Tag: certainty

  • Possibility, not certainty

    “Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency toward standardization and uniformity.” – Arnold Toynbee, noted historian Curiosity, ingenuity and innovation live outside the boundaries of the predictable, outside the constraint of convention. Life at a higher level is life that unleashes imagination, and seeks possibility – not certainty.

  • SCARF Model – Influcencing Others with Dr David Rock

    Notes: Minimize Danger vs. Maximize Reward Engagement Carrot and Stick SCARF – Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, Fairness Motivation Status – Perception of where you are in relation to people around you. Certainty – Ambiguity generates a danger response. The brain is always trying to predict. Autonomy – Stress is amplified by sense of no control.…