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The significance of a learning culture (in an organisation)! "Positive cultures are always cultures where people are open to learn. On a daily basis, leaders can establish a learning culture by...
05 May 2018 5,143 4 View
Very interestingly, research studies show what makes one successful in life (measured by happiness - that also include having a purposeful life, loving relationships, resilience, productivity,...
05 May 2018 4,880 3 View
Having faith in people but not in the education system that exists- many of the systemic issues are presented in a very innovative and compelling manner! Should we force fish to climb trees?...
05 May 2018 4,229 0 View
Why should we make our work meaningful to the best possible level - even by running the extra mile? The way to motivate ourselves! This can even be applied to our learning as well - learn not...
04 April 2018 9,699 12 View
How severe can be loneliness as an epidemic in our societies? "Loneliness is a growing health epidemic. We live in the most technologically connected age in the history of civilization, yet...
04 April 2018 4,193 2 View
The human cost of what we don't know! A very important issue to raise and pursue at least now, rather than later! "We wish for a world where ALL children can actualize their potential without...
04 April 2018 6,111 3 View
Book Review on "Authoring Your Life – Developing Your INTERNAL VOICE to Navigate Life’s Challenges” by Marcia Baxter Magolda (a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Student Learning and Development)...
04 April 2018 1,199 2 View
Inspirational leadership! It goes beyond managing the day to day tasks towards a (higher) common purpose! Shouldn't any leadership always have to be inspirational in order to be effective? "The...
04 April 2018 4,750 7 View
How can we direct novelty-seeking adolescence minds for something purposeful in a world where there are innumerable wicked problems. Shouldn't our education system take the responsibility in this...
03 March 2018 1,354 0 View
Many of us are interested in physical fitness and spend time in physical exercises such as going to gyms regularly. But how many of us are interested in mental fitness that can be achieved by...
03 March 2018 853 2 View
The ability to train the adaptive brain with good habits yielding individual well-being and the greater good of our societies following the neuroscientific research revelations on neuroplasticity....
03 March 2018 9,327 4 View
Social media and Big Data influence on democracy - electing political leaders, sometimes with false/misleading information spreading. Where are we heading? Should we simply blame the technology or...
03 March 2018 5,822 4 View
How can we get something positive from conflicts (which are inherently unavoidable) - learn to be open, reflective and listen - a very useful idea?...
03 March 2018 8,118 5 View
The value of journaling (possibly15-30 minutes a day) in enhancing well-being, reasoning and insight,...
03 March 2018 9,378 2 View
Is the evolution of technology led by artificial intelligence (AI) is the threat to a sustainable social development? Are there any threats worse than that? A thoughtful discussion! "The real...
03 March 2018 3,747 3 View
Research shows that empowering seems to be working when the focus is on creativity and citizenship. But it is the opposite results when expected work is of routine type. In general, we want...
03 March 2018 5,588 1 View
Excellent development in the higher education towards positive futures - a new course for the first year college students - initiated by The Center for Health Minds of the University of...
03 March 2018 3,550 3 View
Science (neuroscience) informed leadership - highly insightful and useful. As an educator, I see the same point of the need to embrace science (neuroscience) informed/evidence-based approaches to...
03 March 2018 5,758 3 View
The significance of experience (even just pure thoughts and emotions associated with any experience) in altering one's brain and thereby the mind/mindset. Further, another important fact is the...
03 March 2018 8,672 0 View
Ideas for developing a positive and productive culture at the workplace - empowering and involving others. To have such a culture at the workplace (instead of letting groups and individuals...
03 March 2018 2,335 4 View
Role of mindfulness at work/businesses/leadership and day-to-day life. It is interesting to see business organisations such as BlackRock (in New York), World Bank, Google, Harvard Business Review...
03 March 2018 7,927 5 View
The author, Professor Daniel Siegel (clinical Professor of psychiatry at UCLA, co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Centre and the executive director of the Mindsight Institute) has...
03 March 2018 2,623 9 View
Finding one's passion in life beyond financials and economies! It is very common in a contemporary world under the prevailing status quo that the development of an authentic-self does not converge...
03 March 2018 1,455 8 View
It is surprising how we (in general) mindlessly believe that depression (and other mental-health conditions including anxiety) are purely a chemical imbalance in the brain and that it does not...
02 February 2018 310 12 View
Kindness in a professional setting- interesting! "This idea that kindness is contagious isn’t new, yet this is the first study I’ve seen that rigorously looks at the spread of kindness in a...
02 February 2018 969 1 View
How mindfulness is related to productivity! "During my study of the relationship between mindfulness and leader effectiveness, 100% of the leaders I interviewed (all having months or years of...
02 February 2018 2,972 4 View
It is indeed great to see a positive trend! Training kids/children to turn inwards (as opposed to the external world) to gather a wealth of useful information towards enhanced learning is very...
02 February 2018 1,686 3 View
When professional decisions are at odds with one's ethical principles! " It goes to the heart of what he and his colleagues refer to as "wise leadership". In particular, they see the lack of an...
02 February 2018 6,613 4 View
A reasonable question to ponder. There could be many ways/perspectives of looking at that. "And when — if ever — is it right to inflict another resource guzzler onto an already-guzzled world?...
02 February 2018 3,691 4 View
Are meetings in a corporate environment seen as rituals? Can we really get something out of these meetings? How?...
02 February 2018 694 3 View
Self-awareness - why it is the most important phenomenon in learning and human development? Why it is an essential skill for leaders of all levels. "Leadership competencies require more than...
02 February 2018 6,970 4 View
How would (and should) the notion of leadership change in the era of AI (Artificial Intelligence)? Interesting and insightful! "Certain qualities, such as deep domain expertise, decisiveness,...
02 February 2018 5,845 2 View
"Who talks a long time – and who is silent? Who gets the most attention? Who gets their way when it comes to decision-making? Do you see debate (clashing egos), discussion (more rational pros and...
02 February 2018 7,720 3 View
It is great to see that true leadership notions are emerging and emphasised from the top - Harvard - leaving aside tried and tired old models that disintegrate us individually and socially to...
02 February 2018 2,957 3 View
How can we justify that many large companies (in Australia) pay zero tax for years? Is that related to fraudulent behaviour or loop-holes in the tax system? Whichever is the reason, where is the...
02 February 2018 1,511 1 View
A good reason to minimise (or even to avoid) soft drinks - MINIMISE CANCER RISKS. http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/sugary-soft-drinks-linked-to-increased-cancer-risk/9473124?section=business
02 February 2018 1,939 8 View
A beautifully presented argument with facts/evidence that tax cuts won't necessarily impact on wages growth/ investments/GDP growth etc.Especially when there are many organisations (in Australia)...
02 February 2018 7,170 2 View
Problems associated with lack of self-awareness in leaders impacting not only the individual but also organisations and societies at large explained through the short case study of Ritu. Excellent...
02 February 2018 5,477 4 View
What is lacking in narrow perspectives of traditional economic models devoid of long-term sustainability- "Caring Economics!". For instance, children’s education is very competitive and...
02 February 2018 8,377 2 View
"Friedman says we are creating a condition where people are being dishonest because, well, plain and simple, it's the only way for them to get a job. In other words, lets say I'm interviewing...
02 February 2018 7,645 1 View
Book Review on "The Power of Mindful Learning" by Ellen Langer (Professor of Psychology at Harvard University) Professor Langer insightfully and highly reflectively describes how...
01 January 2018 3,455 6 View
Can kindness be taught? Why should we do it? What is the significance? This is what The New York Times Article had to say about it. " The Kindness Curriculum is part of a growing global movement...
01 January 2018 704 18 View
Book Review on "Culture Infusion: 9 Principles for Creating and Maintaining a Thriving Organizational Culture" by Kerry Alison Wekelo Another important notion Kerry highlights is the need for...
01 January 2018 1,898 2 View
HEALTHY AGING - HOW? Eat your greens Regular exercise Not smoking Maintaining a healthy weight Keeping your cardiovascular system in good condition (by controlling high blood pressure and...
01 January 2018 2,457 2 View
A useful summer/holiday advice for parents and kids on READING! "If you don't use it, you lose it," ...
12 December 2017 609 0 View
Interesting and insightful discussion on wage stagnation and executive salary! This comparison is between the AVERAGE salary (around 60k-80k in Australia) and executive salary but NOT between the...
12 December 2017 967 1 View
An interesting comparison of the housing market in two similar economies/countries - Australia and Canada! Which one has a higher risk?...
12 December 2017 1,694 3 View
A Very interesting and useful phenomenon in a contemporary world - Learning from the Future as it Emerges (instead of from the past): "Learning from the future as it emerges. If you work with...
12 December 2017 684 15 View
The way to go - from the grassroots! Interesting developments towards sustainable/peaceful societies. Research/evidence-based kindness curriculum for preschool classrooms developed by the Center...
12 December 2017 6,222 3 View
How can our education systems change/improve in order to avoid these trends - significantly increasing incidents of mental health issues for children as young as 10?...
11 November 2017 5,443 3 View
Job loses to automation/digital disruption are spreading to services sector as well. In light of this, how should our education sector refocus their approaches in learning and development? We may...
11 November 2017 3,912 4 View
Wage stagnation in Australia despite a reasonably high jobs growth - some very good/real analysis/reasons! High population growth, mainly through migration High number of temporary visa...
11 November 2017 6,968 2 View
Beautifully presented interrogation about the prospects of Australia (an example) in the emergence of AI revolution! May also be relevant to many other societies. “Australia's consistent run of...
11 November 2017 3,639 1 View
We are getting to the same point again and again from different directions - what changes need to be done (in fact, a paradigm change) to contemporary education systems (at all levels - primary,...
11 November 2017 9,793 3 View
Where are the solutions coming to these negative trends developing? Where is the sustainability of our societies?...
11 November 2017 4,322 3 View
The trouble with giftedness (and associated overexitabilities/sensitivities related vulnerabilities) "In short, highly intelligent individuals are at a significantly greater risk of experiencing...
10 October 2017 9,562 1 View
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10 October 2017 8,989 2 View
http://sengifted.org/the-self-education-of-gifted-adults/ "In short, we need to have lived for a number of years to collect the experiences necessary for self-education and conscious personality...
10 October 2017 7,394 9 View
How sleep is related to memory consolidation (creating lasting memories), refining memory traces by removing the unwanted ones from what is important, improving attention, creativity,...
10 October 2017 3,265 5 View
10 October 2017 7,038 0 View
Einstein's words of wisdom on "Happiness"! "A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness," It appears that there are some common...
10 October 2017 8,897 0 View
Impact of mindfulness practices on cognitive abilities (the link between the historical practice of mindfulness (thousands of years old) to modern day neuroscience) - the fact that mindfulness...
10 October 2017 6,779 2 View
Why we should teach adolescents to SURF IN THE WAVES OF EMOTION (instead of getting drowned). Let us teach them to enjoy the journey rather than narrowing their focus on the destinations such as...
10 October 2017 5,684 0 View
Very interesting and pragmatic change-proposals to some important taxes - the introduction of property tax instead of stamp duty and insurance payments! Mainly it can be a change of perspective -...
10 October 2017 3,649 6 View
Why do governments and independent economists/reviewers always interpret the same data/results/pictures in contrasting ways? Is this what we call "political" viewpoint/decision-making? Who does...
09 September 2017 397 2 View
A Book Review on " Mindfulness: a practical guide to FINDING PEACE IN A FRANTIC WORLD by Mark Williams and Danny...
09 September 2017 1,113 2 View
Interesting discussion on how to manage our health and well-being! Prolong stress and its damage - due to hormones adrenaline and cortisol in our bloodstream for...
09 September 2017 6,542 1 View
An interesting study/investigation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-25/international-students-urged-to-speak-out-about-rogue-employers/8981628?section=business
09 September 2017 4,636 1 View
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2TR7PPQALFSFH/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv In “Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distractions, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day...
08 August 2017 3,808 0 View
It is very encouraging to see Wall Street Journal (WSJ) promoting COMPASSION as a means of positive interpersonal...
08 August 2017 5,591 6 View
The need to pay the right attention to children (and adults as well) with INTENSITIES such as emotional, intellectual and imaginational as described by the famous psychologist and...
08 August 2017 1,986 0 View
Book Review on "Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life" by Jon Kabat-Zinn (One who introduced mindfulness practices to mainstream medicine in the...
08 August 2017 2,181 0 View
The relationship among Gamma brain waves (at higher frequencies between 25-100 MHz), peak concentration, high cognitive function, compassion, memory, learning, incredible information processing...
07 July 2017 1,308 4 View
The relationships among happiness, inner conditions, outer conditions, mindfulness practices, neuroscience, wisdom, compassion (as the opposite of self-centeredness), loving kindness, well-being,...
07 July 2017 5,668 0 View
It is essential that we emphasise on lifelong learning per se and mindfulness practices to avoid these consequences of...
07 July 2017 8,651 0 View
The significance of paying constant attention (i.e being mindful) to what one wants or having a clear purpose in life (reminding us constantly where we are heading). This mindfulness can be...
07 July 2017 4,595 1 View
Book Review on "Mindsight: Transform Your Brain with the New Science of Kindness by Daniel Siegel" In “Mindsight: Transform Your Brain with the New Science of Kindness”, the author Daniel Siegel,...
07 July 2017 8,180 6 View
How do we recognise exemplary (compassionate) human attitude and behaviour. Once becomes conscious of limitations/adversities within our environment, take action to overcome them and for common...
06 June 2017 9,301 0 View
"Afraid to Have Children": Climate scientists reveal their fears for the future (This could only be one concern for to be...
06 June 2017 7,838 0 View
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-19/vincent-shin-australias-first-school-lawyer-on-family-violence/8613932 Some important lessons to be learned! How many of individuals in similar situations...
06 June 2017 7,795 0 View
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-19/why-youre-about-to-pay-through-the-nose-for-power/8629090 Why is it so important that our leaders take decisions leading to sustainability! How can a decision...
06 June 2017 4,087 0 View
Book Review On "The Neuroscience of Learning and Development: Enhancing Creativity, Compassion, Critical Thinking, and Peace in Higher Education" edited by Marilee J. Bresciani...
05 May 2017 3,682 0 View
This is why we need a paradigm change in the way we provide education or program human brains. We need to encourage and enhance creativity/wisdom/consciousness/mindfulness in our learners instead...
04 April 2017 385 3 View
Antibiotics overuse could result in common illness becoming life threatening http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-17/common-disease-could-be-deadly-in-post-antibiotic-era-expert/8445572 Isn't it...
04 April 2017 2,885 3 View
I just completed reading an excellent book on educational reforms (08/04/2017) - just could not believe that the topic area has evolved so much to a level that makes it possible for direct...
04 April 2017 6,083 0 View
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-18/why-top-companies-are-ditching-degree-requirements-for-some-jobs/8449236 A very interesting discussion on the value of credentials, the prestige of the...
04 April 2017 9,594 3 View
Educational neuroscience is an emerging field that helps in understanding how our brain and related neural structures essentially play the key role in learning and education. Due to the brain...
03 March 2017 3,863 14 View
Enhancing consciousness or wisdom can be used synonymously with deep learning; there is a degree to which one can achieve them depending on elaborative rehearsal one engages in – the higher the...
11 November 2015 3,044 0 View
Findings from neuroscience reveal that in teaching-learning environments and assessments, we, educators, need essentially to focus on generalised/ high-level concepts in order to create lasting...
11 November 2015 3,634 6 View
Neuroscientists have revealed that the most of our learning is implicit. In light of this revelation, we as educators have to help learners to make their implicit learning explicit by appropriate...
01 January 1970 7,748 2 View
01 January 1970 4,322 2 View
Through multidisciplinary integrated learning, we are in with a chance to enhance consciousness or wisdom. When we use metacognitive practices (thinking about thinking, learning about learning or...
01 January 1970 8,717 4 View
Our brain seems to receive information from many disciplinary areas in the very same way. We have separated these pieces of information into different disciplines artificially in our minds....
01 January 1970 4,766 29 View
Metacognition is about thinking about thinking or learning about learning, and it makes up a vital component of learning. Consequently, it is about a self-assessment on thinking or learning. For...
01 January 1970 1,831 0 View
Ideal learning appears to take place through learner discovery. Whether it is a facilitator directed or independent learning, learners should be encouraged and directed to play an active role in...
01 January 1970 1,000 0 View
Findings from neuroscience reveal that in teaching-learning environments and assessments, we, educators, need essentially to focus on generalised/ high-level concepts to create lasting memories...
01 January 1970 680 0 View
Neuroscience of compassion reveals us that it is about our health and wellbeing. It is about being more resilient/tolerant to the unavoidable and adversities. It is about enhancing learning,...
01 January 1970 696 0 View
In the traditional scientific method, a hypothesis is followed by extensive and tedious experiments that were used for proving the theory. In science education, in fact, we pay more emphasis on...
01 January 1970 7,450 1 View
