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Theory Of Mind Is Crucial To Effective Cooperation

The Horizons Tracker

A person’s ability to accurately perceive and interpret the thoughts and emotions of others, commonly known as “mindreading ability,” has been identified as a significant predictor of cooperation, even in interactions with unfamiliar individuals.

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Six Qualities That Embody Excellent Educational Leaders

Strategy Driven

As the world becomes increasingly complex and interconnected, the role of educational leaders has never been more important. Educational leaders play a critical role in shaping the future of education and ensuring that students are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in an ever-changing world.

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How Social Media Boosts Polarization

The Horizons Tracker

This predisposition has evolved to facilitate cooperation and survival. However, in the context of modern, diverse, and intricate communities, particularly in the realm of social media, these inherent learning biases become less effective. It’s not that the algorithm is designed to disrupt cooperation,” the researchers say.

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The Challenges When Creating Across Cultures

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Diversity is generally accepted as a good thing, with MIT research highlighting how diversity within our organizations can boost the bottom line of those businesses. If coordinating across global teams is the key to untapping the benefits of diversity, a high degree of “global fluency” is likely to be crucial.

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The Movement Of People And Ideas Is Key To Economic Growth

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Hidalgo and Ricardo Hausmann compare the best economies to a bucket of Lego bricks, with the most diverse buckets those that are able to grow and produce the most innovative solutions. Within countries, universities tend to be at the heart of attempts to foster such diversity.

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How to Improve Your Organization’s Culture Through Employee Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

First, leaders should educate their team members that human connections help satisfy the universal needs employees have, such as respect, recognition, belonging, autonomy, personal growth, meaning and progress. For example, do team members understand that the quality of connection can affect the level of cooperation and collaboration?

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The Rise In Portfolio Careers

The Horizons Tracker

As with the gig economy, there are many following this career path that do so in a fulfilling and rewarding way, with the combination of assignments giving them a rich and diverse professional life. The report highlights the work done by Smart , the freelancers cooperative founded in Belgium before spreading out into seven other EU countries.

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