# Event Details - **Event Name**: NEW in Ottawa: When Thinking Harder Doesn't Work - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Brains and Barstools brings captivating professors to Toronto bars for vivid lectures that spark curiosity and connection over drinks.About this EventOn October 22nd, we present in Ottawa : "When Thinking Harder Doesn't Work" by Prof. Luciara Nardon.Expect an interactive and intellectually playful evening that may leave you with a completely new way of approaching uncertainty, complexity, and difficult decisions.We’re often told to think harder when we’re facing a difficult problem. But what happens when thinking harder just keeps taking us in circles?Some problems can be solved by gathering more information and finding the right analytical approach. Others are messy, uncertain, emotionally charged, or simply too complex for our usual ways of thinking. In those moments, the challenge may not be that we need to think more - but that we need to think differently.In this fascinating lecture, Prof. Luciara Nardon explores how we can create better conditions for thinking when the answers aren't obvious. Drawing on her research into facilitated sensemaking, she introduces a range of unexpected tools - from structured conversations and carefully designed questions to images, objects, metaphors, and even tarot cards.These “technologies of sensemaking” help us bring our thoughts into the world, look at them from a different perspective, and notice possibilities that can be difficult to see when everything stays inside our heads.Through research, practical examples, and some unconventional methods, this lecture asks a deceptively simple question:How do you think differently when you're stuck?💡 About the incredible Prof. Luciara NardonProf. Luciara Nardon is Associate Dean of Professional Graduate Programs and Professor of International Business at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business.Her research and teaching focus on how people make sense of complex, uncertain, and rapidly changing situations, including major transitions across cultures and large-scale disruptions such as COVID-19 and the rise of artificial intelligence.She is the recipient of several research grants. Her current SSHRC funded project explores challenges and opportunities facing global digital workers.She is the author of Making Sense of Immigrant Work Integration (Palgrave), (University of Toronto Press, 2017), (Cambridge), Managing in a Global Economy (Taylor & Francis).Join us for an unconventional exploration of how we make sense of the world - and what happens when we give our thinking a little more room to move.📅 Date: October 22nd, 2026🕡 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM📍 Location: The Nelson Pub & Eatery, Ottawa🎤 Speaker: Prof. Luciara Nardon🎟 Seats are limited! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/new-in-ottawa-when-thinking-harder-doesnt-work/100001999858080353 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Contests, Nonprofit, fine-arts, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: 19+ - door_time: 2026-10-22T22:00:00Z - Duration: 2 hours - Location: The Nelson Pub & Eatery - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 20.15, max: 38.82, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ottawa - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: The Nelson Pub & Eatery - **lat**: 45.425996 - **long**: -75.6808054 - **full address**: The Nelson Pub & Eatery, 244 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: NEW in Ottawa: When Thinking Harder Doesn't Work - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/67031c3950a1f392d88467ecd602688b3a82d61514b6e2ec1652d7a5b443ce29-rimg-w940-h521-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1788755469 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is NEW in Ottawa: When Thinking Harder Doesn't Work being held? - **A:** NEW in Ottawa: When Thinking Harder Doesn't Work takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm at The Nelson Pub & Eatery, 244 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, Canada. - **Q**: Is there an age restriction for NEW in Ottawa: When Thinking Harder Doesn't Work? - **A:** NEW in Ottawa: When Thinking Harder Doesn't Work is strictly for guests aged 19 and above. Valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry. Guests under 19 will not be admitted. 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