by ALN | Nov 15, 2014 | Building Consensus, Confirmation Bias, Decision Making, Improve Communication, Improving Team Work, Motivated Reasoning
The Learning Community is always interested in what causes some to refuse to learn. A recent study on this subject by Troy Campbell and Aaron Kay of Duke University adds an intriguing new idea to the mix: “solution aversion.” Motivated Reasoning is something the...
by ALN | Aug 3, 2014 | Building Consensus, Confirmation Bias, Improve Communication, Information Analysis, Information Gathering, Information Management, Leadership, Skills to Succeed
Bill Maher asked this question, “Do you think social media made us bigger assholes, or we were bigger assholes and it just exposed us as being that?” Maher posed the question to Nerdist Industries CEO, and host of @Midnight on Comedy Central, Chris...
by ALN | Jul 27, 2014 | Building Consensus, Confirmation Bias, Education Systems, Improve Communication
A interesting post from the Religion New Service (RNS) about the “Edit Wars” on the Religious Pages of Wikipedia clearly demonstrate the difficulty to Building Consensus. But, there is a solution. Clearly identify what are facts and what are conclusions....
