Author: Alex B

  • Polyafficity

    Polyafficity

    Polyafficity [pɒlɪ əˈfɪsəti] noun A way of experiencing the world that is characterized by a multiplicity of group-affiliations. // The…

  • Reciprocity in Everyday Life

    Reciprocity in Everyday Life

    Oftentimes when I make a large meal, I put some of it in a reusable container and give it to…

  • Reciprocity Rings

    Reciprocity Rings

    In Adam Grant’s book Give and Take: Why helping others drives our success, he describes a workshop called a “Reciprocity…

  • Social Network Analysis

    Social Network Analysis

    How well do you know the informal social network in your organization? Studies have found that those who have the…

  • Creativity and Connection

    Creativity and Connection

    What is creativity? And what makes a creative team? Is it the creativity of individual parts of the brain or…

  • Survival of the Fittest, and other Myths

    Survival of the Fittest, and other Myths

    What if I told you that many of the things you tell yourself, the assumptions you hold about who you…

  • How a Paradigm Shift Can Resolve Your Current Crisis

    How a Paradigm Shift Can Resolve Your Current Crisis

    You have probably heard the phrase “paradigm shift” used to describe every new technology imaginable, from AI to electric cars…

  • Cultivating a Culture of Reciprocity

    Cultivating a Culture of Reciprocity

    We all talk about the benefits of diversity in the workplace, but what about the benefits of reciprocity? Reciprocity, the…

  • The Harmonic Mean

    The Harmonic Mean

    What is the “harmonic mean”? The harmonic mean is a measure of average that is not affected by large numbers.…

  • Social Capital

    Social Capital

    Social capital has been declining in the United States for over 50 years, and with it has come a breakdown…