Sentences with phrase «by challenging assumptions»

We can also work to make what is invisible visible by challenging assumptions and asking for feedback.

Longer - term projects aim to try to broaden access to the arts by challenging the assumptions of who art is for, as well as offering a social space for children and adults to meet, chat and play.

However, you can encourage them to evaluate their current cognitions by challenging their assumptions.

You don't have to believe me, but you have nothing to lose by challenging your assumptions.

Jeremy Myers has done a great service by challenging assumptions.

Varied points of view energize the juiciness of storytelling by challenging assumptions, opening up a world of possibilities to move toward a more honest representation of you... and your true story.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

But what if we challenged this assumption by adding «upstream» (i.e., suppliers) when we consider ways to increase quantity sold?

An entrepreneur must start with the belief that all her assumptions are simply hypotheses that will undoubtedly be challenged by what she learns from customers.

Forward - looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to the launch timing and success of products based on the BlackBerry 10 platform, general economic conditions, product pricing levels and competitive intensity, supply constraints, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, including its ability to implement meaningful changes to address its business challenges, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding the cash flow generation of its business.

A new LendEDU survey of Bitcoin investors shows that a vast majority plan to hold their investment for over a year, challenging the assumption that the cryptocurrency is mostly used by short - term investors.

High - quality debates can be fostered by methods such as challenging the key assumptions behind management's proposals, exploring various biases that board members bring to the table, and conducting annual evaluations of individual directors to assess the degree to which they contribute.

A more radically Christian approach would be for the Church to challenge this assumption by reasserting her own jurisdiction over morals.

Griffin further challenges the assumption of a «human monopoly on conscious thought» by noting that current experiments indicate that animals produce «event related potentials» which resemble those produced by human beings.

Women are speaking with a new voice, a courageous voice which challenges many traditional assumptions — the most important is the challenge to the notion that women are required, by tradition and by the biblical heritage, to submit to all forms of inhuman treatment.

My assumption that we were simply reviewing an old, old story has been challenged by the freshness with which it hits them.

As we listen to one another across differences, our own assumptions, prejudices, and limitations are challenged by other followers of Christ.

They catch us by surprise, interrupt our regular patterns and challenge our assumptions.

The assumption that all alcoholics have major underlying personality disorders which cause their alcoholism was sharply challenged by E. M. Jellinek.

The unknown author of this book had the temerity to challenge this assumption in a drama in which God agreed to let Satan test the loyalty of Job, a righteous man, by stripping him of his possessions, his children, and his health.

However, I am challenging the assumption they often make: that we can or should guide our policy by sexual pleasure, by «the pause that refreshes,» by a discreet catch - as - catch - can, but no other commitment.

Humor about one's community both strengthens that community (by pointing to shared experiences) and challenges it (by gently poking at its blind - spots and assumptions).

Even though the creators of the National Curriculum are keen to emphasise the importance of what they call «the English literary heritage», by which they mean «authors with an enduring appeal that transcends the period in which they were writing, and who have played a significant role in the development of literature in English» [Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2007, 71), their choice of recommended authors reveals a set of post-Protestant secular assumptions which need to be challenged if Catholic culture is to flourish in Catholic schools.

For example, we will challenge the easy assumption that the goals urged by environmentalists can only be attained at the expense of shortage of goods and unemployment.

Griffin's essays poses serious challenges to contemporary physicalism, not only because it forces physicalists to return to the beginnings and re-examine their fundamental assumptions but, more importantly, because it does so by proposing a radical, thought - provoking alternative.

What was exciting him as much as what Luther was actually saying, was that it was challenging all the old assumptions, and that it was being said with great intellectual confidence and conviction, backed evidently by deep emotion.

I try not to make assumptions about what I'm going to encounter in any given area of the country, because I've found that my expectations are often challenged by experience.

The principle behind Main Lesson seminars are to engage students in the learning process by inspiring them to prepare thoroughly, participate daily, solve problems collaboratively, explore divergent ideas, challenge assumptions, and learn to lead class discussions.

In an atmosphere of free and open inquiry, students and teachers debate, collaborate, and investigate, challenging assumptions — and one another — with insights backed by rigorous study.

But «authorities» must be challenged publicly and privately and by research and arguments formulated against any monolithic viewpoint that endorses or supports fallacious underlying assumptions.

We don't necessarily want to traumatize our kids by making them watch videos of babies from Third World countries starving to death, but we can challenge their assumptions about the things they take for granted.

The books «Dumbing Us Down» by John Taylor Gatto and «Challenging Assumptions In Education» by Wendy Priesnitz are both fantastic.

That being said as a rule of thumb a Meta - Theory in International Relations is typically associated with challenging the assumptions made by a theory, for example (see also: Hermeneutics):

A media - centric, consumeristic celebrity culture, the erosion of civic responsibility, & the effectiveness of machine /» gangster» politics on a dynastic scale all contribute in challenging the assumption that a government of the people, by the people, & for the people can sustain itself in the long run.

Buratai, who was represented by the head of the counter-Insurgency Operations in the Northeast (Operation Lafiya Dole), Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, said, «Since my assumption in office in 2015, Nigerian Army under my leadership has been responding to security challenges across the nation, such as Boko Haram Insurgency, militancy, kidnapping among others.

► «[T] he process of offering admission at selective Ph.D. programs is chock - full of assumptions that are seldom made explicit or challenged,» wrote Sian Beilock, vice provost for academic initiatives at the University of Chicago in Illinois, in her review of the book Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping, by Julie Posselt.

Page 46, by Jeff Wheelwright A solitary wolverine's long odyssey across the American West challenges assumptions researchers have long held about the animals.

A forthcoming study, however, challenges this assumption by demonstrating that empathy levels have been declining over the past 30 years.

«Even people who have been critical of Libet's work, by and large, haven't challenged that assumption,» says Aaron Schurger of the National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Saclay, France.

But that assumption was challenged in August by a team of astronomers and physicists in Australia, England, and the United States.

Assumptions that halogens are inert and that most halogenated organic matter in soils is anthropogenic have been challenged by findings of naturally formed organohalogens.

By comparing recent measurements with results from new models, the network challenged the long - debated assumption that the Sun's slight change in radiation could cause Earth's climate to change.

A new study by an Ithaca College professor challenges this assumption by evaluating how much men and women consider their careers a central part of their identity.

Now, however, a brain imaging study — published online by the journal Nature Neuroscience on Mar. 2 — challenges this basic assumption.

But a recent study led by Northeastern associate professor Becky Briesacher challenges that assumption and suggests that the U.S. Congressional Budget Office's adopted a new costing method based on assumed cost - savings may be «premature.»

This study challenged the assumption that ground squirrels were introduced to the islands by historic settlers, and the researchers argued instead that these squirrels arrived on the island much earlier than previously thought.

A new study challenges this assumption and suggests the syndrome is caused by hormone receptors in the brain.

My new book, The More of Less, has an entire chapter dedicated to challenging our assumptions by experimenting with less.

This assumption has been rarely challenged by other coaches.

The idea is for you to start by challenging your learner's understanding or assumptions.