Questioning Toolkit Essential Questions These are questions which touch our hearts and souls. They are central to our lives. They help to define what it means to be human. Most important thought during our lives will center on such essential questions. What does it mean to be a good friend? If we were to draw a cluster diagram of the Questioning Toolkit, Essential Questions would be at the center of all the other types of questions. All the other questions and questioning skills serve the purpose of "casting light upon" or illuminating Essential Questions. Most Essential Questions are interdisciplinary in nature. Essential Questions probe the deepest issues confronting us . . . complex and baffling matters which elude simple answers: Life - Death - Marriage - Identity - Purpose - Betrayal - Honor - Integrity - Courage - Temptation - Faith - Leadership - Addiction - Invention - Inspiration. Essential Questions are at the heart of the search for Truth. Essential Questions offer the organizing focus for a unit.
Why We're More Creative When We're Tired and 9 Other Surprising Facts About How Our Brains Work 12.6K Flares Filament.io 12.6K Flares × One of the things that surprises me time and time again is how we think our brains work and how they actually do. On many occasions I find myself convinced that there is a certain way to do things, only to find out that actually that’s the complete wrong way to think about it. For example, I always found it fairly understandable that we can multitask. Well, according to the latest research studies, it’s literally impossible for our brains to handle 2 tasks at the same time. Recently I came across more of these fascinating experiments and ideas that helped a ton to adjust my workflow towards how our brains actually work (instead of what I thought!). So here are 10 of the most surprising things our brain does and what we can learn from it: 1. When I explored the science of our body clocks and how they affect our daily routines, I was interested to find that a lot of the way I’d planned my days wasn’t really the best way to go about it. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Where Creativity Comes From Creativity has enabled humans to conquer every corner of this planet. Indeed our yen for innovation is one of the most salient characteristics of our kind. Yet our species is not the only one given to inventiveness. The old adage about inventiveness, of course, is that it stems from necessity. Research on humans faced with scarcity echoes van Schaik’s orangutan findings. So where does creativity come from? Similarly, studies of a variety of bird species, as well as spotted hyenas, have shown how individuals that are more eager to explore new things tend to be the most innovative ones. The youngsters’ lackluster performance on the hook-and-bucket challenge may stem in part from the conditions under which the experiments were carried out. A new wrinkle in the innovation story emerged on September 14, when Christian Rutz of the University of St.
Can I increase my brain power? | Science What happens when you attach several electrodes to your forehead, connect them via wires to a nine-volt battery and resistor, ramp up the current and send an electrical charge directly into your brain? Most people would be content just to guess, but last summer a 33-year-old from Alabama named Anthony Lee decided to find out. "Here we go… oooahh, that stings a little!" The scientific establishment, it's fair to say, remains far from convinced that it's possible to enhance your brain's capacities in a lasting way – whether via electrical jolts, brain-training games, dietary supplements, drugs or anything else. One problem with Brain TonIQ is that it's disgusting, albeit not as disgusting as Nawgan ("What To Drink When You Want To Think"), which tastes so metallic, it's like drinking the can that it comes in. Yes, yes, I'm aware that this is all hopelessly unscientific. The big conundrum at the core of the brain-enhancement debate is this: what counts as "getting smarter"?
(Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creativity 1Share Synopsis To be creative can be as simple as seeing something everyone else sees, but thinking what no one else thinks about it. What does it mean to be creative? Creativity is effective novelty. How do creative people think? Creative people tend to utilize a wide range of thinking skills. We have another book in the works that will describe additional strategies for thinking that are common to creative people. In fact, a by-product of having many creative avocations is that creative people have a wider range of knowledge, experience, skills, and techniques to mix and match in novel, interesting and unexpectedly useful ways. Do creative people think differently from ordinary people? Not really. Are creativity and intelligence the same thing? Intelligence and creativity are not the same thing. So high test scores and great grades do not necessarily set creative people apart, especially when young. What can people do to improve their creative potential?
Het wegoefenen van foutjes Deliberate practice, wat je zou kunnen vertalen als doelbewust oefenen, komt erop neer dat je geconcentreerd werkt aan (deel)taken waar jij nu nog niet betrouwbaar competent op kunt functioneren. Je zoekt hierbij dus de grens van je eigen competentie op, het punt waar het moeilijk begint te worden voor jou. Dat is wat je gaat oefenen. Je oefent kleine stukjes en je oefent ze steeds opnieuw. Daarbij is het belangrijk dat je één of andere vorm van betrouwbare feedback hebt om te beoordelen of je progressie boekt. Bij deliberate practice oefen je dus kleine stukjes en zo gauw je een foutje ziet, probeer je het meteen opnieuw te doen en nu beter, totdat het foutje weg is. Dit wegoefenen van foutjes is de kracht van deliberate practice.
Wrong Hands | Cartoons by John Atkinson. ©John Atkinson, Wrong Hands De plakfactor: de Vloek van Kennis In het boek De plakfactor (Made to Stick) van Dan en Chip Heath wordt de Vloek van Kennis genoemd als een van de belangrijkste oorzaken waarom er in de praktijk weinig 'briljant geformuleerde beklijvende ideëen' zijn. Bij de Vloek van Kennis gaat het om een natuurlijke neiging die ons tegenhoudt plakkende ideëen te lanceren. De gebroeders Heath illustreren de Vloek van Kennis met het Kloppen en luisteren-experiment van Elizabeth Newton uit 1990. Bij het experiment werden mensen ingedeeld in kloppers en luisteraars. Volgens de Heath broeders vallen de tegenvallende resultaten te verklaren omdat de klopper het lied dat hij of zij klopt in het hoofd hoort. De Vloek van Kennis is nu dat je als klopper kennis hebt (de titel van het liedje) waardoor je je niet meer kunt voorstellen hoe het is als je die kennis niet hebt. Een ceo die het heeft ‘aandeelhouderwaarde genereren’ heeft zelf een melodie in zijn of haar hoofd, maar de medewerkers kunnen deze niet horen.
Changing how we think about change – Benefit Mindset – Medium “The way we are trying to change the world is not going to work, and it’s never going to work” This is the bold statement Deborah Frieze offers as she opens her TEDx talk. In this wonderful video, Deborah offers us a new map for navigating the potential for transformative change in big systems like health care, education and business. Two loops: How systems change Deborah’s research suggests that all dominant systems rise to their peak before turbulence starts to show and then move into decline. When systems start to decline and signs of turbulent show, new alternatives appear. Over time these communities name the common change they are working towards, connect with each other, self-organise to nourish their collective efforts and illuminate their stories so others can find them. “You’ll never change things by fighting the existing reality. Four roles To create healthy new systems, Debora highlights four roles we can play. Being mindful of our opportunities