Archive for Communication
When Ideas Mate
Posted by: | CommentsAn interesting perspective on progress and communication by the British author Matt Ridley who argues that, through history, the engine of human progress and prosperity has been, and is, “ideas having sex with each other.”
He starts off with comparing a stone age tool to a computer mouse. One human could make the tool but the making of the computer mouse requires the cooperation of several thousands of people from oil drilling to make the plastic to chip making and assembly of several parts made of different materials.
On Perceptions
Posted by: | CommentsHave a look at the famous ‘Dove Evolution’ viral video showing the making of a billboard ad.
The Power of Non-Verbal Communication
Posted by: | CommentsI was awed and moved by this video which a friend sent to me via email. The force of Human creativity and the power of non-verbal communication! The public is in tears. Kseniya Simonova won the first price of Ukraine Got Talent 2009.
Hope you enjoy as much as I did!
How Paradigms Are Formed
Posted by: | CommentsA friend sent me an interesting email today. It’s about monkeys and paradigms.
Have you ever wondered how are paradigms formed?
The definition of a paradigm is:
– a typical example or pattern of something; a model.
– a worldview underlying the theories and methodology of a particular subject.
Look at the pictures below and… of course, any resemblance to real human beings, living or dead is purely coincidental.… Read More→
If I told you that…
Posted by: | Comments… the human unconscious mind has an irresistible need for closure, you’d understand why you have felt an involuntary, maybe overwhelming urge to keep going after you read the title of this post.
In 1927, Gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin noticed that waiters has a much clearer recollection of still unpaid orders. His student at the time, Russian psychologist Blyuma Zeigarnik went on to study the phenomenon. What she found is: People remember incomplete tasks much more easily than completed ones. This is now called the “Zeigarnik effect”.
Want to know the whole story? Watch the short video below. And if you want to become a master communicator, check out the NLP Practitioner and Coach Certification training in March. This is part of what we’ll learn.
If I Told You That…