The Science of Learning, Creativity and Innovation

Ruth Cane

Image, Impact and Influence

Growth Mindset Fixed Mindset

• Can always improve with hard work

• Effort is the path to mastery

• Challenges are an opportunity to grow

• Feedback is valuable for learning and improving

• Setbacks are temporary and valuable learning

• Learn from and inspired by others

• Ability is based on fixed traits that cannot change

• Effort only when not good enough

• Avoid challenges because they could reveal lack of skill

• Feedback is threatening and to be avoided

• Set backs are discouraging and generally other peoples’ fault

• Success of others is threatening