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This is a copy of a guest blog we did recently for Strengths Partnership. There is a wide range of evidence that for all of us humans there are a huge range of benefits to be had from adopting a positive outlook and focusing on our strengths. Here are a few things we would all like to have on our CV and on those around us: People who think more positively and who use their strengths more: live longer (Levy et al 2002.Giltay 2004 ), achieve a higher income (Neve 2012) and are more likely to flourish as individuals and […]

It would be nice to think that this succinct but informative BBC article would put an end to this question for once and for all but that is probably too much to ask.  As it alludes to in the item, as far as the brain is concerned, there is more difference within gender than there is between gender and we may never get to the root of what is ‘nature’ and what is ‘nurture’ – maybe we should settle on ‘nurtured nature’?  

We are delighted to be starting work with Joosr to help them add neuroscience to the already wide range of topics covered by their book summaries.  Rather than summarising other books, in this instance we will be creating original content for some of the most pertinent aspects of using neuroscience in the workplace.  Joosr summaries are a great way of acquiring new knowledge, or staying up to date with what is going on and the learning is delivered in a very ‘brain-friendly’ way.

It is obviously true that you ‘notice what you notice’ but neuroscience does seem to be getting more and more prevalent in the mainstream media and many domains of life.  For example if you were to ask your search engine of choice about neuroscience stories in the news this month the thousands of results would include topics as diverse as: Using neuroscience to run more effective meetings The growth of the neuroscience market – and neuroinformatics in particular How neuroscience is starting to change the criminal justice system Neuroscience driving sales productivity The variety of applicatins of neuroscience is likely […]

Neuroscience makes it clear that ‘old dogs can learn new tricks’ and we have been exemplifying this recently by creating a lot of digital material for clients, for example we have made a number of contributions to the CIPD Future of Learning hub.  Whether we call it ‘e-learning’ or ‘m-learning’ or ‘flipped classroom’ or whatever is neither here nor there; what matters is that it offers ‘brain-friendly’ opportunities for learners to engage with relevant material.  What makes it ‘brain-friendly’ includes factors such as: the learner being in control of where and when they engage with the material bite-size chunks making […]

Short, sweet and accurate! Yap with Dr Yap | Neuroscience & Training – Lynda.com's Britt Andreatta [TEASE] from The Institute on Vimeo.

Given the time of year there should be an abundance of happiness about already but just to add to it here is a link to a radio station focused on providing “Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California”.  What makes it worth listening to is the conversation between Dr’s Alex Korb and  Dan Siegel  about happiness. It is best to skip about two minutes in to avoid some of the less interesting introductory patter.  Enjoy, and have a Happy Christmas and New Year.

We have been working with a global electronics company for several years helping them apply neuroscience in a range of contexts and our most recent collaboration pushed us to deliver the learning from neuroscience on change management in a particularly accessible and practical way. The client wanted a bespoke change programme that would be as applicable to large, complex change as to small, simple change – an important consideration as scale and complexity is obviously very subjective and in the eye of each individual beholder.  To meet their needs we combined neuroscience, psychology and change management expertise  to create a […]

Another month passes and there is another 20,000+ news articles on the internet about neuroscience and given the ‘allure of neuroscience’ this number is unlikely to reduce any time soon.  As you would expect many of the articles have a clinical or academic provenance but within these there are many nuggets that are absolutely applicable to the world of work; unsurprising really, as whatever our colleagues may say, most of us do bring our brain to work each day.  For example this article on treating anorexia offers evidence of the power of habit and how it will, more often than […]