Drew Bartkiewicz 6/4/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 6/4/21

Empathy: The Key To A Diverse And Inclusive Workplace

When trying to foster a workplace that is equitable and inclusive for all, it is imperative for leaders to be well-trained in inclusive strategies.

Drew Bartkiewicz 6/3/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 6/3/21

Unconscious Bias: How It Affects Us More Than We Know

Unconscious biases are everywhere. From the neighborhood that we choose, the close friends that we have, to the people we date.

Drew Bartkiewicz 6/2/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 6/2/21

Learning a New Language at Any Age Helps the Brain

Learning a second language may help improve brain function regardless of when you start, according to a new study.

Drew Bartkiewicz 6/1/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 6/1/21

Why Generating Insights is an Important Skill

Insights for Innovation instructors Coe Leta Stafford and Jane Fulton Suri have over 40 years of combined experience helping companies surface human-centered insights at the heart of IDEO’s design research practice. We asked them to share their perspectives on why insights matter.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/31/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/31/21

What Is Cognitive Bias?

The human brain is powerful but subject to limitations.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/30/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/30/21

Employee Development and Cognitive Skills

Whether it’s an organization’s formal training program or one-on-one guidance from the boss, employee development helps employees takes steps toward their career goals aligned with the organization’s objectives.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/29/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/29/21

What Happens in the Brain When You Learn a Language?

Learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain. This is what Swedish scientists discovered when they used brain scans to monitor what happens when someone learns a second language.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/28/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/28/21

How Curiosity Can Protect the Mind From Bias

Neither intelligence nor education can stop you from forming prejudiced opinions – but an inquisitive attitude may help you make wiser judgements.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/27/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/27/21

‘Diversity’ Is Losing Its Meaning—What Should We Say Instead?

There are great arguments for shifting semantics toward words like “inclusion” and “representation” — but what really matters is that we take the idea seriously.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/26/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/26/21

Learning Rewires the Brain

In the process, some of the brain’s nerve cells change shape or even fire backwards.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/25/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/25/21

Lifelong Learning And Success: Six Ways To Spark Your Curiosity

Curiosity. The birthplace of change and discovery, and the greatest expander of intellect. All the greats since the beginning of time have been curious and creative free thinkers — from Plato, Aristotle and Shakespeare to Elon Musk, Steve Jobs and beyond.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/24/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/24/21

5 things that happen to your brain when you learn a new language

Never has the bar to entry been so low and the recognized benefits so high.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/23/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/23/21

3 Steps To Chart A Course Towards Inclusion

With our systems and infrastructure failing multiple facets of our societies, work to promote diversity and inclusion has never been more important.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/21/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/21/21

The CIA is Wrong: It Doesn’t Take 1,000 Hours to Learn a Language

Does it really take up to 4,400 hours to learn a language?

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/20/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/20/21

6 Ways to Rewire Your Brain

Experts have yet to determine the limits of the brain’s abilities. Some believe we may never fully understand them all. But evidence does support the existence of one of its most important processes: neuroplasticity.

Drew Bartkiewicz 5/19/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 5/19/21

Curiosity: The Force Within a Hungry Mind

Stimulate your students' curiosity by encouraging valuable questions and tinkering, looking for teachable moments, and building lessons around current events and critical thinking.