Prove What Works in L&D.
What measurable impact does your training, leadership curriculum, or organizational intervention deliver on the job? We replace superficial post-seminar smile sheets with rigorous empirical evidence: combining validated psychometric scales, cognitive behavioral paradigms, longitudinal pre/post designs, and a boardroom-ready Impact Dossier.
Commissioned Full-Service Study or Guided In-House Research.
Depending on whether you require an independent external impact audit for your executive board and enterprise clients, or want to build internal evaluation capability:
Independent Efficacy Study by BRAIN-HR
We take full responsibility for your research mandate: from study design and hosting on our GDPR-compliant platform to statistical modeling and the final Executive Impact Report.
- Custom research design (pre/post, longitudinal follow-up, control group) tailored to your sample size
- Turnkey data collection via our EU study platform (validated questionnaires + cognitive tasks)
- Complete statistical modeling (effect sizes, confidence intervals, moderation analyses)
- Citation-ready Impact Report + executive presentation for your board, procurement, or clients
Conduct Your Own Study in the Research Masterclass (16 Weeks)
Lead your own empirical evaluation or research project under the academic supervision of Dr. Franz Hütter, including full access to our evaluation infrastructure.
- 16-week structured research track in an intimate cohort (max. 8 participants)
- 14+ pre-configured, scientifically validated psychometric scales ready to deploy
- Weekly live supervision covering study design, sampling, statistics, and interpretation
- Fixed tuition: €2,950 net · Graduate with your own publishable impact report
Five Stages of Impact Evaluation Plus Meta-Analysis.
Not every program requires a randomized controlled trial on day one. Together, we select the methodological stage that delivers maximum statistical power for your cohort size and budget.
Post-Intervention Cross-Section
How is the program received, and how concrete is behavioral transfer intent?
Measured post-training using validated transfer and utility scales rather than superficial smile sheets. Ideal from N ≥ 15 participants as an immediate diagnostic benchmark.
Pre-Post Measurement (Before / After)
What measurably changed in participants' knowledge, attitudes, or behavior?
Paired measurement before and after the intervention via anonymous participant codes. Delivers true statistical effect sizes (Cohen's d) for individual capability gains.
Pre-Post with 6–12 Week Longitudinal Follow-Up
Does the effect hold up under everyday workplace pressure or fade after week one?
Three measurement waves (T0 baseline, T1 post-training, T2 workplace follow-up). Separates short-lived seminar euphoria from durable on-the-job behavior change.
Control-Group Design (Quasi-Experimental)
Is the observed improvement genuinely caused by your training or by external trends?
Compares the intervention cohort against an untreated comparison group or waitlist cohort, isolating the net causal effect of your L&D investment.
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
What is the publication-grade, causally unassailable proof of efficacy?
Random allocation to intervention and control conditions. Maximum scientific rigor for flagship academies, institutional accreditations, and peer-reviewed publications.
Systematic Literature Review & Meta-Analysis
What does the global body of empirical evidence say about your method or domain?
Pooled effect sizes (Hedges' g), forest plots, moderator analyses, and publication-bias diagnostics: building an unassailable scientific foundation for your product positioning.
Beyond Self-Reports: Browser-Based Cognitive & Behavioral Paradigms.
Self-report surveys alone are vulnerable to social desirability bias. On our proprietary study platform, we combine validated psychometric scales with objective millisecond reaction-time and executive-function paradigms.
Inhibitory Control & Interference
Measures with millisecond precision how effectively participants suppress automatic responses in favor of task-relevant processing.
Selective Executive Attention
Assesses the ability to filter out competing distractor stimuli and sustain focused attentional control.
Working Memory Updating
Evaluates continuous monitoring, updating, and manipulation of information in working memory under cognitive load.
GDPR Compliance & Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
All studies are hosted on dedicated European infrastructure. Longitudinal waves are linked via participant-generated anonymous codes, preventing employer identification of individual respondents. You can download our Data Processing Agreement (DPA) upfront for your legal and compliance review.
Three Real-World Evaluation Studies from Our Practice.
From Diagnostic Scoping Call to Citation-Ready Impact Report.
1. Tailored Research Design
Selection of the optimal evaluation stage (Stages 1–5), statistical power & sample planning, validated scale selection, and timeline.
2. Turnkey Online Data Collection
Full setup of questionnaires and cognitive paradigms on our EU study platform, including invitation links, QR codes, and anonymous longitudinal matching.
3. Publication-Grade Statistical Analysis
Computation of effect sizes (Cohen's d, Hedges' g), hypothesis tests, scale reliability (Cronbach's α / McDonald's ω), and moderator analyses.
4. Executive Impact Dossier & Boardroom Briefing
Comprehensive written report (Executive Summary, visual charts, methodology appendix, concrete curriculum recommendations) plus live debriefing.
Ready to Prove the Impact of Your Program?
In a focused 25-minute diagnostic call, we review your program, sample size, and the optimal evaluation design directly with Dr. Franz Hütter.
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