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Question 1

What are the seven factors that lead to cognitive overload. (stupidity)

Answer 1

1. Being outside your circle of competence (normal environment or routine)
2. Stress/fatigue
3. rushing or urgency
4. Being in a group
5. fixation on an outcome
6. information overload
7. being in the presence of an authority

Question 2

What is the problem reframing question?

Answer 2

Asking yourself “What does solving this problem accomplish for me.” Often the answer to that question can then be reframed as the actual question. “What ways can I accomplish that outcome.”

Question 3

Six principles of making an idea stick from “Made To Stick”

Answer 3

Simple: its core message must be easy to grasp.
Unexpected: it should break cliche and evoke enough curiosity to grab someone’s attention and hold it.
Concrete: it should be vividly painted in people’s minds.
Credible: it should be supported by evidence.
Emotional: it should have a purpose and relate to people.
Story-driven: it should tell a story that inspires people to act.

Question 4

Definition of psychological safety

Answer 4

Psychological safety is a culture of respect, trust, and openness where it’s not risky to raise ideas and concerns.

Question 5

What is the Yerkes Dodson law?

Answer 5

The Yerkes-Dodson law dictates that performance increases with physiological or mental arousal, but only up to a point. When levels of arousal become too high, performance decreases.

Question 6

The five social domains that influence our behavior in social situations

Answer 6

1. Status – our relative importance to others.
2. Certainty – our ability to predict the future.
3. Autonomy – our sense of control over events.
4. Relatedness – how safe we feel with others.
5. Fairness – how fair we perceive the exchanges between people to be.

Question 7

6 stages of the Pixar Story Spine

Answer 7

1. Once upon a time there was ______
2. Every day, ______
3. One day, ______
4. Because of that, ______
5. Because of that, ______
6. Until finally ______