The emotion of awe has become an increasingly popular topic of interest for social science researchers over the past two decades. A small but growing body of research makes the case that these milder forms of awe can and should be elicited in the context of work….Continue Reading Experiences of Awe and Meaning at Work
“Your Network is Your Net Worth”: Revealing the Social Aspects of Transfer of Learning at Work
Learning transfer is the idea that you can apply knowledge learned in an educational setting to a performance context. Traditionally, it was considered a process or outcome that should occur as a result of learning something. More recently, perspectives highlight the role of an individual’s motivation, the educator’s actions, and the contexts’ features in enabling it. …Continue Reading “Your Network is Your Net Worth”: Revealing the Social Aspects of Transfer of Learning at Work
Dr. David Perkins
On November 2, 2022, the Next Level Lab hosted a presentation by David Perkins, Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a founding member of Harvard Project Zero, entitled SURFING ON QUICKSAND: Navigating a World of Information, Opinion, and Spin. Dr. Perkins conducts research on creativity in the arts and sciences, informal reasoning, problem solving, understanding, individual…Continue Reading Dr. David Perkins