Designing For Cognitive Clarity: How Neuroscience And Emotional Intelligence Improve Learning For Architects

This informal CPD article ‘Designing for Cognitive Clarity: How Neuroscience and Emotional Intelligence Improve Learning for Architects’ was provided by Direct Academy an online education provider specializing in self-paced professional development courses with a core focus on architecture and the built environment.

Cognitive clarity is the discipline of structuring information and environments so they match how the brain actually processes the world. Combined with neuroscience (attention, memory, stress, sensory thresholds) and emotional intelligence (EI) (self-awareness, empathy, and relationship skills), it becomes a practical toolkit for understanding end users; what they notice, ignore, fear, or value and translating that into design that fits like a glove.

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