I was struck by two things when I heard Jonah Lehrer talk about his latest book, The Decisive Moment, at the RSA a few months ago: Firstly, his energy and passion for his subject, and secondly, the impact of his case studies and examples. This powerful combination makes this book an excellent read for anyone [...]
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We’ve just reviewed a great book, The Confidence Factor: 10 Steps to Boost Your Confidence – In Any Situation by Kate Atkin Story telling is a powerful medium for carrying learning messages and in the Confident Manager Kate tells the story of a new manager and his journey of learning with eloquent ease. Filled with [...]
Right now we are all looking for ways to keep ourselves motivated and upbeat as the daily news offers more and more depressing stories each day. Here at Engauge we use a number of different things to keep our ideas fresh and our energy and motivation levels up, and today we are sharing with you one of [...]
“The most exiting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries is not ‘Eureka!’ (I found it!) but ‘That’s funny….’ ” – Isaac Asimov In his book, The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker reminds us of this when he discusses the way children learn language. Children have an amazing ability to learn [...]