Have you ever asked a big question like, “How do we have better conversations?” and heard something like, “Well, what I try to do is…”? It’s not that the response is wrong—it might even be great advice for an individual—but it doesn’t really tackle the collective problem. A “we” problem needs a “we” solution—something everyone…
Month: January 2025
How I Process Events
Beer Summit The “Beer Summit” at the White House was a result of a routine police call with a Harvard University professor, Henry Louis Gates Jr, in the city of Cambridge that hit the national media coverage which resulted in a controversy. In the Navigation Patterns video How I Process Events, I break down the…
Fall of the Fourth Estate
The Dan Rather – Killian Documents Controversy On September 8, 2004, Dan Rather reported a story on 60 Minutes Wednesday, titled “For the Record“, questioning George W. Bush’s Texas Air National Guard service. The story was based on documents that were later revealed to be forgeries. The producers knew the documents were forged before airing…
Cognitive Load – How it Works
What is Cognitive Load? Cognitive load refers to the amount of information our brain can process at any given time. Understanding cognitive load is important because it affects how we make decisions, process information, and interact with the world around us. Cognitive load is independent of our IQ level. It will vary greatly from person…