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Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 5:25pm

Why change in an organization is difficult....

Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 6:38am

"People who fear they will be hurt by a change speak up immediately, loudly and without regard for the odds or reality.

People who will benefit from a change don't believe it (until it happens), so they sit quietly.

And that's why change in an organization is difficult."

- Seth Godin

On PowerPoint...

Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 9:47am

If you’re going to use presentation software, there’s a basic ground floor of competence. Some of the basics:

(stolen from Timothy Burke at Easily Distracted)

The Enthusiasm Curve

Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 2:29pm

Something to keep in mind while doing quality initiative work (from the kanban blog):

Before you introduce a change, show this graph to everyone involved. And when the initial enthusiasm drops, and people start to have second thoughts, pull out the graph again.

enthusiasm curve

Enthusiasm curve

Cognitive Illusions!

Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 4:42pm

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.

Interesting (and alarming!) discussion (at about the 9 minute mark) on medical decision making where framing a decision differently changes physician recommendations of candidates for hip replacement surgery versus treatment with Tylenol.

Better Learning Sessions - Engaging Our Brains for Better Understanding

Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Sun, 07/05/2009 - 4:36pm

In this short presentation information designer Tom Wujec talks through three areas of the brain that help us understand words, images, feelings, connections. In this short talk from TEDU, he asks: How can we best engage our brains to help us better understand big ideas?

He posits the following: First - use images to clarify ideas, second - make the images
interactive so that we engage more fully, third - augment memory with visual persistence.

A simple quiz...

Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 3:28pm

More thought-provoking content from Seth Godin:

New tools spread learning and adoption - but you have to be willing to learn...

Submitted by Keith M. Cochran on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 3:20pm

Good post from Seth Godin on the need to learn to use new tools:

 

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