The neocortex does not create rationality, it facilitates the construction of reality – The revolutionary case for a new leadership and developmental paradigm 

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A fundamental error in popular neuropsychology, dating back to Plato’s idea of the soul as driving a chariot pulled by two horses, has created illusions about human cognition which are driving the world of humans out of existence. The greatest illusion is that there is a fundamentally irrational part of the human brain, and a … Continued

Bringing action inquiry in a communications agency, by Jean-Simon Fortin, PhD.

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Amara welcomes Jean-Simon Fortin, PhD It’s inspiring to see someone with such a multifaceted career trajectory choose Amara to further their journey in vertical/self-development! Join us in welcoming Jean-Simon by discovering more of him in the next article. How it all began Most of my consultant career, I served the pharmaceutical industry within different scientific … Continued

Heidi & Ute

Heidi & Ute at the Women Automotive Network event

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Heidi Gutekunst and Ute Bock took part last week in an event organized by Women Automotive Network about personal and vertical development. The speakers discussed the concept of action logics, which are ways of thinking and responding to the world based on a person’s developmental level. Each action logic represents a different way of making sense of the world and … Continued

It often hurts to become wiser

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It is time to change the way we think about thinking – It often hurts to become wiser Recently adult development theories and particularly their measures and frameworks have come under critique. One of the critiques is that it is elitist to divide humans into different stages of development and saying that some stages are better than others. … Continued

Bill Torbert as a guest in STaR Coaches podcast

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Amara’s co-founder Bill Torbert had a guest appearance in the STaR Coaches podcast by Meg Rentschler in July 2022. Bill is a Leadership Professor Emeritus at Boston College and has spent his career leading, consulting, teaching, and researching. Meg offers strategies, tools and resources for professional coaches. Her passion to teach people to coach has led her to … Continued