by Margie Meacham | Aug 20, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Approach-Avoidance Conflict and the Brain Approach-avoidance conflict is a term used to describe a major decision that has both appealing and unappealing elements to it. Since most people inherently mistrust salespeople, nearly every major purchase decision falls into...
by Margie Meacham | Aug 13, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
An informative visual makes it easier for learners to understand and recall training content. From the dawn of time until 2003, humankind produced five exabytes (5 quintillion bytes) of information. Today, we produce that much information every two days. In the era of...
by Margie Meacham | Aug 5, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
In this series, we are exploring the practical application of neuroscience to education and training. Let’s start by exploring the increasingly popular virtual instructor-led training (VILT). The Society of Applied Learning Technology (SALT) reports that “the vast...
by Margie Meacham | Jul 30, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
While neuroscience is still in its infancy, educators and trainers are starting to find new ways to enhance learning and performance by applying some of these early discoveries. Many of these new discoveries contradict the way we’ve done things for years; many others...
by Margie Meacham | Jul 30, 2015 | Guest Bloggers, LearningToGo Blog
Nanette and I are working on a white paper and webinar on teaching thinking skills to developing leaders. Here is a related article from Nanette. 21st Century Thinking Skills – Necessary for continued employment We are living in a knowledge economy. We can...
by Margie Meacham | Jul 23, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
SPOILER ALERT: If you believe in Santa Claus, you might not want to read any further!!! What do Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Leprechauns, Unicorns and my “lucky” putter all have in common? They are all examples of “magical thinking.” You might think that belief in...
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