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Solution Aversion – Why people believe what they believe

by ALC Staff | Nov 15, 2014 | Building Consensus, Confirmation Bias, Decision Making, Improve Communication, Improving Team Work, Motivated Reasoning

The Learning Community is always interested in what causes some to refuse to learn. A recent study on this subject by Troy Campbell and Aaron Kay of Duke University adds an intriguing new idea to the mix: “solution aversion.” Motivated Reasoning is something the...

We need to Seek Understanding First in our efforts in finding Common Ground rather than fight

by ALC Staff | Aug 3, 2014 | Building Consensus, Confirmation Bias, Improve Communication, Information Analysis, Information Gathering, Information Management, Leadership, Skills to Succeed

Bill Maher asked this question, "Do you think social media made us bigger assholes, or we were bigger assholes and it just exposed us as being that?" Maher posed the question to Nerdist Industries CEO, and host of @Midnight on Comedy Central, Chris Hardwick, after...

The Difficulty to Building Consensus is on clear display with Religion on Wikipedia. But there are solutions. Like Separating Facts and Conclusions, and transparency to the source.

by ALC Staff | Jul 27, 2014 | Building Consensus, Confirmation Bias, Education Systems, Improve Communication

A interesting post from the Religion New Service (RNS) about the "Edit Wars" on the Religious Pages of Wikipedia clearly demonstrate the difficulty to Building Consensus. But, there is a solution. Clearly identify what are facts and what are conclusions. Then...

Solution Aversion – Why people believe what they believe

We need to Seek Understanding First in our efforts in finding Common Ground rather than fight

The Difficulty to Building Consensus is on clear display with Religion on Wikipedia. But there are solutions. Like Separating Facts and Conclusions, and transparency to the source.

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