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| 'Cognitive Biases' affect how we think and see things |
But guess what? Whenever we
attempt anything creative or involving truly creative and critical brain 'hits'
--- we pick a fight with our brains, which are mostly flooded in mental ruts
and resist deviation from those ruts or what formal education has dubbed
'cognitive biases' :) It is a phenomenon
studied in cognitive science and social psychology.
Cognitive biases also go a long way in explaining just why some
folks have such a hard time letting loose of older concepts and
accepting change when it comes --- which is almost constantly in world time.
“In life we perceive reality selectively, attending to some things
more than 0thers. The issue is that we pay more attention to things that
support our ideas, values and beliefs than things that refute them. This Confirmation
Bias obscures the weaknesses of our designs to our own eyes and hinders
critical reflection.” --- Paul Ralph, PhD
To practice gaining control over our cognitive biases and free us to
‘think outside the box’ and truly reach our creative summit, let’s examine six
bias-infused errors most will be familiar with.
Dr.Paul Ralph expounds in this short article for Website Magazine:
Does Cognitive Bias Kill Creativity?
When you aim for a creative solution - not simply an incremental improvement, but a real innovation - you pick a fight with your own brain. Vast arrays of systematic deviations from optimal reasoning, which psychologists call "cognitive biases," conspire to subvert your creativity. Here are six bias-infused errors you may recognize.
1. It's not my fault, it's default...
To complete article click http://www.websitemagazine.com/scripts/sub/digital.aspx?issue=67 then click "Does Cognitive Bias Kill Creativity"
Does Cognitive Bias Kill Creativity?
When you aim for a creative solution - not simply an incremental improvement, but a real innovation - you pick a fight with your own brain. Vast arrays of systematic deviations from optimal reasoning, which psychologists call "cognitive biases," conspire to subvert your creativity. Here are six bias-infused errors you may recognize.
1. It's not my fault, it's default...
To complete article click http://www.websitemagazine.com/scripts/sub/digital.aspx?issue=67 then click "Does Cognitive Bias Kill Creativity"
Source: Article: http://www.websitemagazine.com/scripts/sub/digital.aspx?issue=67
Paul Ralph: http://paulralph.name/
List of cognitive biases: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
'Cognitive Biases' Affects All Thinking, Creativity, Design --- AND Things Re Publishing, Writing
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