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Business
“Humanity strikes back”: The 5th industrial revolution
Mike Bechtel, chief futurist with Deloitte Consulting LLP, joins Big Think for a wide-ranging look at what’s next — and why.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Use the “Johari Window Model” to improve your conversations
It's hard to know what other people know. But it's not impossible.
Jonny Thomson
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Business
The essential skill to master across life and business
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
Happy? Take “psychological ownership” of your job
We spend over a third of our lives at work, yet the global workplace is often not a happy place. The solution may lie with our feelings of attachment.
Sara Daw
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Smart Skills
Why hardwired “power laws” hold the secret to better work
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
Mithu Storoni
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Business
Why it pays to treat competitors with “genuine camaraderie”
Why Bob Stiller — founder and former CEO of billion-dollar beverage company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters — believes shared learnings are a win-win.
Bob Stiller
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Business
10 life lessons from four decades in the market
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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