Dan Heath

En la vida, a menudo nos quedamos atascados en un ciclo de respuesta. Apagamos los fuegos. Tratamos las emergencias. Nos quedamos atrapados en la corriente, intentando solventar un problema tras otro, pero nunca intentamos ir a contracorriente para arreglar los sistemas que causan esos problemas. El autor de bestsellers del New York Times, Dan Heath explica cómo anticipar los problemas antes de que ocurran, y lo hace basándose en los conocimientos...

"So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems ... [This book] probes the psychological forces that push us downstream--including 'problem blindness,' which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have...

Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our own brains, say authors Chip and Dan Heath. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two systems - the rational and the emotional - that compete for control. Here the Heaths show how everyday people have united both minds and achieved dramatic results. (Bestseller)

While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we can conjure more moments that matter. What if a teacher could design a lesson that he knew his students would remember twenty years later? What if a manager knew how to create an experience that would delight customers? What if you had a better sense of how to create...

A lo largo de nuestra vida aceptamos muchos cambios importantes: el matrimonio, los hijos, las nuevas tecnologías o los nuevos trabajos. No obstante, algunos hábitos los consideramos innegociables. Los fumadores siguen fumando y los niños siguen engordando demasiado. Hay cambios fáciles y cambios difíciles. Esto es así porque el corazón y la mente están en conflicto. Por una parte está el lado emocional, nuestro lado instintivo, que siente...