Who Do You Trust? Beware of Your Brain • Linda Rising • YOW! 2022

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2022. #GOTOcon #YOW Linda Rising - Queen of Patterns & Author of Numerous Books RESOURCES ABSTRACT Cognitive scientists tell us that we are more productive and happier when our behavior matches our brain’s hardwiring—when what we do and why we do it matches the way we have evolved to survive over tens of thousands of years. One problematic behavior we humans have is that we are hardwired to instantly decide who we trust. We generally aren’t aware of these decisions—it just happens. Linda explains that this hardwired “trust evaluation” can get in the way of working well with others. Pairing, the daily stand-up, and close communication with the customer and others outside the team go a long way to overcome our instant evaluation of others. As Linda helps you gain a better understanding of this mechanism in your behavior and what agile processes can do to help, you are more likely to build better interpersonal relationships and create successful products. [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: RECOMMENDED BOOKS Linda Rising • Design Patterns in Communications Software • Linda Rising • The Pattern Almanac 2000 • Linda Rising • The Patterns Handbook • Linda Rising • Fearless Change • Linda Rising • More Fearless Change • Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow • Fabio Pereira • Digital Nudge • Thaler & Sunstein • Nudge • Dan Ariely • Predictably Irrational • Robert B Cialdini • Influence, New and Expanded • #Bias #CognitiveBias #Trust #HumanFactor #DanielKahneman #ThinkingFastAndSlow #BrainFunctions #LindaRising #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.