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Discover top ideas and strategies from today’s leading business voices.

A man sits at a control panel with knobs and buttons, wearing a headset, looking at a screen displaying abstract, distorted wavy patterns—the antidote for leaders in navigating complex data.
We can address the misalignment between the current leadership reality and traditional leadership practices with a simple formula.
A stainless steel razor blade in the shape of an open book against a blue background. The razor's edges form the outline of the book's pages.
Some news is slow, some news is fast — and there are two simple techniques to help you filter both.
A collage-style graphic features a man with a goatee, the title "The Nightcrawler," stock charts, and abstract shapes in orange and green.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A silhouette of an archer centaur stands poised over a background of binary code, symbolizing the rise of more AI jobs.
Evidence shows that “centaurs” — human–AI teaming — produce better performance than either people or software can achieve alone.
Black-and-white photo of a smiling man in a suit superimposed on a collage with abstract shapes, an office scene, and a map highlighting Santiago, Chile, capturing an emotional connection to the city's vibrant spirit.
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
Collage of graphical elements includes a plant, a salt shaker, and abstract designs with the text "THE NIGHTCRAWLER" and a small "resilient investing" logo in the corner.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A white ladder leans against a white wall, leading up to a circular opening revealing a blue sky with scattered clouds.
A simple semantic device — invented by a forgotten senator — can help us break “the curse of knowledge.”
A book cover titled "Billionaire Nerd Saviour King" by Anupreeta Das, featuring a black-and-white photo of Bill Gates with green text overlay about the nerd founder's influence on the world.
He peppers his sentences with words like “neat” and “cool,” he’s not great at working the room after dinner — oh, and he's a peerless visionary.
A close-up illustration of a Play-Doh container with the words "Kutol" and "Wall" on it, symbolizing its lasting success. The background features text fragments and abstract patterns.
Like ultra-hardy plants that thrive in harsh conditions, businesses that see crises as opportunities are likely to win in the long run.
Black-and-white photo of a smiling man centered against a colorful digital background with fragmented pixels, a stylized sun, and graphs on the lower portion, symbolizing elements of an AI strategy.
Vijay Tella — CEO of enterprise orchestration unicorn Workato — joins Big Think Business for an exploration of our “agentic” future.
A green die showing two and a gray die showing five are placed on a gray surface, perhaps hinting at a stroke of luck.
Unraveling the subtle mechanics of luck can help us better steer the wheel of fortune.
Cover of "The Nightcrawler" featuring a chart showing China's economic growth surpassing the rest of the world, with a pixelated face overlaid. Emphasizing second-level thinking, the "Et . business" logo is in the bottom right corner.
Welcome to the Big Think debut of The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Abstract illustration of multicolored arrows pointing upwards on a light background, symbolizing growth, progress, and the limitless potential of AI stratosphere.
In new business use cases where AI is the default, the potential results are phenomenal — but humans should play a key strategic role.
A person in a suit stands on stage, gesturing with both hands while speaking into a headset microphone, passionately discussing direct giving in their presentation.
Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.
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“We can use neuroscience and tools from psychology to learn how to take advantage of anxiety.” From Zen Buddhism to flow state, these 3 experts explain how to hack your brain.
A smiling bald man is positioned in front of a collage featuring a large clock, a graph, and a timeline spanning from 2004 to 2010. The background is primarily yellow with various black and white elements, reflecting Horowitz hindsight at its finest.
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
A collage image featuring a side profile of a person, abstract patterns, financial data, a cloudy sky, a person resting, another with head in hands—capturing the essence of freedom from hindsight bias—and a sunset over the ocean.
Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic "The Personal MBA" — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.
Collage featuring a person in medieval armor and a suit, with various arrows, grids, and abstract designs in green, black, and white. The composition blends historical and modern elements with an infusion of startup wisdom.
Why the best entrepreneurs should be more Obi-Wan Kenobi than Luke Skywalker.
A man's portrait, segmented with rectangular sections of a vintage yellow world map overlaid on the image, embodies a sense of leadership. He is wearing glasses and a tie, exuding an air of wisdom and hindsight.
David Novak — the cofounder, and former CEO and chairman, of Yum! Brands — celebrates the benefits of active, lifelong learning.
A black and white portrait of a man with a large mustache is overlaid on a green collage containing a baseball and a baseball field, subtly evoking the philosophy of hindsight.
Whenever something goes wrong — in business as in life — we tend to get cause and effect totally muddled up.