Condensed thoughts: possibilities for nanoethnographies
Originally posted on Pablo Figueroa | Cultural Anthropology, Japanese Studies: Anthropologists working in higher education have little time for on-site fieldwork research. Teaching loads,...
View ArticleProblem Solving Tips: Patterning, framing and the astronaut’s pen …
Originally posted on The Homa Files: Excerpted from Think Better … Among the many discoveries NASA made when it began sending people into space was that the astronauts’ pens did not work well in zero...
View ArticleThree types of uncertainty that you (probably) overlook
Daniel Montano:From the Blog Eight to Late. Written by: Kailash Awati Originally posted on Eight to Late: Introduction – uncertainty and decision-making Managing uncertainty - deciding what to do in...
View ArticleAt Last! Scientific Proof that Writing is Good For You
Daniel Montano:From the blog: Ellie Herman coaching Originally posted on Ellie Herman coaching: So I was slurping up cereal over my keyboard, figuring that Lucky Charms on your keyboard are the new...
View ArticleStructure in Threes: Business Design and Reengineering
Daniel Montano:From the blog: Brian’s Blog Originally posted on Brian's Blog: The last round of brainstorming tightened up my thinking around the methodology. Like all engineering endeavors I needed...
View ArticleThe 10 One Planet principles…
Daniel Montano:From the blog: Sustainability – Can doing “good” be harmful? Originally posted on Sustainability - Can doing "good" be harmful?: View original
View ArticleWe will usually pick anecdotal stories and narrative over data and evidence
Daniel Montano:We should be aware of this cognitive bias and make sure to review storytelling with the same rigor as data and evidence. Originally posted on Facts about Religion: Let me tell you a...
View ArticleCritical thinking
Daniel Montano:I’m glad someone else is noticing this troubling and risky trend in our society. Originally posted on Q Logic: There’s simply nothing you should just accept at face value. You should...
View ArticleThe ethical blindness of algorithms
Daniel Montano:Glad to see people asking good questions and taking a critical look at data, its gathering process, its analysis and the way it’s correlated loosely to arrive at theoretical conclusions...
View ArticleEvidence that Smartphones are used to supplant thinking
From National Public Radio Blogs: “We all know a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Research increasingly supports a related proposition — that easy knowledge can be a dangerous thing. More...
View ArticleWhy teaching cursive still matters
Daniel Montano:I think researchers interested in embodied cognition, musculature-based memory, and other topics could contribute to the advocacy of handwriting, hand note-taking. Originally posted on...
View ArticleMetacognition: awareness of what one does and doesn’t know – improve the...
Originally posted on Bruce D. Watson: Guided reading Authors: The Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Center staff, Reviewed by: David Scanlon, Boston College,...
View Article57 – Some types of thinking observed in local government.
Originally posted on Local Government Utopia: Posted by Whistler 580 words Image from http://caracaschronicles.com Convenient...
View ArticleSystems Thinking
Originally posted on Child & Youth Health Network: Collective Impact is effective when partners engage in systems thinking. This introductory video explains systems thinking and emphasizes...
View ArticleMaking Good Decisions – Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies
Originally posted on The I Am Group's Blog: By Tony Koutsoumbos, Fundraising Specialist for the I Am Group Last night I delivered a talk on the impact of cognitive biases on decision making and the...
View ArticleIs your brainstorming costing you money?
Originally posted on Bite sized brains: Problem-solving and brainstorming in a rut? When thinking gets stuck I’m sure you’ve seen it. You know, when the team is called together around the table to...
View ArticleIA Summit Poster – Get Started with Sketchnoting
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View ArticleLAUSD Ditches Pearson and Apple
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: John Deasy’s ill-fated commitment to buy an iPad for every student and staff member (he called the program a civil rights issue) loaded with Pearson software...
View ArticleA Few Remarks on Critical Thinking – Part 1
Originally posted on Anatomy of Teaching: Women become persons under Canadian law. Critical Thinking is an educational motherhood issue. Who could possibly be opposed to critical thinking? Surely...
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