Let’s face it, our ability to attend to the things that we choose to focus on is one of our most powerful and important superpowers. But when it comes right down to it, how many of us really know how our attention and perception work? How might research that illuminates how it works change the…Continue Reading Attention Matters: Understanding How Attention Works Can Help Us to Make the Most of a Powerful Resource
Learning Like “Fast Fish”: A Research Review on the Promise of Contextualized Agency
At the Next Level Lab, we often tell the story of a “fast fish” that uses its fins to create vortices in the water and push off them to propel itself forward, allowing the fish to swim faster than it could without this modification to the environment. The fast fish serves as a useful metaphor…Continue Reading Learning Like “Fast Fish”: A Research Review on the Promise of Contextualized Agency
Workforce Development and People Managers Take a Deep Dive into the Question: “How Can I Support Fast Fish Learners in the Workforce?”
“Letting someone create their own course of action and explain their reasoning for the decision that they made [is a way to increase agency].” “[This suggests the importance of] supporting an atmosphere where folks can share the ways their minds work — sharing, discussing, and being open.” “Feedback is not just about instructor-to-student feedback, but…Continue Reading Workforce Development and People Managers Take a Deep Dive into the Question: “How Can I Support Fast Fish Learners in the Workforce?”