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Why do we seek to confirm our views?

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Why do we seek to confirm our views? — SHR, Basel
Why do we seek to confirm our views? — SHR, Basel

Why do we seek to confirm our views? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Nickerson (1998, Review of General Psychology)

The limit

Single context; replicate before generalising. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Why do we seek to confirm our views? — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville
Why do we seek to confirm our views? — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville

Practical check in Basel

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Decision-making training in Basel, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Decision-making in Basel

Decision-making training in Basel — in practice
Decision-making training in Basel — in practice
Decision-making training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Decision-making training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Decision-making training in Basel — on the ground
Decision-making training in Basel — on the ground

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