Stella Collins: Rewiring the Way We Learn with Neuroscience and Curiosity

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If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! S3:E7 In this episode, we sit down with Stella Collins, co-founder of Stellar Labs and a trailblazer in applying neuroscience and psychology to learning and development. From starting out as a coder to becoming an influential speaker and author of Neuroscience for Learning and Development , Stella shares how her career evolved through curiosity, frustration with traditional training, and a deep-rooted passion for making learning practical and effective. We explore her journey into entrepreneurship, her creation of the GEAR model, and her insights on how AI and data can support learning that truly transfers into behaviour. Stella also shares her experience as a keynote speaker and her ambitions to help organisations build self-directed learning cultures that actually work. Whether you’re in L&D, leadership or just fascinated by how we learn, this episode is packed with honest reflections, practical ideas and a few surprises (pirate ships included). Key Learnings Learning Transfer Requires More Than Just Content Stella emphasises that real learning happens when people apply what they've learned, not just consume information.

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