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Ask “hindsight questions” to truly learn from past experiences
Carving out time for useful reflection is among the most valuable of leadership disciplines, explains “questionologist” Warren Berger.
Warren Berger
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Business
If greatness cannot be planned, why worry about hindsight?
AI researcher and author Ken Stanley wonders how our rear-view perspective on success fits into a serendipitous mode of innovation.
Kenneth O. Stanley
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Business
How a visionary dot-com leader was scorched by hindsight’s afterburn
The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.
Jonny Thomson
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Business
Moneyball on steroids: Can AI grant us 20/20 foresight?
Hindsight can cloud our predictive abilities but big data can de-mist forecasting — now AI is sharpening that focus.
Kevin Dickinson
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Business
How the Kierkegaard view of hindsight can help us reframe our work-lives
The Danish philosopher's simple paradox — living forwards while looking backwards — can be translated into golden business insights.
Jonny Thomson
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Business
Timeless influencer? Why Dale Carnegie has not been axed by hindsight
After almost a century in print, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" still has lessons to teach us.
Kevin Dickinson
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Business
5 ways leaders can solve the “hindsight dilemma”
Four startup founders explain how to derive lessons from the past while still looking ahead to what’s possible.
Kevin Dickinson
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