Fixation characterizes many people’s problem-solving efforts. We become stuck on a particular solution or solution set, and we fail to consider a wider range of alternatives. A new study by Jackson Lu, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Masonexamines whether switching tasks can help overcome the fixation problem, and thereby enhance creative problem-solving efforts. … Note that the …
CROWDSOURCING RESEARCH We have been meaning to post, for quite some time, about this very interesting report from Nature entitled Crowdsourced research: Many hands make tight work. In it, the authors describe how a finding of theirs didn’t hold up when re-analyzed by the Uri Simonsohn. Instead of digging in their heels, they admitted Uri …
A New Year is looming in the not so distant future, and you may have already started thinking of positive changes you can make for a healthier 2018. However, such a big change in a short amount of time can be difficult, hence why so many resolutions go unfulfilled and are forgotten about. If you …
Professional dancer Alex Wong believes if you get your mind strong enough, your body will follow. Source: Motivation with Alex Wong | MyFitnessPal
If you need an appendectomy, call a surgeon. But if you’re seeking a CEO for a surgical device company, an MD may not be your best choice. To be sure, entrepreneurs in highly specialized and technical industries need the knowledge that only users (doctors, lawyers, engineers, and the like) can provide. Doctors understand what other …
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Psychologists distinguish between two ways of perceiving the world around us and processing information – top down vs. bottom up processing. In top down processing, we draw on our past experiences and “fill in the blanks” when we encounter a particular place or situation. We don’t have to notice every detail, because a few signs …
As a child, what we want is simple: love, a sense of belonging or home, stability, and friends. I tried to bring a little optimism to the experience of being uprooted, but I quickly learned that there are always people who will go out of their way to make sure that we know we don’t …
A brain imaging study by Dr. DU Yi from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and her collaborator Dr. Zatorre Robert from the Montréal Neurological Institute and McGill University has revealed that musical training might improve speech perception in noisy environments via enhanced neural foundation in bottom-up auditory encoding, top-down speech …
Interested in becoming a better facilitator? Here are 11 skills you can work on in your journey to becoming a more effective facilitator. Facilitating is no easy task, you’re not only responsible for securing productive participation from all the individuals in the room, but also for guiding those individuals with different personalities and work styles …