Brain science offers new and exciting solutions to support people who are unwilling or seem unable to change. Our online research library includes free articles, columns, audios and videos. We hope you find it interesting and please feel free to forward any of these materials to anyone in your company you think might benefit.
KCI’s new book THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHANGING PEOPLE WHO DON’T WANT TO CHANGE takes a groundbreaking look at how new discoveries in brain science challenge our standard ways of thinking about change in teams and organizations. The book shows how our reliance on old models stands in the way of effectively managing change. It offers a new tested solution for executing change, introducing a new way to engage resistance and overcome it.
KCI’s Five-Stage Acquisition System™ is based in neuroscience. Here is a taste of what makes it so unique.
TedX: Prof. Sebastian Seung: I Am My Connectome
A fabulous well illustrated explanation about how the brain is wired, how it communicates, it’s complexity and perhaps most interestingly, how it can change. Click here to enjoy the presentation.
The Plastic Brain: UAB Neuroscientists Stretch the Boundaries of the Mind
UAB scientists on the cutting edge of neuroscience discuss their mind-bending research. Take a look at how new neurons are created. In most cases it is sufficient to reinforce existing neural pathways but it’s a great video if you are interested in the facts and myths around personality being fixed.
Integrating the Science of Change into Business
Reut Schwartz-Hebron (2010)
Why is lasting change different from changes that do not stick? Read full article.
The Neuroscience of Learning and Change
An excellent review of what it takes in brain science terms to learn something new vs. to change an existing pattern. Full article in Ashridge Business School’s blog.
Emotional Memory
Joseph E. LeDoux (2007), Scholarpedia, 2(7):1806
A taste of the importance of the difference between explicit memory and implicit memory by one of the world’s leading Neural Scientists on synaptic activity and behavioral change . Full article on Scholarpedia.
Models of Synaptic Plasticity
Harel Z. Shouval (2007), Scholarpedia, 2(7):1605.
The area of changing synaptic activity and connectivity in the brain had great breakthroughs in recent years. This article touches on the way synaptic changes are formed in the brain. Full article on Scholarpedia.
Hippocampus
Gyorgy Buzsaki (2011), Scholarpedia, 6(1):1468.
Further reading about the different systems for storing knowledge and encoding change. Full article on Scholarpedia.
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The Neuroscience of Leadership: The Brain and Change
In this article, Judith Bell of the Authentic Leadership Institute explores the importance of creating a safe enviornment for lasting behavioral change. Read the full article.
TEDx: Amanda D’Annucci – Storytelling, Psychology and Neuroscience
The technology of change KCI uses is examples and stories. Listen to Amanda D’Annucci review the importance of stories on behavioral change.
The Neuroscience of Changing Toxic Thinking Patterns
“Your brain is wired to produce change, a constant in the brain, as it is in life. Change involves learning, and all learning generates change in the brain.” In this article Dr. Athena Staik talks about the representation of behavioral changes in the brain and about what she calls “hard information” and “soft information” which are both required to successfully reprogram behaviors in a lasting way.
The Neuroscience Of Change: Understanding The Brain, Influencing Behavior
“Getting people to care is one of the greatest challenges facing social entrepreneurs. Whether inspiring consumers…persuading corporate leaders to care… the challenge to influence behavior is daunting.” In this session, Philip Cambell, Editor and Chief of Nature magazine, interviews leading scientists to explore the neuroscience behind this complex process. Listen to this session if you love to hear about the science of change in greater detail.