Data Visualisation And The Brain
by Phillip Gough on 30 October 2011
Many of the talks and papers I see on data visualisation start by saying something about how we’re generating and storing more data than we can process. The solution they present is, of course, data visualisation.
The Non-Discussable Emotions
by Phil Boas on 11 October 2011
When parents separate or get divorced, children suffer and they rarely really understand why their parents split up. They rarely feel good about it. When asked why? Most parents come up with some trite and meaningless response like, “sometimes people just stop getting along with one a …
Working Memory
by Silvia Damiano on 29 June 2011
Last week I met with a friend who now works for a company called COGMED. This company specializes in assisting people to improve their working memory. As we all need it for working and learning I thought it would be useful to my readers to learn about some of the important aspects of …
What Does It Take To Focus
by Silvia Damiano on 28 February 2011
With only 5 days remaining before the Launch of an event like the Brain Art Exhibition, it is hard to think about anything else. Apart from reminding everyone to join us this coming Thursday March 3rd between 5 and 9 pm, today I want to talk about the importance of a having a focused …
Advice And Feedback And Counsel! Oh My!
by Tony Pottle on 23 January 2011
Advice. Feedback. Performance Review. Words that send cold shivers up most people’s spines. We should be eager to accept feedback from others, and know that we can really improve by incorporating other people’s points of view. But our brains get in the way.
Strategies For Enhancing Memory In The Workplace
by Silvia Damiano on 19 September 2010
My workplace is mainly the classroom where I conduct most of the workshops on the topics of leadership and emotional intelligence. One of the challenges these days is to keep participants from dividing their attention between their mobile phones and what is going on in the room.
Feeling Creative?
by Silvia Damiano on 10 August 2010
Last night I was invited together with Ralph Kerle, Executive Chairman from the Creative Leadership Forum to conduct a session on “The Creative Brain and how it works” for the Sydney Facilitators’ Network. Approximately 60 – 70 professional facilitators attended this 90 minute present …
Social Rejection
by The About my Brain Institute on 26 June 2010
Today’s animation was designed to illustrate some new findings within the field of social cognitive neuroscience. Most people will experience at some point in their lives what scientists called “social pain”, caused for example, by exclusion from a group or by being ignored by a frien …
Are You A Control Freak?
by The About my Brain Institute on 1 June 2010
In his latest book “Drive” author Daniel Pink talks about the importance of giving autonomy to people to improve their engagement and performance. This concept scares many leaders in business; particularly those who have difficulty in letting go and want to control everything that cro …
Multi-tasking
by The About my Brain Institute on 13 May 2010
Over the last two days I had the pleasure of presenting a keynote speech on the "Biology of Engagement" for a telecommunications company in Sydney. One of the participants asked me about multi-tasking.
Engage Me - Inspirational Insights For Leaders Who Want To Engage
by The About my Brain Institute on 4 May 2010
Have you ever wondered what engages people at work? Have you ever explored and shared with your boss what engages you? Are you curious to know what has changed in terms of how engagement is viewed from the perspective of neuroscience?