Creativity and Emotions are inseparable and there’s a strong possibility that they may be directly proportional, and yet, we know that an over-abundance of emotions can lead us into darkness. The problem with this whole creativity-emotions nexus is that if…
Category: Cognitive Psychology
IDEAL: David Kolb’s Cycle of Experiential Learning
David Kolb’s 4 Stages of Experiential Learning In his book, “Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development,” David Kolb proposed the ELT or Experiential Learning Theory, which says that experiences are the source of all learning. Kolb…
Your Success is the Sum of 3 Essential Virtues.
Success in any venture, small or big, humble or magnificent, rests on three main human virtues. Each of these three virtues have a distinct part to play in building your fortune. Fortunately, we all are endowed with these three virtues;…
The Creative Lounge: 3 Telltale Signs that you are Creative!
Creativity is an exotic term that dons different faces from the walls temple of Many-faced God (Reference: Game of Thrones.) Fortunately, the reasons why Creativity dons several faces, is different than it was in the Game of Thrones where the…
The IDEAL: Honey & Mumford’s 4 Types of Learners
In 1986, Peter Honey and Alan Mumford, classified learners into four types. Vastly different in its approach from the VAK model that was first proposed in the 1920s by a group of psychologists and later reviewed and repurposed more recently…
The Creative Lounge :: Perfection vs. Creativity – the Destructive Chemistry between the Two.
The Clue: “Perfectionist” not “Perfect” The term is Perfectionist. It isn’t Perfect. As old as the quest for perfection is – if it had a success rate of even half-a-percent you’d expect hundreds of thousands of “perfects” around. We don’t…
Gamification of Learning and Training
I’ve just published the first article in the series “Gamification of Learning & Training”. “Gamification – What does this new-fangled, star-spangled term mean?” introduces the term to you by peeling the jargon off it. It first defines gamification of learning…
IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance & Other ID Principles – Relationships!
Previous posts in this series: IDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration. IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance in On-ground and Online Trainings – Reasons & Remedy. Cognitive Dissonance & Other Instructional Design Principles: Cognitive dissonance reflects in many other ID theories…
Using Instructional Storytelling Storytelling for Soft-skills, Conceptual, and Technical Trainings
The battle-lines between creativity and practicality never fade, yet some instructional designers and trainers make the effort to bring creativity into the domain of teaching and training. They use various techniques to make learning more palatable and also more effective.…
The IDEAL: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience – What they are and How they Impact Trainings?
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience (Explanation and Comparison with General and Training-Specific Illustrations.) If you are a trainer, you’ve seen them all – right there in your classroom. Accepting the existence of these behaviors, and understanding them could help you…