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Working in the voluntary sector Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...attention to a cause or an issue. Adverts placed in libraries, doctors’ surgeries, hospitals and community meeting places, as well as around the organisation itself (offices and other venues). Social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and so on. Recruitment open days at the organisation itself or where different organisations group together to hold a big...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...attention that allows me to notice the experience and its components. The second is memory. Calling experience to mind allows me to examine the experience and to think about it in ways that were not possible at the time. Learning is what I take away from that process that influences my behaviour or thinking in the future. But huge amounts of experience escape without...
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...attention was drawn to the key role of intrinsic motivation (doing things because you want to). These theories focused on creativity at the level of the individual; however, more recently managers and researchers have turned their attention to the part played by the social context. In the 1990s, organisations paid more attention to the effect that work culture and...
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...attention. I think, I’m not sure, but I think she might be feeling fear almost. Am I going to get this or aren’t I? SIMON My evidence is purely anecdotal from my observations. It’s very obvious you can see happiness in dogs, and sadness in dogs, and equally in cats. It’s how we recognise that a lot is difficult. Sometimes how they exhibit those signs is not as...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...attention, how we draw on emotions as well as reasoning capacities in making financial decisions. Video 1 Discussion Perhaps the most defining characteristic of the discipline of psychology is that it involves the study of the mind, and how the mind influences one’s behaviour. While people often regard psychology as having a strong focus on the individual, many...
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...attention spans are limited by the demands of contemporary life, and that media tends to move on from news stories quickly. [Described image] Figure 7 Leadership involves perseverance and persistence to enact change Hence when organisations face a difficult public issue, it is quite common for them to make reassuring statements but not do anything meaningful. The classic...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list
Society, Politics & Law

A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list

...attention. Commenters expressed fondness and respect for her as someone who shows “extraordinary courage and perseverance.” One comment reads: “I admire her courage to pursue her dreams at this age”; another reads: “She is my role model as a woman. [We should all] struggle for a noble ideal regardless of our gender, nationality, and personal difficulties.”...
Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
Languages

Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...attention. It’s not just a boon for people who speak a language other than English at home. Briseño says more non-native speakers of Spanish are taking advantage of dual-language programs in schools too. According to the Harvard Education Letter, programs have increased tenfold in as many years. In 2011, there were around 2,000 programs nationally that teach in both...