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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content.

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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If I can’t process what I hear by asking questions of the expert or checking in with another participate or sitting quietly and just thinking about what was shared, there is a point that I reach after about 15 minutes – it’s call “My Brain Is Full Up.” Talking VS Listening.

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Stay Ahead of AI’s Magic

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ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. NLP techniques can be used to understand and generate text, translate, and perform other language-related tasks. NLP techniques can be used to understand and generate text, translate, and perform other language-related tasks.

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5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. This year we hiked by Pacific Ocean near Moss Bay.(Pictured Pictured above).

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The surprising reason we have a 40-hour work week (and why we should rethink it)

The Next Web

School days are eight hours long and classes are usually structured by slots of time rather than what is accomplished in that time. Your body keeps track of time in a section in your brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (or SCN). I’ve experimented a lot with different techniques to improve the way I work. An un-timed break.

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Can Stories Be Data?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean. First, with discipline and structure. Perhaps we are confusing qualitative data with gut decisions ? How do you make sense?

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How Nonprofits Can Tell Powerful Stories Through Data Visualization 

Allegiance Group

According to John Medina, author of Brain Rules , we retain 10% of its information three days after reading text. To excavate it, we developed a story framework structured around a hook, the conflict, and its resolution. The more you understand your data, the more youll ensure that the right visualization technique is used.

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