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=**Cognitive and Cultural Barriers to Openness**=

Examples that might indicate cognitive biases

 * Ryerson
 * University of Florida

Cognitive Biases

 * Competition
 * Compensation (getting recognized and rewarded)
 * Cowboy (solo) culture
 * Accumulated (institutional) expertise
 * Cultural influence (vs. Rationality)
 * Narrative driven
 * Short-term bias (Web 2.0 / free vs. open)
 * Change difficulty (non-displacing rule)

Possible Examples of Solutions

 * What has OCW done

Conclusions / Ideas to Encourage Understanding and Adoption

 * Acknowledge and address proprietary concerns (OCW)