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Dark Money
Dark Money refers to political spending meant to influence the decision of a voter, where the donor is not disclosed and the source of the money is unknown.
Curated Video
Probability & Likelihood of an Event | 7.SP.C.5
In this math video we will sort outcomes by probability and likelihood of an event. We will be presented with four probabilities in percent, fraction and decimal form. We will need to drag and drop these events into one of three...
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The weight of light: how gravity is illuminating sub-Saharan Africa
Off-grid communities such as those in sub-Saharan Africa can pay thousands of times as much as the rest of us for their energy. Designer Jim Reeves has developed a simple, low-cost gear-train and generator that uses a descending weight...
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Why You Catastrophize and How To Stop It
Do you catastrophize? In other words, do you tend to jump to the worst-case scenario when faced with a problem or challenge? If so, watch this video. You'll learn why we do this and more importantly, how to stop it. Disclaimer: All of...
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Opportunitistic Behavior
Opportunistic behavior is an act or behavior of partnership motivated by the maximization of economic self-interest and occasioned loss of the other partners.
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Locus of Control: What Is It & Why It Matters
In this video, I talk about the importance of your locus of control. What is it? How do you know where you lie on the spectrum of internal to external? And how do you become more internally focused?
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Just World Effect
What is the Just World Effect? In psychology, the just-world phenomenon is the tendency to believe that the world is just and that people get what they deserve. Because people want to believe that the world is fair, they will look for...
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Integrative Thinking
What is Integrative Thinking? Integrative thinking is the process of integrating intuition, reason, and imagination in a human mind to develop a holistic continuum of strategy, tactics, action, review, and evaluation.
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Hindsight Bias
What is Hindsight Bias? Hindsight bias, also known as the knew-it-all-along phenomenon or creeping determinism, is the common tendency for people to perceive past events as having been more predictable than they were.
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Covey's 7 Habits
What are Covey's 7 Habits? The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, is a business and self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey. Covey defines effectiveness as the balance of obtaining desirable results with...
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Categories of Manager Control
Control or controlling is a core function of manageers. Whare the Categories of Manager Control? Controlling can be defined as that function of management which helps to seek planned results from the subordinates, managers and at all...
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Approaches to Management Decision Making
What are the Approaches to Management Decision Making? Rational decision-making model, Bounded rationality decision-making model, Intuitive decision-making model, and. Creative decision-making model.
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5S Method - Process Management
What is the 5S Method in Process Management? 5S is a cyclical methodology: sort, set in order, shine, standardize, sustain the cycle. This results in continuous improvement.
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Team Tasks
What are Team Tasks? Production Tasks - This means creating or delivering something, such as a product, service, plan, etc. Idea Generation Tasks - Creative tasks, such as idea generation or process refinement. Problem-Solving Tasks -...
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System Archetypes - Management
What are System Archetypes in Management? System archetypes are common and usually recurring patterns of behavior in organizations. These patterns almost always result in negative consequences. You can use system archetypes to...
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Stacey Matrix
What is the Stacey Matrix? It is designed to help understand the factors that contribute to complexity and choose the best management actions to address different degrees of complexity.
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Outcome Bias
What is Outcome Bias? The outcome bias is an error made in evaluating the quality of a decision when the outcome of that decision is already known.
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Organizational Culture Profile
What is the Organizational Culture Profile? The organizational culture profile is used to understand what is an organization's primary cultural characteristics.
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Level of Certainty in Management Decision Making
What is the Level of Certainty in Management Decision Making? Decisions are made under the condition of certainty when the manager has perfect knowledge of all the information needed to make a decision. This condition is ideal for...
Curated Video
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke) describes an unexpected area where neuroscience is having an impact in legal proceedings.
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Democracy vs. Revolution
Political theorist John Dunn (Cambridge) contrasts the societal advantages of representative democracy with unpredictable revolutions.
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Thinking About the Future
Social psychologist Roy Baumeister (Queensland) describes aspects of his current research of how people think about the future.
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Theory's Predictive and Explanatory Function for Small Group Communication
For small group communication, theory has practical uses like the explanatory and predictive function. These both provide us ways to use theory to improve our group experiences and our small group and team effectiveness.
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Probability and Describing Expected Outcomes
In this video, the teacher explains probability using an eight-section spinner and four different outcomes. The viewers are asked to determine whether each outcome is likely, unlikely, or neither likely nor unlikely. The teacher breaks...