Learning & the Brain offers several events each year. (In August, I attended one of their Summer Institutes.) Their conference coming up in May on "The Science of Success" looks especially worthwhile. Speakers include Sian Beilock ( CHOKE: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To) , Daniel Coyle (The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How), Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life), and Mark J. Fenske (The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success).
From the Web site:
You Will Gain Knowledge About:
- Impact of fear, stereotype threat and mindsets on success
- Why smart students do poorly on tests and performance
- How training, motivation and coaching can unlock talents/skills
- Strategies to create more failure-resistant, better focused brains
- Using flow and mental states to engage goal-related, meaningful action
- Ways to cultivate the drive to win and succeed in school, sports and life
- Methods to help students overcome learning, reading and math anxiety
- Creating extraordinary performance through brain, music and fitness training
Note: Past posts on why understanding learning is valuable for conflict professionals. The L & B upcoming conference in February.
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