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Times Up! ITIL v5 is here, and here’s your ITIL 4 to ITIL v5 Study Guide Part 1 (of 3)

February 6, 2026 by Jessika Jake

ITIL v5 Foundations Quiz Q 0/0 • Score 0 Test your knowledge of service relationships, governance, and guiding principles! START Question text Submit Next ITIL v5 Study Tips: Service Relationships,

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What Holds Direction Together: Intent and Narrative Systems in Organizations

by Jessika Jake

Every organization tells a story about itself — who it is, why it exists, where it is going, and what it expects from the people inside it. That story is

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The Science of Faster Mental Models: The Evidence-Based Knowledge Compounding Approach™

by Jessika Jake

Knowledge work today depends on how fast people can form accurate mental models, adapt to new conditions, and transfer learning across domains. Traditional training approaches often slow this process because

Stop Declaring (Internal) Wars

by Jessika Jake

A lot of well‑meaning but misinformed people spread notions along the lines of “Slay your inner dragons,” “Conquer your saboteurs,” “Kill the ANTs,” or “Ego is the enemy.” This language

Your Personality Doesn’t Have Style

by Jessika Jake

People still spread notions along the lines of “You’re just an introvert,” or “That’s just your personality style,” or “I am X personality type.” These sound tidy and scientific, but

Your Thoughts Are Late to the Party

by Jessika Jake

A lot of well‑meaning but misinformed people spread notions along the lines of “Change your thoughts to change your life,” or my least favorite, “Your emotions only come from your

The Defense Cascade

by Jessika Jake

The defense cascade describes the predictable, biologically conserved sequence through which the nervous system responds to perceived threat, moving from mobilization toward immobilization as danger escalates or becomes inescapable. While

Neuroception, Proto-affect and Affect Precede Emotion (and Feeling)

by Jessika Jake

In polyvagal theory, neuroception is the brain–body system’s pre‑conscious detection of safety, danger, or life-threat from internal bodily cues, other people, and the environment. This detection then automatically shifts autonomic

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ITIL v5 Game 8

November 26, 2025 by Jessika Jake

ITIL 5 Value Chain Quiz Q 0/0 • Score 0 Test your knowledge of the 8 ITIL Value Chain Activities! START Question text Submit Next

The First 150 Milliseconds: How Emotion Starts Before You Think

by Jessika Jake

Emotion as output of a threat‑processing cascade Threat processing research supports the idea that bodily and neural state changes begin before conscious “emotion,” which then shapes action tendencies(though the process is

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