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Forget the Stick and the Carrot: Here’s What Motivates Humans

Leaders often rely on the ‘carrot’ of rewards and incentives as a motivator. But research shows this can be counterproductive....

Leaders, Here’s How to Beat the Conformity Compulsion

We all have a conformity compulsion. If we sense that the herd is going in a particular direction, we instinctively fear being left out....

How to Get the Stubborn to Budge

When someone is stubborn, our instinct is to bombard them with evidence. The better approach to persuasion is to start small....

Why Some Ideas are Insane Before They Are Innovative

Most new ideas follow a predictable journey from being unthinkable, to radical, to acceptable and sensible, and then finally to popular or normal....

Saving Face is a Necessary Art – Even When the Face Isn’t Yours

We all have the impulse to save face, and many of us get defensive, aggressive or withdrawn when that impulse is challenged, writes Michael McQueen....

Debunking the Myth of ‘Mind Over Matter’

We all like to believe we are rational agents who aren’t controlled by our physical world. But research is proving this to be far from the truth....

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The Metaverse Has Arrived – Here are 4 Places It Will Take Us

We are already seeing the metaverse transform things. From work to play, this immersive version of the internet is engaging users in every sphere of life....

Stories Sell… Here is Why

Storytelling is one of the hottest buzzwords of the last few years. As a tool of persuasion, its significance is hard to overstate....

You Are What You Remember… but You’re Probably Remembering It Wrong

A well as being incomplete, our memories are generally unstable. Far from being the same each time we access them, our memories change over time....

5 Ways to Change a Mind… According to Reddit

What does it take to change a mind? This question has garnered much attention in recent years, as politics becomes more polarised and opinions more opposed....

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Forget the Stick and the Carrot: Here’s What Motivates Humans

Leaders, Here’s How to Beat the Conformity Compulsion

How to Get the Stubborn to Budge

Why Some Ideas are Insane Before They Are Innovative

Saving Face is a Necessary Art – Even When the Face Isn’t Yours

Debunking the Myth of ‘Mind Over Matter’

The Metaverse Has Arrived – Here are 4 Places It Will Take Us

Stories Sell… Here is Why

You Are What You Remember… but You’re Probably Remembering It Wrong

5 Ways to Change a Mind… According to Reddit

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Forget the Stick and the Carrot: Here’s What Motivates Humans