Two reasons the story does not come out well
The curse of knowledge, you are so deep in the material that you: Cannot see anymore what points of
Guitar strumming
. The way the teacher introduces a new guitar strumming pattern is a good example of the Curse of Knowledge (it
But what is it?
you suffer from the curse of knowledge, other people will not get it.
Communicating musical ideas
communicate a musical idea in raw form, and it feels a bit like the curse of knowledge. The expert cannot
So what do you do?
from the Curse of Knowledge, and remember, an audience who is guessing what you do in the back of
One Lego visual - 2 insights about leveraging imagination
missing pieces Sometimes it does not work. The book Made to Stick introduces the concept of Curse of Knowledge. The
Visualizing the curse of knowledge
Visualizing the curse of knowledge I often have to explain the concept of "the curse of knowledge": it is actually harder for an
Book review - Made to Stick by Dan/Chip Heath
understand might not sound as obvious as it seems to you Another example of the curse of knowledge: when when ordering slides The curse of knowledge (actually this is a big idea in the book) prevents
Fresh ears and eyes
… This is a similar effect as the “Curse of Knowledge”, which says that experts find it so hard to
Mission statement on slide 2?
. The ultimate example of the Curse of Knowledge. When I pooh pooh mission statements in presentations I
Data without context is meaningless (and boring)
readily available. (Read more about the Curse of Knowledge here) The solution is the opposite of what I
Design process killers
and pages of hollow inside jargon. (The curse of knowledge) As a result of all of this, most employees
"There are people who get it, and people who don't"
suffer from the curse of knowledge, you are so deep into your own story that you cannot possibly
Story procrastination
Curse of Knowledge. Yes, they do know the substance inside out, but cannot explain it to outsiders
The ponder slide
difference: the audience that will appreciate it are insiders, who suffer from the Benefit of Knowledge (the opposite of the Curse of Knowledge [what?]). They have heard the arguments before and they
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personalities do not change much. You could say that the Curse of Knowledge also applies to multi-million
Poster design: "If you have to explain it, it ain't workin' "
curse of knowledge: I need a few decades more of life experience to grasp it. A bit similar to me
Common pitfalls in IPO presentations
for people who do not suffer from the Curse of Knowledge. Talking management speak, full of
Designing analyst presentations
definitely is not in a 30 minute on-screen presentation. You as a CFO suffer from The Curse of Knowledge, you
Recommended presentation design books
to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath coined the term "Curse of Knowledge" and talks about why certain
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