Art Markman is the Annabel Irion Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing at The University of Texas at Austin and the Director of the IC² Institute. He is also the founding director of the HDO program. He received his Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Illinois and worked at Northwestern University and Columbia University before coming to The University of Texas at Austin in 1998.

Dr. Markman has published more than 150 scholarly works about cognitive science, decision-making and organizational behavior. He is also the founding director of the HDO program. Dr. Markman and several of his books, including Smart Thinking, Smart Change, Bring Your Brain to Work, and Brain Briefs (co-written with Dr. Bob Duke), have been featured on Dr. Phil and other programs.

Beyond the UT campus, he is probably best known as the co-host of KUT’s “Two Guys on Your Head” radio show and podcast, where he and Butler School of Music professor Bob Duke explore the human mind with a unique mix of research, humor and everyday relevance.

The key lessons participants will explore in the course are:

• Know Yourself: How does your unique set of personality characteristics influence the goals you seek? Learn to leverage those qualities to make you more effective.

• What are your goals? Human psychology is exquisitely designed to allow you to achieve your goals. Use the latest research on motivation to help you learn to protect your long-term goals from short-term temptations.

• Affect and Emotion: You may think that emotions only get in your way. Your emotions are valuable guides that serve as useful and efficient signals. Learn to use your emotions to make better decisions.

• Build a Neighborhood: We engage in three broad kinds of relationships in life: strangers, neighbors, and family. Neighbor relationships are ideal in business contexts. This unit explores how to create better neighborhoods and ecosystems that support innovation.

• Talents and Skills: Almost every aspect of thinking is actually a skill that can be acquired, but the way we give each other feedback often leads us to consider these thinking processes as talents that you have or you don’t.

• Groups and Cultures: Modern business has made the world a smaller place. This unit explores a few core differences in thought processes that are typical of members of different cultures.

Location: UT Austin
Upcoming Course(s): October 3, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 0.6 CEUs will be awarded upon completion of this program (six hours of instruction)
Registration Deadline: September 30, 2023

One-Day Seminar Pricing:

Registration fee includes all course materials, catering (lunch and refreshments), WiFi access, and parking.

• Standard Registration: $1,000
• UT System Staff/Alumni Registration: $750
• Educator, Nonprofit, Government, Military Registration: $750

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If you have questions prior to registering, please see our Professional Training FAQ or contact Andrew M. Vasquez, HDO’s Enrollment & Success Coordinator at hdo-pro@austin.utexas.edu.

The majority of participants in our Seminars and Certificate Programs are mid- and upper-level professionals working in the business, nonprofit, government, or military sectors; however, professionals at all levels of experience are welcome to participate. There are no prerequisites for enrolling in an HDO Professional Seminar.

While all HDO Seminars are developed with wide-ranging applicability in mind, the following individuals and groups will likely find Behavior Change & Influence most directly relevant to their work:

• Senior/Executive Leadership
• Managers and Directors
• Team Leaders & Supervisors
• Human Resources/Recruiting Directors & Managers
• Anyone tasked with promoting behavior/culture change at their organization