Category Archives: Group psychology

When characters will not conform

Posted on December 23, 2014 by knlistman

The social psychologist Solomon Asch  is famous for his experiments on  how peer pressure affects our perceptions in 1950s.  According to Asch if all those answering before the research participant selected the same incorrect answer approximately 76% of the people … Continue reading →

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Characters and cohorts

Posted on December 8, 2014 by knlistman

In fiction most protagonists like most people are not complete loners. Interactions with their cohorts make up a good portion of novels, so creating these peers takes a bit of thought. What enables a real-life group to be innovative in business also makes … Continue reading →

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You’ve probably seen the trend in education and training blogs – Use existing social media (i.e., Facebook) to create a collaborative social learning group. So far I’ve found the  the overwhelming number of posts from my professional circles share photos … Continue reading →

Posted on June 7, 2013 by knlistman | Leave a comment