significant event or shares a memory of an 'event' that did not actually occur. Fiona Broome, a paranormal
researcher, coined the term to describe collective false memory when she discovered that a significant number
of people at a conference she was attending in 2010 shared her memory that Nelson Mamdela had died in prison
during the 1980's. In fact, the former president of South America was released from prison in 2009 and was
very much alive at the time of the conference.
According to 'quantum theory' enthusiasts, the Mandela effect presents evidence that parallel universes do exist.
In psychology, however, the effect is sometimes compared to 'deja vu' and can be explained by the human
capicity for confabulation: an unintentional distortion of memory. Confabulation memories, which are often
associated with the brain's frontal lobes, may seem every bit as clear and detailed as events that have actually
happened and are not intentionally created to deceive.
The Mandela effect is relevant to 'project management' and 'human resources', as well as other areas of business.
Common examples include clients that have memories of 'deliverables' and requirements that the vendor never
promised and employees who complete assignments that bear no resemblance to what they were asked to do
because don't remember the specifics correctly. Careful 'documentation' is essential to ensure that details of
agreement are clearly specified and not open to interpretation. In case where specified details are not adhered
to, the documentation can serve as proof of the original agreement.
Are you living in an alternate reality? Welcome to he wacky world of the 'Mandela Effect'.