When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity. Credit: Dale Carnegie Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People.Posts where this quotation is embedded Artificial Intelligence Verses Natural Intelligence A profound distinction Beyond … Continue reading When Dealing with People, We Are Not Dealing with Creatures of Logic Dale Carnegie
Understanding our Political Nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making Abstract Recognising that advances in behavioural, decision and social sciences demonstrate that we are not purely rational beings, this report brings new insights into our political behaviour and this understanding have the potential to address some of the current … Continue reading Understanding Our Political Nature EU Science Hub (2019)
Technology and Democracy: Understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making Abstract Drawing from many disciplines, the report adopts a behavioural psychology perspective to argue that “social media changes people’s political behaviour”. Four pressure points are identified and analysed in detail: the attention economy; choice architectures; algorithmic content curation; and mis/disinformation. Policy … Continue reading Technology and Democracy EU Science Hub (2020)
Values and Identities – a policymaker’s guide Abstract This report presents the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on Values and Identities from an interdisciplinary perspective. Values are said to be the dominating forces in life and Identities represent who we are and to whom we belong. Both shape the political landscape in democracies and have gained in … Continue reading Values and Identities – a Policymaker’s Guide EU Science Hub (2021)
Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 27, 2022, 21:50The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a website and YouTube channel developed by John Koenig that creates and defines made-up words – neologisms – for emotions that do not have an existing descriptive term. Here are two of my favorites: I love this idea – watch his TED Talk or his … Continue reading The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows A dictionary of made-up words for emotions
Gurteen Knowledge Blog February 10, 2023, 15:49In my blook, I have a post titled What is a Real Conversation? where I delve into the various components that define a genuine conversation. Although not all these factors are necessary for a conversation to be considered real, the more present, the closer we get to a true and … Continue reading Real Conversations Are Human Real conversations embody our humanity
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. Credit: David Hume Posts where this quotation is embedded Artificial Intelligence Verses Natural Intelligence A profound distinction Beyond the Brain The multidimensional nature of cognition Collective Sense-making The Knowledge Café is a … Continue reading Reason Is, and Ought Only to Be the Slave of the Passions David Hume (1739)
Not being self-aware can lead to difficulty in personal growth and development, poor decision-making, and challenges in understanding and managing our emotions and behavior. It is a critical Conversational Leadership skill. What is self-awareness? Self-awareness is the ability to understand our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and how they are connected. What is Conversational self-awareness? Conversational … Continue reading Conversational Self-awareness ** Being aware of our own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during a conversation
A lack of empathy can lead to difficulties in building relationships, communication problems, reduced collaboration, and increased conflict and aggression. It also makes it challenging to understand and relate to the emotions, feelings, and perspectives of others. Empathy is an essential Conversational Leadership skill. What is empathy? Put simply, empathy is the ability to understand … Continue reading Empathy ** Understanding and share the feelings of others
The success of a conversation largely depends on how we choose to respond during our turn to speak. Our responses can either facilitate a productive, high-quality discussion or derail it entirely. It is, therefore, essential to carefully consider our words, tone, and nonverbal cues when communicating with others. What is meant by navigating a conversation? … Continue reading The Art of Navigating Conversations Choosing our repsonses carefully
The DIKW (Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom) pyramid is a flawed model that proposes data, information, knowledge, and wisdom form a pyramid, with each level building upon the previous one. The DIKW model suggests that data can be transformed into information by adding context and structure. This information can then be used to acquire knowledge, understanding, … Continue reading The DIKW (data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom) Pyramid The DIKW model