Neuroscience of Change

Negative Emotional Attractors versus Positive Emotional Attractors - Dr. Richard Boyatzis, Case Western Reserve University.

• Shows the neuro-chemical reactions that happen in people when you shift them into Positive Emotional Attractors and how that increases well-being and effectiveness. 
• Shows that people change much faster through shifting them into positivity.

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Conceptual Awareness vs Embodied Awareness - Alan Fogel, PhD, University of Utah

• Shows the power of "getting out of our heads" and into our bodies for greater well-being and productivity. 
• Raises our awareness of when we're in our Conceptual Awareness (doing, focusing, solving problems, future and past, What-if's) and the Embodied Awareness (being present, feeling, in our bodies, heart, gut wisdom). 
• Research on how each state of awareness generates a different neuro-chemical states within us - and how we can shift between them. 

Wheel of Awareness - Dr. Dan Siegel, UCLA School of Medicine. 
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• MIND PLATTER and the importance of Play Time and Connecting Time. See 5 minute YouTube

Science and the power of Play (and gamified learning) 

PLAY: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Dr. Stuart Brown, M.D. 

TED Talks: The Neuroscience of Play by Dr. Stuart Brown www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrw68eID4Zk

Science of Team Performance - Positivity / Productivity Equation

Team Coaching International - Team Performance Indicators. Results and findings of 3,000+ teams

• Results from team assessments with over 3,000 teams worldwide. Clearly shows the relationship between the level of positivity (team spirit) and productivity of teams.
• Clear conclusion that raising the positivity on a team has a direct and tangible impact on overall performance and results.