Hello to everyone who attended the daylong program on the 13th of January, in which we focused on the neuroscience of conflict resolution and on the roles reflection and self-awareness play in a conflict professional's effectiveness. Below are the additional resources I mentioned throughout the day.
Thanks very much for attending the seminar. I truly enjoyed working with your group!
As I said at the program, unless you review the material presented, you may forget. If you want to recall what we discussed, I hope you have gone over your notes since the 13th. For more information about forgetting, remembering, and the value of review, take a look at the Ebbinghaus Curve of Forgetting, e.g., here or here.
The more ways you work with the material presented, the stronger will be your learning and recall.
You may remember that I presented seven methods for interacting with content . . .
7 Synapse Supporters
- Listen
- Write parrot notes
- Write notes, adding your own thoughts & reflections
- Discuss with others
- Use
- Teach
- Draw
Here are some resources I mentioned . . .
A couple of articles that describe some differences between lawyers and the general population: "Team-Building Frenzy Reaches Law Firms" (The National Law Journal) and "No Singing Pigs . . ." (Of Counsel). Both articles address other topics but also include discussion of the differences.
"The Two Types of Knowledge: The Max Planck/Chauffeur Test" includes the story I told you about chauffeur-level understanding. Although an urban legend, it nevertheless illustrates well the problem with surface knowledge.
The story of how Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz learned about self-directed neuroplasticity and the steps to change one's brain: Obsessed: The Compulsions and Creations of Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz (Discover). It's a very entertaining story about a unique scientist.
Other books I mentioned (also please see the columns to the right with my recommended books) . . .
The Stress Test: How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper by Ian Robertson
Psychology's Ghosts by Jerome Kagan
The Brain That Changes Itself and The Brain's Way of Healing by Norman Doidge
Soft-Wired by Michael Merzenich
The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts by Peter Coleman
The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It by Kelly McGonigal
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist (see also this short video)
Inside Out: How Conflict Professionals Can Use Self-Reflection to Help Their Clients by Gary Friedman (my interview of Gary)
Bringing Peace Into the Room by Daniel Bowling
Handbook of Solution-Focused Conflict Management by Fredrike Bannink
Curious? by Todd Kashdan
Theater Games for the Classroom by Viola Spolin
Improv Wisdom by Patricia Ryan Madson
The Act of Will and Psychosynthesis by Roberto Assagioli
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
The Worm at the Core by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski
More resources I mentioned to you . . .
Susanne van der Meer, the lawyer who designs visual communication.
Purposeful Planning Institute, the organization with a mission of expanding the concept of legacy, including in the area of trusts and estates.
"A Beginner’s Guide to Polyvagal Theory" by Deborah Dana whom I will be interviewing on January 31. I hope many of you can join us.
Click to listen to my interview of Francine Campone in which she describes the four steps I gave you for reflectively reviewing incidents in your professional practice.
A post about "An Experimental Study of Apparent Behavior" by Fritz Heider & Marianne Simmel, (includes the video with the triangles and circle we watched and discussed).
A blog post about problems and risks of seeing clients through a Procrustean (one-size-fits-all) lens.
A 7-part Webinar about five patterns of thinking (very similar to the Perry Scheme I described) begins here. Click to listen to my interview of Susan Wolcott, the presenter of the Webinar.
Click for some blog posts about neuromythology.
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