In Pixar’s 2003 film, Finding Nemo, there’s a delightful gag that’s portrayed by a cacophany of seagulls. They all cry out “mine!” in an unending chorus as they chase and squabble over their food. Scientists have shown that we put more value on an item because we can call it “mine.” It’s been named by [...]
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“Mine!”: The Psychology of Possession
Written by: Bill Sherman on Saturday, 28 June 2008, 3:58 PM
Overthinking a Problem
Written by: Bill Sherman on Friday, 20 June 2008, 7:34 AM
Sometimes our brains completely fail us. We tell ourselves that we’re smart enough to sort through complex issues and make smart choices. Humans have big brains, so we must be smart, right? Michael S. Gazzaniga is a cognitive neuroscientist. In the June/July 2008 issue of Scientific American: Mind he writes that there are cases where [...]
2010/03/27: What Senior Leaders Want to Know about Social Learning
by Bill Sherman
2010/03/20: Design Outside of the Box
by Bill Sherman
2010/03/17: Followers or Friends?
by Bill Sherman
2010/03/13: Bi-Directional Collaboration
by Bill Sherman
2010/03/10: The Social LMS
by Bill Sherman
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Planned Books
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Social Capital: A Multifaceted Perspective by Unknown |
Current Books
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Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action (Political Economy of Ins by Elinor Ostrom |
Recent Books
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Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Noah J. Goldstein |
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Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition by Ronald Burt |
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Strategy and the Fat Smoker; Doing What’s Obvious But Not Easy by David H Maister |
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The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam |
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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim |