Business intelligence: Collaborative decision-making The internet's academic roots lay in collaboration, but the rise of client/server computing favoured a more hierarchical way of working. However, the rise of Web 2.0 platforms has both revealed and tapped into a desire for knowledge sharing and collaboration. That trend has spread to the enterprise, where the same collaborative potential of social platforms is being unleashed within business decision-making, both across the organisation and within specific departments, such as HR and marketing. Business intelligence (BI) is at the heart of it, because the need for analytical tools is growing as enterprises gather statistics from the internet via cloud-based dashboards and browser-based mash-ups of rich media streams and begin to release the customer-specific information embedded within them. Collaborative decision-making Analysts at Gartner have identified an emerging applications market: collaborative decision-making (CDM). "CDM combines social software with business intelligence.
Cult A cult is a religious group or other organization with deviant and novel beliefs and practices.[1] However, whether any particular group's beliefs and practices are sufficiently deviant or novel enough is often unclear, and thus establishing a precise definition of cults based on these criteria is problematic.[2][3] The English word often carries derogatory connotations[4][5] and is used selectively by proponents of "mind control" theory.[6] Beginning in the 1930s cults became the object of sociological study in the context of the study of religious behavior.[7] Certain groups have been defined as "cults" and criticized and opposed by the Christian countercult movement for their unorthodox beliefs; and since the 1970s by the secular anti-cult movement, partly motivated in reaction acts of violence and other crimes committed by members of some groups. Some of the anti-cult claims have been disputed by other scholars, leading to further controversies. Origins of concept[edit] Howard P.
Brain Parts - Learn More About Your Different Brain Parts What are the different parts of our brain? The human brain is one of the most complex organs in our body. It is made up of diverse parts or structures that carry-out different functions and work together using thousands of connections that connect the brain to the rest of the body. Below, we will give you a description of the brain's structure, its different parts, and how each part works. The Central Nervous System is made up of of the encehpalon and the spinal cord. The encephalon is the central part of the CNS that is enclosed and protected by the skill. We could say that the human encephalon is divided into three "brains" depending on phylogenetic development: THE HINDBRAIN: It is the oldest and least evolved structure in vertebrates. The medulla oblongata: It helps control our automatic functions, like breathing, blood pressure, heart rate, digestion, etc. THE MIDBRAIN: It is the structure that joins the posterior and anterior brain, driving motor and sensory impulses.
Group Decision-Making and Problem-Solving In today's organizations, team and group decision-making has become a part of everyday organizational life. Many people spent a good part of their workdays attending meetings for all types of purposes. Some are simply for communication purposes, but many involve making some type of joint decision. Types of Decision Making Meeting While there are a variety of reasons for call group meeting (some of which have little to do with decision making or problem solving), for our purposes we will categorize decision making meetings into one of the following. Strategy: Strategy or planning meetings are called to determine the future direction of the organization or unit. Problem solving: When a specific problem emerges, usually manifesting itself in the form of some type of response from a dissatisfied stakeholder or claimant, a problem solving meeting is held. Operational decision: Make decisions such as staffing, purchase, or work method decision. Why Group Decision-making? Group vs. Issues:
Mindset A mindset can also be seen as incident of a person's Weltanschauung or philosophy of life. For example there has been quite some interest in the typical mindset of an entrepreneur. Mindsets in politics[edit] A well-known[by whom?] Modern military theory attempts to challenge entrenched mindsets in dealing with asymmetric warfare, terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Collective mindsets[edit] Naturally, the question regarding the embodiment of a collective mindset comes to mind. There is a double relation between the institution embodying for example an entrepreneurial mindset and its entrepreneurial performance. Collective mindsets in this sense are described in such works as Hutchin's "Cognition in the wild" (1995), who analyzes a whole team of naval navigators as the cognitive unit or as computational system, or Senges' Knowledge entrepreneurship in universities (2007). Fixed mindset and growth mindset[edit] Productive mindset and defensive mindset[edit]
Motivation Motivation has been shown to have roots in physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social areas. Motivation may be rooted in a basic impulse to optimize well-being, minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure. It can also originate from specific physical needs such as eating, sleeping or resting, and sex. Motivation is an inner drive to behave or act in a certain manner. Types of theories and models[edit] Motivational theories[edit] A class of theories about why people do things seeks to reduce the number of factors down to one and explain all behaviour through that one factor. Conscious and unconscious motivations[edit] A number of motivational theories emphasize the distinction between conscious and unconscious motivations. Freud is associated with the idea that human beings have many unconscious motivations that cause them to make important decisions because of these unconscious forces, such as choosing a partner. Psychological theories and models[edit] Rational motivations[edit]
Group decision making Group decision-making (also known as collaborative decision-making) is a situation faced when individuals collectively make a choice from the alternatives before them. The decision is then no longer attributable to any single individual who is a member of the group. This is because all the individuals and social group processes such as social influence contribute to the outcome. The decisions made by groups are often different from those made by individuals. Group polarization is one clear example: groups tend to make decisions that are more extreme than those of its individual members, in the direction of the individual inclinations.[1] There is much debate as to whether this difference results in decisions that are better or worse. Factors that impact other social group behaviours also affect group decisions. Group decision-making in psychology[edit] Formal systems[edit] Consensus decision-making Tries to avoid "winners" and "losers". Voting-based methods Delphi method Dotmocracy Gathering
Fudōshin Fudōshin (Japanese: 不動心) is a state of equanimity or imperturbability (literally and metaphorically, "immovable mind",[1] "immovable heart"[2] or "unmoving heart"). It is a philosophical or mental dimension to Japanese martial arts which contributes to the effectiveness of the advanced practitioner. Fudo myōō is found in Shingon Buddhism as a guardian deity, (and patron of martial arts) who is portrayed as carrying a sword in his right hand (to cut through delusions and ignorance) and a rope in his left (to bind "evil forces" and violent or uncontrolled passions and emotions). Despite a fearsome appearance, his attributes of benevolence and servitude to living beings are symbolized by a hairstyle associated with the servant class. See also[edit] References[edit]
Reading Shakespeare and Wordsworth can boost your morale- Authors London: Reading writers like Shakespeare and Wordsworth can give a 'rocket-boost' to your morale and provide better therapy than self-help books, a study of the human brain has found. Researchers at the University of Liverpool found that serious literature catches the reader's attention and triggers moments of self-reflection. Using scanners, scientists monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their original form and in a more dumbed-down, modern translation, the 'Daily Mail' reported. Reading writers like Shakespeare and Wordsworth can provide better therapy than self-help books. The experiments showed that more 'challenging' prose and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the pedestrian versions. The academics were able to study the brain activity as readers responded to each word, and noticed how it 'lit up' as they encountered unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentence structure.