We make assumptions every day. We often use assumptions as a shortcut when we lack firsthand knowledge. We assume we know what other people think and this prevents us from learning what they really ...

Leaders often mistake agreement for alignment, weakening execution. Real alignment requires shared understanding, visible assumptions, and space for challenge.

Leaders grow competence by adding skills, frameworks, and experiences. But they grow “capacity” by unlearning, which involves changing prior scripts, such as the assumptions that speed, reassurance, ...

Assumptions are just a part of life. To understand what the people around you are doing, you have to assume things about them. For example, if you understand a person’s goals, you can comprehend their ...

Assumptions should be built into all projects, though be careful--inaccurate assumptions can lead to wasted time and money and even project failures. When building the business case for a project, ...

In relationships we are always at a choice point, to assume and blame or tell the truth about how we are feeling and what we need. When you see the dishes piled up in the sink, or your partner is ...

Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Last month, Avi Loeb, an astrophysicist at Harvard, ...

Let’s look at how this works. I have a quick story for you, then a question. A bus driver was heading down Van Ness Avenue in my home town of San Francisco. He went through a stop sign without even ...

Our IHE community may disagree on many things, but the one thing we seem to agree on is the wisdom of our own thinking. Read the pieces on Views, Blog U, and the Comments on IHE and you don’t get the ...