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Researchers have electronically linked the brains of pairs of rats for the first time, enabling them to communicate directly to solve simple behavioral puzzles. Credit: Duke University Medical Center Researchers have electronically linked the brains of pairs of rats for the first time, enabling them to communicate directly to solve simple behavioral puzzles.
Brain-to-brain interface allows transmission of tactile and motor information between rats
An experiment by Microsoft Research aims to see how people will interact to solve a puzzle that relies on teamwork and cellphones
Social whodunnit competition launches in India - tech - 31 January 2013
Chicago gave rise to the radical community organising approach of Saul Alinsky (made famous by its Barack Obama connection – and a rather unexpected endorsement by David Cameron). Grassroots neighbourhood planning, in a near-derelict black community on the West Side of Chicago, was also the seedbed for the group facilitation approaches developed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs (a global network focusing on the human factor in world development) – such as the Focused Conversation method and the Consensus Workshop. A huge amount of brainstorming goes on in groups, but not nearly enough clustering and naming - Martin Gilbraith, Chief Executive, Institute of Cultural Affairs: UK (+ co-trainer)
From Chicago… to the RSA: two group facilitation methods to help you put an end to ‘aimless drift’
3 Big Insights From Today's Top Design Thinkers
A few weeks ago, at the Fast Company offices, we convened an all-star panel of designers and design leaders to talk about the problems that they found most vexing in the past year, and what they were trying to do to solve them.Frog Creates An Open-Source Guide To Design Thinking
Brainstorming, whether you believe in it or shun it , is a fantastic neologism.
Editor's Note, July 30: Jonah Lehrer has recently admitted that he fabricated some of the quotes attributed to Bob Dylan in his book Imagine.
The ethics of recycling content: Jonah Lehrer accused of self-plagiarism
12 Most Beneficial People-Skills to Hit the Bullseye When You Have No Power
Success in companies requires working across the organization in collaboration with others throughout the globe. Purely hierarchical approaches continue to erode. As a result, staff must often hit the bullseye without the power or authority to call the shots. New grads entering the workforce in search of the hidden rules, seasoned professional grappling with the evolving non-hierarchical approach, and the growing contractor population suddenly thrust into new organizations — you all find yourselves in this position. Fear not. You can hit the bullseye without authority or power if you embrace and hone these 12 most beneficial people skills.
Owning Your Words: Personal Clouds Build Professional Reputations | Cloudline
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In Douglas Adams’ famous book series, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy , space traveler Arthur Dent carries with him a galactic guidebook with the two words on the cover: “Don’t Panic.”
You're Hired. Now Figure Things Out (With The Help Of This Whimsical Handbook)
Five Millennial Myths
If you believe the conventional wisdom, everyone under the age of 30 is needy and narcissistic. They want the corner office and a company car, but they aren’t truly committed to their organization. They don’t take kindly to criticism, but can be easily won over with the next hot gadget. Such stereotypes of millennials abound, and some may have a degree of truth. But as this massive cohort enters the workforce in increasing numbers, can companies afford to put their trust in these types of characterizations? I’ve seen many corporate leaders and human resources departments twist themselves in knots trying to accommodate what media and marketers have told them are the preferences of this new generation of employees.Performance feedback can be given two ways: through constructive feedback or through praise and criticism. Don't fall into the trap of giving praise and criticism on employee performance. Constructive feedback is information-specific, issue-focused, and based on observations. It comes in two varieties: • Positive feedback is news or input to an employee about an effort well done.
Giving Constructive Feedback
In the late nineteen-forties, Alex Osborn, a partner in the advertising agency B.B.D.O., decided to write a book in which he shared his creative secrets. At the time, B.B.D.O. was widely regarded as the most innovative firm on Madison Avenue. Born in 1888, Osborn had spent much of his career in Buffalo, where he started out working in newspapers, and his life at B.B.D.O. began when he teamed up with another young adman he’d met volunteering for the United War Work Campaign. By the forties, he was one of the industry’s grand old men, ready to pass on the lessons he’d learned. His book “Your Creative Power” was published in 1948. An amalgam of pop science and business anecdote, it became a surprise best-seller.