Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

How do you make a sensible decision about whether its safe to cross the street when your brain must instantaneously juggle conflicting and related sensory information? One of the last areas of the brain to mature, its responsible for moment-to-moment reactions. Those decisions are made in the prefrontal cortex.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

But the reality is, you probably made a mistake in buying those things and it literally hurts your brain to come to terms with that fact. Your brain views the loss of one of your valued possessions as the same as something that causes you physical pain. Clutter’s impact on your brain. The result?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

“If you start a positive habit and see that it has a positive effect upon your business or health outcomes, your brain is more willing to utilize resources to continue that behavior and scan for new ones,” said Shawn Achor , author of The Happiness Advantage. This can result in a productivity gap of 15 days a year for some companies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2018

With this in mind, try and show that other people are supporting and/or donating to your cause. Our brains are built to follow stories , so highlighting individual stories is a powerful way to tap into emotions. This shows exactly how powerful a tool “keeping up with the Joneses” can be. Can you visualize what 50,000 looks like?

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Most importantly, we’ve seen the results of working without a set schedule in the quality of our work, our productivity, and our health. Your body keeps track of time in a section in your brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (or SCN). Forcing someone to work early (or late) doesn’t necessarily lead to better results.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Brain Trainer by Lumosity. We use Brain Trainer by Lumosity, a San Francisco-based development group. The tools Lumosity provide are effective in challenging our minds and clearing our thoughts. I often find myself turning to the Brain Trainer app in the office to clear my mind before starting a heavy work-related task.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

There are primitive parts of your brain that control your reaction to threats on your reputation, making these reactions extremely difficult to control. What happens in our brain. When you think about negative consequences, a part of your brain, the hypothalamus, activates and triggers the pituitary gland to secrete the hormone ACTH.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. Being strategically future-minded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” I don’t have an answer, but I think it has to do with modeling conscious information and consumption and being mindful about how you connect with people, cultivate relationships, and share information. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Do we actually “invent” or are our inventions the result of cumulative information and experience? Saving staffers from mind-numbing repetitive tasks and opening time to innovate are some of the best reasons to prioritize understanding AI. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Have you exchanged data with like-minded organizations to grow your impact? Anacostia Riverkeeper’s team regularly tests the water quality, but current methods take days for the results to come back. This delays when the results can be shared with the community, which is problematic because test results can become outdated quickly.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 17, 2025

According to John Medina, author of Brain Rules , we retain 10% of its information three days after reading text. We designed a website using data visualization to communicate the results of LTSS policies in states in a way thats easier to understand and remember. Before the redesign, the results were presented in a text-heavy format.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 20, 2016

Here are some tips to keep in mind and implement whenever possible. • And keeping in mind that smartphone, tablet, laptop and desktop screens are getting more hi-tech all the time—and that Internet speed are getting faster and more efficient—don’t be afraid to begin utilizing high-definition imagery in your website design. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. After Day 2 at the GEO conference my mind is abuzz! Do our grantee partners demonstrate dogged determination to get results? The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

Medical and health professionals also suggest that exercise snacking encourages regular movement throughout the day and that is less likely to result in sitting too much. It really helps reset my mind and body – and fight virtual fatigue.

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OneCause

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This doesn’t mean that you should talk down to your donors or that they’re unintelligent: it just means that they’re probably using their brain power for other things and quickly skimming emails and mailers. What are the most important results you hope to see from our organization’s work? How would you describe your personal mission?

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Byte Technology

APRIL 9, 2015

Indeed, if one were to track all the time in a workday spent glued to our incoming messages and bowing to the attention they require, the resulting accumulation of hours would no doubt seem ridiculously exhaustive. After all, anyone can zip through their messages and take an “out of sight, out of mind” tact towards email management.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As the world’s population ages, more is being learned about brain health as startups leverage technology to find a way to slow down cognitive impairment. The company always had it in mind to raise another round two years after its Series A, but Katz said the global pandemic gave them pause to see how it would impact that decision.

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

We must engage our children during their formative yearsideally starting in elementary school, while their worldview and brains are being developedand before resources get passed down. But as the head of my family foundation, I believe we have to start conversations around wealth at a younger age.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

This week brings the new book, The Mindfulness Edge , a fascinating manual that teaches you how through mindfulness training you can become a better leader. Mindfulness training also helps leaders to make decisions that have better impacts on gross margins and expenses," explains the book's author Tenney.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Don’t waste valuable brain power. Make room for experiments that may not produce positive results. Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Intimidation is Roundup for creativity. Welcome every proposal.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Keeping a task list can save you time and clear your mind. By batching calls or writing, you can actually be more productive since your mind is already in the mode for getting that kind of task done. The problem is that “Update the website” is too big of a project and your mind doesn’t know where to start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. He spoke about creativity and what psychologists and brain scientists are learning about it. Like-minded folks can accomplish a lot, and expertise is not to be undervalued, but sometimes they can hit roadblocks. Learn to relax.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

Blog | design mind – "Openness is the mega-trend for innovation in the 21st century, and it remains the topic du jour for businesses of all kinds. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering if you have a data point readily available in your brilliant brain? or something like that? Whatever your mission, the better you tailor your message to what’s top of mind for people, the more likely you’ll be able to inspire them to make a gift to you now.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In essence, your end product or service is the result of the strength and happiness of the people that make it all possible. Exercise not only benefits your body physically but mentally as well, improving memory and overall brain function. The more ideas offered, the better it is for the process and the better the end result will be.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

” Its platform will launch next year, first with a mobile app that combines live videos from mental health professionals who lead meditation and mindfulness sessions, and features to help users track their stress levels. Meditation and mindfulness apps continue their surge amid pandemic. Turning mental wellness into a habit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

Collaborative overload is the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other online collaborative technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. Time away from work and being online produces new ideas and fresh insights. It can also improve your memory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Anne Grady, in a recent HBR blog post , describes the harm that repeated stress triggers can create in the workplace: “When you are triggered, the emotional part of your brain takes over. Your logical brain temporarily shuts down, and you lose the ability to solve problems, make decisions, and think rationally.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. Science says: We’re wired for negative Sadly, our brains are wired to respond to negative messages. Negative events impact our brains more than positive events.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Make time for movement and mindfulness. Yet, both movement and mindfulness are two of the most important building blocks of a well-balanced mind and body. As a result, people want to be able, and should be encouraged, to show up as their whole selves. in an effort to remember to drink water.). Bring it up.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The app lets you do a virtual hang with others trying to get some work done, and plays some soothing beats to trick your brain into getting work done. The problem is that a lot of office environments are set up in ways that make it impossible to get to that state of mind. The company just launched its product and raised $3.9

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2023

Here are some other AI stories of note from the past few days: My AI goes rogue: Snapchat’s My AI feature, an in-app AI chatbot launched earlier this year with its fair share of controversy , briefly appeared to have a mind of its own. The result is a model much better at parsing multi-subject prompts.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

MagnaFlyer was developed with a large and specific audience in mind—individuals suffering from Macular Degeneration. The disease damages the light-sensitive nerve cells located in the center of the retina, resulting in sharp and central vision loss. It’s called MagnaFlyer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1.8

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is why you need to look at your goals, measure your results, and tweak your stories based on that data. By opening up the audience to a new idea or way of thinking, you can open their hearts and minds to the work you’re doing and get them further invested in your cause. . Incorporate humor into your story. .

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