Archive for the ‘Global Warming’ Category
Where Has All The Ice Gone?
Posted in Business, Climate, Discovery, Education, Global Warming, Human Resources, Learning, tagged antarctica, Climate, Education, Learning, lesson, teacher on February 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Getting Past Preconceived Notions
Posted in Business, Climate, Education, Global Warming, Human Resources, tagged Education, evaluation, Global Warming, Instructional Design, Learning, test on February 1, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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In order for new learning to happen, you often have to clear out and challenge beliefs and preconceived notion. One very interesting way to do this is a pre-test. I found this one which is really good. The trick here is to forgot about the topic but rather see how the simple test challenges your beliefs and that you may know this already.
Ready… Here it is. http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/GlobWarmTest
Getting Others to Change
Posted in Business, Change Management, Education, Global Warming, Human Resources, Learning, tagged change, Climate, decisions, negotiating on January 16, 2008| 2 Comments »
I heard a speech by Dr. Mitch Kuzy last year. He made a very interesting point about change. He said that when you decide to make a change you go through a decision making process often takes a long time. If that change requires other people to accept the change, you are faced with one major problem. They haven’t gone through the process of deciding to change yet. They may be weeks, months or even years behind your thinking process.
It’s really this statement, “I see the problem, we have to change know, and here’s the way we need to do it.” The response, “what are you talking about, I haven’t even thought about this yet and you want me to change.” Sound familiar.
One really big example of this point is when you hear political leaders talk about climate change with the statement, “the discussion is over, now is the time to act.” The natural response is, “what discussion, did I miss it. ” If you want to get others to go along, you really need to step back and open the discussion and let others participate. This is even if you know the eventual outcome. It’s part of helping others change. I know it’s frustrating but without it nothing really changes.
I think this goes along with something I read in win/win negotiating. If people don’t think they got a fair deal, they will find a way to renegotiate one way or another. So if you push a change or idea on others, they will find a way around it. It’s one way you get unintended consequences.
The Quality of Scientific Predictions
Posted in Change Management, Climate, Discovery, Education, Global Warming, Learning, Myths, tagged Education, Global Warming, Learning, Science, trends on January 12, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Science is good at a lot of things. Predictions aren’t one of them. It’s still hard to pick a winning horse at the track. But this is just my observation so I did a little homework. Here’s an interesting article about the quality of scientific predictions. Try not to get caught up on what the prediction is about. That’s not the point. It’s about the ability to predict. Also I’m not talking about the ability to predict what happens when you mix two chemicals. I’m talking about predicting what will happen in a complex system like real life.
Trump Meets Darth Vader
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Fictional, Global Warming, Intelligence, TV, tagged Apprentice, Business, leadership, star wars, Trump on January 11, 2008| Leave a Comment »
I think this is a much more realistic show. Why don’t we see things more like this. Leadership in action.
A Good Rant on the Web
Posted in Blogging, Business, Global Warming, Psychology, Writing, tagged blog, Blogging, internet, Psychology, Writing on January 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
After reading lots of blogs and especially the comments, I think ranting is very poplular. Sometimes it’s just an argument for the sake of arguing. Here’s a interesting video that’s a lot like some of the blogs. It’s also good for all the Monty Python fans out there.
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
Posted in Climate, Global Warming, Learning, tagged Beliefs, Climate, Education, Global Warming, Learning on January 6, 2008| 1 Comment »
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So if we didn’t have three feet of snow on the ground and it wasn’t freezing I’d say a bicycle is still a good bet.