Handy Brain Model
A great "handy" model of the brain that illustrates the interactions between our limbic system and the prefrontal cortex - in case you...


How Many Emotions Do You Actually Feel?
From a Neuroscience perspective, people who can recognize their emotions (find themselves feeling a wider range of them, not just the...


Storytelling, Overcoming the Knowing-Doing Gap, and Engaging the Brain
We tend to think of storytelling as a wonderfully engaging communication tool (when used properly :)). While that's true, I wanted to...


Uncertainty & Stress - getting the basics right (Alex Boulting)
My son (18) has Aspergers. This means that in addition to the milion beautiful things about him, he is particularly challenged with...
Mental Models and Biases
What makes us more successful at dealing with uncertainty? Which skills do we need in order to be better at adapting to changes in our...


How Neuroscience Helps Increase Tolerance for Uncertainty?
When uncertainty hits, very deep emotional response patterns kick into action. What can we do to help those we support as HR leaders,...


Test Yourself: Responses to Discomfort
One aspect of difficult change is something we carry with us. The way we are wired to respond to discomfort. Neuroscience tools help us...


Decoding the Neuroscience of Consciousness (Nature.com)
Overcoming the Knowing-Doing Gap is one of the difficult aspects of change. We see it when people understand the need for change, know...
A Review of Neuroscience-Based Assessment Tools
When it comes to assessments and diagnostic tools, Difficult Change presents us with unique challenges. People may: - try to give the...


To Become a Better Leader, Look to Neuroscience (European CEO)
More and more, change adoption is seen in a holistic context: understanding different "elements" in the brain (change/motivation-related...