This course explores how belief systems shape your decisions and interactions, offering tools to challenge entrenched assumptions and rewrite your mental models. This course provides actionable practices based on cognitive science to help you spot mental blind spots, fostering more adaptive and effective thinking. By mastering nine practical techniques, you will transform your perspectives and enhance communication within your teams and organization.


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Diagnose how individual and shared beliefs form, persist, and influence behavior
Surface blind spots and dismantle self-sealing logic through empathy and critical inquiry
Apply nine actionable practices to reframe thinking, craft safer dialogues, and drive lasting change
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November 2025
15 项作业
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In the section, we dissect the Blind Men and the Elephant parable, revealing how subjective experiences form partial models and showing methods to merge diverse perspectives for more objective understanding.
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2个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we link sensory data to layered cognition, applying the pyramid-of-belief model to dissect competing narratives in societal conflict and sharpen assumption-challenging dialogue.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we trace how needs activate If-x-then-y belief rules, execute actions, and employ a continuous learning loop to validate feedback, refine strategies, and foster adaptive decision-making.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we will explore how limiting beliefs mask options, and learn liminal thinking strategies that challenge assumptions, expose hidden opportunities, and broaden personal and professional decision space.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we examine partisan reactions to disconfirming evidence and dissect self-sealing logic, revealing how belief bubbles shape shared maps and offering strategies to expose loops and improve decisions.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we dissect how governing beliefs intertwine with identity, distinguish them from surface opinions, and review studies linking perceived powerlessness to conspiracy theory adoption.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we use the Johari Window to locate leadership blind spots, link personal reactions to suppressed feedback, and reframe organizational problems through systemic thinking for clearer, collaborative solutions.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we uncover hidden assumptions in change projects, practice deep listening to stakeholder needs, and design context-aware, SMS-based solutions leveraging existing local technology for sustainable impact.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we uncover emotional barriers to change, assess how lacking psychological safety derails follow-through, and design practical techniques that cultivate open dialogue and authentic commitment within teams.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we apply Popper's falsifiability to team hypotheses, distinguish self-fulfilling beliefs from testable explanations, and design evidence-seeking conversations that surface real motives, enabling healthier collaboration and decisions.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we practice formulating open-ended questions, observe systems with outsider clarity, and link disparate insights to uncover latent needs and craft integrated, resource-smart solutions across complex environments.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we diagnose self-reinforcing feedback loops behind interpersonal doom cycles and apply systems thinking to disrupt autopilot routines, revealing how modest tactical changes transform outcomes.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we act as if desired futures exist, build guerrilla prototypes to expose hidden constraints, and compare single-loop refinement with double-loop belief shifts for transformative learning.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we examine how storytelling breaks self-sealing logic, design effective story prompts, and explore neural coupling, cortisol, and oxytocin to transform raw data into shared, actionable insight.
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1个视频1篇阅读材料1个作业
In this section, we test workplace norms by enacting tiny deliberate deviations, then analyze how low-risk experiments shift perceptions, invite collaboration, and catalyze broader personal and organizational change.
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