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This is how to rewire your brain in less than a day according to a neuroscientist

Fast Company Tech

It is a skill that we can train. He is the founder and director of The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , where he conducts groundbreaking research on emotions and the brain, as well as meditation and contemplative practices. We can see functional changes in the brain after just a few hours of practice.

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5 ways employers can prevent employees from ‘revenge quitting’ in 2025

Fast Company Tech

Sudden departures lead to expenses related to recruiting, hiring, training, as well as lost productivity and project disruptions. In remote and hybrid work settings, ensuring employees feel connected to their teams through structured check-ins and virtual social space is critical. One of the most obvious consequences is financial loss.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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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.” Training Design' Incorporating Movement.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These can help you predict whether participants will act on the training after the workshop: More than one person from an organization should participate so the ideas can be transferred to the whole organization. The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises. Design for Participants To Apply.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time. The era of winging it in social media is over. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.