By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic January 23, 2024 Among educated, modern workers, few habits are as ubiquitous as multitasking, the apparent process of handling more than one task or activity at the same time. I say “apparent,” because there’s compelling scientific evidence suggesting that multitasking is mostly about task switching, or jumping back and forth between … Continue reading Would you smoke weed in a video meeting? Multitasking causes the same cognitive drop. Here’s what to do about it
We can influence customer behavior more effectively by understanding the flaws in our own thinking. Jade Bunke on June 26, 2023 As a marketer, you can get your customers to click on a button, pick up the phone or make a purchase. And it doesn’t stop there. You can trigger emotions, feelings and thoughts. You … Continue reading How cognitive biases prevent you from connecting with your audience
Human irrationality must inform your marketing strategy. Here are three cognitive biases that shape the way customers think about your brand. Jade Bunke on August 26, 2022 You’re not rational — and neither are your customers. In an effort to make efficient decisions, the human brain takes shortcuts. As such, your customers rely on a … Continue reading How marketers can use cognitive biases to influence customer decisions
Using psychology as part of your marketing strategy can help you increase conversions and reduce buying cycles. Jade Bunke on May 14, 2020 As a marketer, you’re faced with a particularly daunting challenge in a pandemic. Despite longer buying cycles and decreasing demand, you’re still tasked with driving growth—and you must do it now. In … Continue reading 4 cognitive biases and psychological drivers for influencing behavior
Christiaan Verwijs — February 6, 2020 A while ago, I received an interesting scientific article from Gunther Verheyen titled “Getting Things Done: The Science Behind Stress-Free Productivity” (Heylighen & Vidal, 2007). The article discusses possible scientific explanations for the success of a personal productivity approach called “Getting Things Done” (GTD; Allen, 2001). The authors apply … Continue reading Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works
Using the mere exposure effect to retarget campaigns, risk compensation theory, social proof or using someone else’s halo are just some of the ways marketers can influence purchasing decisions. Jacob Baadsgaard on March 22, 2019 at 10:11 am Most of us like to believe that we’re inherently logical people, especially when it comes to purchasing … Continue reading Cognitive biases: How to get people to prefer your business
Daniel Burrus — October 24, 2018 Follow @DanielBurrus — October 24, 2018 Today, business performance is measured by transactional throughput and is commonly captured in a set of transactional metrics such as revenue, investor ROI, manufacturing capacity, service level performance, available to promise, etc. Commonly, the operations of a business are defined as the transactional … Continue reading Cognitive Excellence Is The New Benchmark of Business Performance
Daniel Burrus — October 11, 2018 Follow @DanielBurrus — October 11, 2018 Technology can function as a key enabler for higher cognitive performance. Technology is as important for cognitive roles as it is for transactional ones, since cognitive work in organizations drives transactional tasks. With performance gains realized through transaction management software, the next game … Continue reading Turn Cognitive Challenges into Opportunities With Technology Built the Way You Think
Daniel Burrus — October 11, 2018 Follow @DanielBurrus — October 11, 2018 Improving cognitive performance is a strategic imperative for anticipatory leaders. With the availability of data, cognitive technology and performance analytics, stakeholders expect stronger performance, higher transparency, greater controls and clearer communications. Performance analytics for cognitive work The transactional operations of an organization have … Continue reading Elevate Cognitive Performance
Daniel Burrus — October 4, 2018 Follow @DanielBurrus — October 4, 2018 Improving cognitive performance is a strategic imperative for anticipatory leaders. Yet, cognitive performance slows down due to cognitive friction. Cognitive friction occurs when professionals can’t think through uncertainties clearly in their minds. These uncertainties include: risks opportunities outcomes consequences implications impact causations causes … Continue reading Eliminate Cognitive Friction to Maximize Human Performance
