Barbara Oakley, instructor of a popular MOOC, offers strategies for enhancing learning skills by leveraging insights from neuroscience and cognitive science, addressing the challenges posed by our brain's hardwiring in changing habits and acquiring new skills.

This class explores human learning and communication through four inquiry styles—Analytic, Procedural, Relational, and Innovative—while emphasizing the importance of question types and fostering self-awareness, empathy, and collaboration for effective leadership and deeper connections.