Individuals and organisations are increasingly facing problems in the modern world, ranging from diabetes and depression to job burnout and sustainability. Recent developments have implicated one important process that may underlie most, if not all, of these problems. That concept is termed “evolutionary mismatch” – a process that occurs when the environment changes faster than evolution has time to adjust.
In this talk, Dr Norman Li will discuss the workings of mismatch, examples of its pervasive reach, and implications for individuals and organisations.
Dr Li is Associate Professor of Psychology at Singapore Management University, where he has been designated as both a Lee Kuan Yew Research Fellow and Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow. He adopts a multidisciplinary approach to the study of human behavior, integrating economic concepts and tools, evolutionary theory, and social psychological experimental methodology.
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Singapore Management University
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This event is presented by The HEAD Foundation, a Singapore-based think tank devoted to research and policy influence in education and leadership, for development in Asia.
Admission is free.
Disclaimer: The views expressed by the speaker in this talk are their own and do not represent the opinions of The HEAD Foundation.