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Samantha Hardy

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It by Ian Leslie

This book is in three parts: the first part covers how curiosity works, the second the curiosity divide, and the third staying curious.  Leslie argues that curiosity is one of the most important attributes required for our complex and unpredictable world. However, he explains that, “our ideas about how curiosity works are muddled and misguided”.  […]

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WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Why? What Makes Us Curious by Mario Livio

Mario Livio is an astrophysicist curious about science and art… and curiosity itself! In this book he explores the questions What is it that triggers curiosity? and What are the underlying mechanisms of curiosity and exploration? This is a well-researched and easy to read book about curiosity. I found it fascinating and it left me

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WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World by Scott Shigeoka

I absolutely loved this book! It is full of useful information, easy and often entertaining to read, and has very practical activities to enhance our curiosity. The title comes from a quote attributed to Rumi: “What you seek is with you.” The first part of the book explores the role of curiosity, the difference between

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Perspective taking in conflict

Anyone who works with people in conflict understands the transformative power of perspective taking in resolving conflicts.  In fact, a large part of the work of mediators and conflict management coaches involves supporting clients to see things from different perspectives. Perspective taking often results in: More information being disclosed Increased capacity to communicate in a

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WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: The Social Instinct by Nichola Raihani

I absolutely loved this book, and I couldn’t put it down! I love the author’s writing style and the content was truly fascinating. I read it on holidays and kept interrupting my partner’s relaxation time to share some new interesting information I discovered within the book! The book explains how cooperation is the secret of

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WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Setting Relations Right in Restorative Practice by David B. Moore and Alikki Vernon

I was delighted to discover that David and Alikki had published this book on restorative practice. They are two of the leading academics and practitioners in the field and have combined their many years of experience to provide an accessible and much-needed overview of this field of practice. The book combines theory, research, and practice

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