Sustainable mobility and evolution
Why is it that people often don't change their behaviour, even if it is sensible to do so? Mr Klaas Jan Runia explains this from a psychological perspective, starting from a case for evolutionary necessity, since it is the Year the of Darwin.
Klaas Jan Runia is an independent professional interim on change management. Concluding a session of lectures at a symposium on the organisation of European Mobility Week's Dutch edition, Klaas Jan explains why people seem to have such difficulty changing their behaviour despite their (rational) awareness of the urgency to do so.
Paranormal
Klaas Jan kicks off by introducing the Darwinian notion of humankind's struggle for existence by means of intelligent technological adaptation, among which technology that enables us to cover ever larger distances increasingly fast and efficiently.
Then he introduces the notion of cognitions, by showing psychological tests carried out amongst children and - with a little help of the audience's paranormal powers - by bending a spoon Uri Geller-style.
He then explains the reason why people tend to believe in spoon bending and, unfortunately, sometimes strongly refuse to not believe in it.
YouTube
Curious what psychological origins make it so difficult for you to give that bulky set of wheels a day off or to trade it in for a lighter one or even a bike? Have a look at the MindsinMotion.net YouTube channel:
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