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Open-mindedness is the willingness to seek and weigh evidence that challenges our favored beliefs, plans, or objectives.
Open-mindedness is receptiveness to new ideas. Open-mindedness relates to the way in which people approach the views and knowledge of others. Jason Baehr defines an open-minded person as one who "characteristically moves beyond or temporarily sets aside his own doxastic commitments in order to give a fair and impartial hearing to the intellectual opposition".
Credit: Wikipedia - open-mindednessBe a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought. Every man is the lord of a realm beside which the earthly empire of the Czar is but a petty state, a hummock left by the ice. Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil … | Henry David Thoreau Continue reading Be a Columbus of the Mind Henry David Thoreau
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Our society is dangerously polarised. We don’t listen to each other. Too many of us are separating into ideological tribes. This has to stop. The future of our democracy depends on it. This is what the Munk Debates is all about. Opening minds to different points of view. Challenging groupthink. Debating controversial issues with rigour and honesty. | Munk Debates Continue reading Our Society Is Dangerously Polarised Munk Debates
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. | Terry Pratchett Continue reading Open Mind Vulnerability Terry Pratchett
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The Scientific Method Understanding Scientific Terms Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Scientific knowledge is always open to change and revision. This provisional nature of knowledge can be misunderstood as a flaw in the scientific method, leading Continue reading The Provisional Nature of Scientific Knowledge Understanding science as an ongoing process
Conversation Through the Lens of the Johari Window Empathy Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Conversations are essential to our lives; however, we often lack awareness during interactions, leading to misunderstandings and conflicts. Developing conversational awareness through Continue reading Conversational Awareness The skill of being able to pay attention to various elements of a conversation
Cultural Competence ** Critical Thinking ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Continue reading Open Mindedness ** Willingness to seek and weigh evidence that challenges our beliefs, plans, or objectives
When considering knowledge sharing or creating a more collaborative culture, we often talk about the need for people to be open and transparent. These two concepts are usually used interchangeably and often without too much thought as to what they mean. To be effective as knowledge workers, we need to network, share more, work more collaboratively, and work in a way that facilitates continuous … Continue reading Be Open and Transparent ** Key traits of knowledge workers
