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The historical significance of urban centers
The impact of cultural and technological advances
The role of urban centers in shaping society
The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion draws all things else to support and agree with it.
FRANCIS BACON
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Confirmation Bias
The next step in developing new perspectives is solving our confirmation bias, our tendency to choose information that confirms our already existing beliefs.
We search only for evidence that supports our ideas and we see only what we are able to comprehend.
This is why overcoming conf...
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The world during Copernicus
Before Nicolaus Copernicus, humans thought that all celestial objects revolved around the Earth, what is known as geocentrism.
With great opposition from the Catholic church, his theory, called heliocentrism, propo...
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Developing New Perspective
More than often, the major barrier to new perspectives is not intellectual, but emotional.
Even though we have access to so much information, nobody wants to bear the emotional endeavour that is required in challenging your own set of beliefs.
Imagine how Copernicus must have felt bef...
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In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
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The Copernican Lens
Shift your vantage point.
His ideas prove how much not unhinged his thinking was by the others.
The accepted truth at the time was that we are at the center of the universe. People were attaching special importance to themselves and this prevented them from viewing things from other ...
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Most people use statistics like a drunk man uses a lamp post; more for support than illumination.
MARK TWAIN
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Search for disconfirming evidence
One of the most powerful approaches to overcome cognitive bias is to seek out disconfirming evidence. Understand how opposing people in an argument arrived at that conclusion and find out why they believe what they do.
Always ask yourself what confirmations can you seek out in order to chan...
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Responsible AI needs support at the top
To gain traction throughout an organization, support for responsible AI needs to come from its leadership. Unfortunately, many board members and executive teams lack an understanding of AI.
The World Economic Forum created a toolkit for boards to learn about the differ...
Ordinary and altered states of consciousness
Altered states of consciousness can only be defined if there is an understanding of an ordinary state of consciousness.
While scientists can't agree on a clear definition, altered states of consciousness are nevertheless essential to understanding the human mind.
Find common ground
Charming people are able to find common ground, even when they differ in opinion.
When you disagree, try to really listen to the other person instead of formulating your response. You might agree on a few things.
Also, keep up with current events and industry news as those are the thi...
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