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Salience Learning

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Latest episode

Jul 23, 2025

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Episodes

Driving behavioral change through better design feat. Julie Dirksen (Part 2) 08.02.2021

In part 2 of our three-part series with Julie Dirksen, Karen, Krista, and Julie discuss how to provide learners with constructive feedback during complex scenarios that often lack immediate results in the form of rewards and consequences. How do we keep learners motivated when success seems far off in the future?

Driving behavioral change through better design feat. Julie Dirksen (Part 1) 25.01.2021

In part 1 of our three-part series, Karen and Krista are joined by Julie Dirksen to discuss how to best encourage behavior change through structural design, and what really motivates learners. Your Brain On... was recently ranked one of the top 20 cognitive science podcasts of 2020 by Feedspot. Read more here: https://blog.feedspot.com/cognitive_science_podcasts/

The lessons we learned from 2020, and how they will shape 2021 11.01.2021

In this episode, Karen and Krista reflect on the lessons learned from 2020 and provide critical takeaways for L&D professionals seeking success in the new year. Ranked as one of the top 20 Cognitive Science podcasts of 2020 by Feedspot:  https://blog.feedspot.com/cognitive_science_podcasts/

Focus on the fundamentals feat. Will Thalheimer (Part 3) 28.12.2020

In the third and final part of our interview with Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research, Karen, Krista, and Will discuss the importance of learning goals in program design and the future of learning in a post-pandemic world.

Focus on the fundamentals feat. Will Thalheimer (Part 2) 14.12.2020

In Part 2 of our interview with Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research, Karen, Krista, and Will discuss how Learning & Development teams can build upon the foundation provided by the science of learning to better utilize evolving virtual tools and skillsets.

Focus on the fundamentals feat. Will Thalheimer (Part 1) 30.11.2020

In Part 1 of our interview with Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research, Karen, Krista, and Will discuss why more organizations should go back to the basics when it comes to training. More from Will Thalheimer: https://www.worklearning.com/about/

L&D + Marketing: How to get the best of both worlds (Part 2) 16.11.2020

On this episode of Your Brain On..., Karen and Krista continue their conversation on how to form a strategic partnership between your Learning & Development and Marketing teams. This is Part 2 of our two-part series.

L&D + Marketing: How to get the best of both worlds (Part 1) 02.11.2020

In this episode of Your Brain On..., Karen and Krista exchange tips on how to form a strategic partnership between your Learning & Development and Marketing teams. This is Part 1 of a two-part series.

Why self-directed learning matters (Part 2) 28.09.2020

Karen and Krista are back with Part 2 of their discussion on self-directed learning. Make sure to check out Part 1 to catch up! 

Why self-directed learning matters (Part 1) 14.09.2020

You know the feeling: it's been a long day of Zoom conferences and e-modules, and the last thing you want is more homework. So are those few extra minutes of individual research really worth your time? In Part 1 of our two-part series, Karen and Krista explain why self-directed learning is crucial in the age of Covid-19. 

You're a lot worse at multitasking than you think. 10.08.2020

Karen and Krista reveal how effective multitasking is a myth, and what that means for planning virtual training sessions during the pandemic.

Should we tailor training to an individual's preferred learning style? 27.07.2020

"Are you a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner?" You've probably seen more than a few online quizzes promising you the answer to that question. On this episode of Your Brain On..., Karen and Krista discuss what research reveals about learning styles, and what it all means for remote learning in the age of COVID-19.

Five key steps to boosting the impact of L&D (Part 2) 22.06.2020

Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard complete their discussion on the five steps that can help L&D professionals better meet the needs of their learners and business partners as they increase their value and effectiveness as strategic partners. This is the final part of a two-part discussion. Read Krista's article in L-Ten here: https://www.l-ten.org/page/Oct2019StrategicValue

Five key steps to boosting the impact of L&D (Part 1) 08.06.2020

Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard explore the five steps that can help L&D professionals better meet the needs of their learners and business partners as they increase their value and effectiveness as strategic partners. This is part one of a two-part discussion. Read Krista's article in L-Ten here: https://www.l-ten.org/page/Oct2019StrategicValue

Navigating the shift to virtual learning (Part 3) 25.05.2020

In the last part of our three-part series on virtual learning, Your Brain On... by Salience Learning hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard wrap up their discussion on learning and development strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of virtual learning and lessons for keeping your team up-to-date online.

Navigating the shift to virtual learning (Part 2) 11.05.2020

In part two of a three-part series on virtual learning, Your Brain On... by Salience Learning hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard continue their discussion on learning and development strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of virtual learning and lessons for keeping your team up-to-date online.

Navigating the shift to virtual learning (Part 1) 25.04.2020

On this premier episode of Your Brain On... by Salience Learning, hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard discuss learning and development strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of virtual learning and lessons for keeping your team up-to-date online. This is part one of a three-part series on virtual learning.

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