👥 Social Learning

Books examining how we acquire behaviors, norms, and knowledge by observing others, from Bandura's foundational theories to modern applications in education, parenting, and organizational culture.

How We Learn

by Stanislas Dehaene • 2018

Your brain arrived with learning algorithms that still beat machines. The manual for using them.

4.32

3k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📚 Educational Psychology 💤 Memory Consolidation 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Innate Knowledge

How We Learn

Your brain arrived with learning algorithms that still beat machines. The manual for using them.

by Stanislas Dehaene 2018

4.32

3k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 📚 Educational Psychology 💤 Memory Consolidation 🔄 Brain Plasticity 👶 Innate Knowledge

Rebel Ideas

by Matthew Syed • 2019

Why smart groups go blind together, and how difference becomes the ultimate edge.

4.26

6k+

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🌐 Cognitive Diversity 🔍 Groupthink 📣 Echo Chambers

Rebel Ideas

Why smart groups go blind together, and how difference becomes the ultimate edge.

by Matthew Syed 2019

4.26

6k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🌐 Cognitive Diversity 🔍 Groupthink 📣 Echo Chambers

Social Physics

by Alex Pentland • 2014

Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.

3.53

1k+

🕸️ Network Science 💻 Computational Social Science 🦠 Behavioral Contagion 🐝 Collective Intelligence 🏙️ Data-Driven Cities

Social Physics

Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.

by Alex Pentland 2014

3.53

1k+ ratings

🕸️ Network Science 💻 Computational Social Science 🦠 Behavioral Contagion 🐝 Collective Intelligence 🏙️ Data-Driven Cities

Mirroring People

by Marco Iacoboni • 2008

Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.

3.79

986

🧠 Social Neuroscience 💞 Empathy Science 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🗣️ Evolution Of Language 🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Mirroring People

Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.

by Marco Iacoboni 2008

3.79

986 ratings

🧠 Social Neuroscience 💞 Empathy Science 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🗣️ Evolution Of Language 🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Wired for Culture

by Mark Pagel • 2012

Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.

3.86

296

🦴 Evolutionary Anthropology 🔄 Cultural Evolution 📚 Cumulative Culture 🤝 Group Cooperation 💝 Altruism Evolution

Wired for Culture

Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.

by Mark Pagel 2012

3.86

296 ratings

🦴 Evolutionary Anthropology 🔄 Cultural Evolution 📚 Cumulative Culture 🤝 Group Cooperation 💝 Altruism Evolution

Building Successful Communities of Practice

by Emily Webber • 2016

Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.

3.86

254

🏘️ Communities Of Practice 📚 Organizational Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 🔨 Community Building 🤝 Peer Learning

Building Successful Communities of Practice

Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.

by Emily Webber 2016

3.86

254 ratings

🏘️ Communities Of Practice 📚 Organizational Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 🔨 Community Building 🤝 Peer Learning

Cognitive Gadgets

by Cecilia Heyes • 2018

Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.

3.75

183

🧠 Cultural Evolution 🔬 Cognitive Psychology 👶 Cognitive Development 📖 Cultural Transmission 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Cognitive Gadgets

Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.

by Cecilia Heyes 2018

3.75

183 ratings

🧠 Cultural Evolution 🔬 Cognitive Psychology 👶 Cognitive Development 📖 Cultural Transmission 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Flat Army

by Dan Pontefract • 2013

The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.

3.41

112

🏢 Organizational Culture 💼 Employee Engagement 👥 Collaborative Leadership 📉 Flat Hierarchies 🗳️ Participative Management

Flat Army

The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.

by Dan Pontefract 2013

3.41

112 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 💼 Employee Engagement 👥 Collaborative Leadership 📉 Flat Hierarchies 🗳️ Participative Management

Assassination Generation

by Dave Grossman • 2016

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

3.71

351

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology 😡 Aggression Studies 📺 Media Criticism

Assassination Generation

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

by Dave Grossman 2016

3.71

351 ratings

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology 😡 Aggression Studies 📺 Media Criticism

The New Social Learning

by Marcia Conner • 2010

Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.

3.79

145

🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 🔧 Collaboration Tools 🤝 Communities Of Practice 🎓 Informal Learning

The New Social Learning

Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.

by Marcia Conner 2010

3.79

145 ratings

🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 🔧 Collaboration Tools 🤝 Communities Of Practice 🎓 Informal Learning

Learning Science for Instructional Designers

by Clark N. Quinn • 2021

Working memory holds three chunks, not seven. Design instruction around the brain's real limits.

4.09

📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Learning Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Instruction 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Learning Science for Instructional Designers

Working memory holds three chunks, not seven. Design instruction around the brain's real limits.

by Clark N. Quinn 2021

4.09

56 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Learning Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Instruction 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Informal Learning

by Jay Cross • 2006

Four-fifths of training budgets chase the sliver of learning classrooms actually produce.

4.03

🏢 Workplace Learning 🌿 Informal Learning 🧠 Meta-Learning 🐝 Communities Of Practice 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

Informal Learning

Four-fifths of training budgets chase the sliver of learning classrooms actually produce.

by Jay Cross 2006

4.03

63 ratings

🏢 Workplace Learning 🌿 Informal Learning 🧠 Meta-Learning 🐝 Communities Of Practice 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

Learning That CLICS

by Mary Slaughter • 2022

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

4.50

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Behavioral Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory

Learning That CLICS

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

by Mary Slaughter 2022

4.50

4 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Behavioral Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory

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