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Cognitive biases: getting your head out of the sand

We all have cognitive biases. Here at Kontextlab we might have a key to overcoming at least some of them. Got a gist? Let us put our finger on it. Just ponder for a second how the information spreading and new perspectives of mappings might turn things upside down.

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Structure your topics so your readers understand you

Like a building, when you’re working with a bunch of information, it needs adequate structuring. Yes – most of us think we’re perfectly able to get our point across when we put pen to paper. But do you really ever get to thinking about how you shape your information? In this blog post, we detail how to do just that: structuring your topics in order to make the most sense.

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Moving away from the standard: non-linear storytelling

Everyone knows it: The same story about that one neighbor that has a dispute with his other neighbor. It gets told totally differently by different people. Perspectives and time frames play an important role. People tend to narrate their point of view in a timeline of the events, because we learned to do so in school. But just like a detective has to collect all pieces of a puzzle to solve a case, the real events and their causes in such a dispute must be evaluated against each other. In a non-linear way – that is to say, without chronological order. Let’s dig into the non-linear concept in this blogpos

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Concept Maps – Die Karten des Denkens

Concept Maps sind eine beliebte Methode, Wissen zu veranschaulichen. Mittels Software-Tools oder Post-Its ermöglichen sie die Visualisierung von Ideen, Konzepten und Zusammenhängen – aus 20 Seiten Text wird eine anschauliche Struktur. Aber wie sind sie entstanden? Wie unterscheiden sie sich von Mind Maps? Und wofür sind sie gut?

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The possibilities of visuals

Previously, we discussed just how powerful using visuals in your work is. But what is actually included in the term ‘visuals’? In this blog post, we discuss the range of possibiliti

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All ears: the types of audio content we love

Recently, we put into words why audio’s so powerful. But have you considered what kinds of audio would actually work for your content? Chances are, you might want some help. We’ve detailed some of the many possibilities for you.

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Hear, hear! Why sound’s so powerful

In its most basic definition, sound is the audible change in air pressure that people perceive when the eardrum of the ear vibrates. However, sound is much more than that to humans. In this article, we set out to explain just why we love sound so much.

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The many facets of texts

Recently, we wrote why we think text is so powerful. This time, we would love to shed a light on the flexibility of the written word: from adventure novels to news articles, the possibilities are endless.

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Mapping as a way to summarize books

Quick: tell us the plot of the book you read on your last holiday. Of course, you might be able to do that, but how specific is your explanation? Be it a novel, biography or another type of book, making a map of its contents can help you to improve your detailed memory of it weeks, months and even years later within the blink of an eye. Below, we’ve detailed how to go about it.

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