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Boxee CEO Avner Ronen on the challenges and opportunities of open source.

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We all have many roles to play in life, and who we are and how we play them defines us.

Businesses come alive when I’m out with the customer and watching them interact with our products, says Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer. So what else does this CEO do? Paraphrasing […]

Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer tells the story of having to cut 5,000 people in 2001, an experience that changed his business ethos forever. He also answers the question of […]

Citing a financial services industry that relied too much on models and algorithms and not enough on real-life experiences, Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer says that he works to keep […]

Technology makes Thomson Reuters a cash-generative company, according to its CEO, Tom Glocer. But that doesn’t stop some recession-scarred managers from making cuts “across the board,” a mistake that misdiagnoses […]

From a stationary bike in Singapore, investment legend Jim Rogers outlines ways that strategic investments today can yield positive results tomorrow.

Robert Dolan, Dean of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, describes the economy of the future and reveals who will control it.

The CEO says there will be ample opportunity for entrepreneurs in the new economy.

Bloomberg LP President Dan Doctoroff maps out the contours of the new financial landscape.

Harper’s senior editor Bill Wasik comes to Big Think tomorrow to discuss viral narratives, social media and his new book, And Then There’s This. In addition to a career in […]

In partnership with SAP, Big Think presents a series of conversations with some of the world’s leading experts on business sustainability. Available exclusively on Big Think and MSNBC, these insightful […]

Introducing quality assurance into the American health care system is one of the topmost priorities of the administration’s reform plan. To explain just what quality would look like, Big Think […]

Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer says companies need to institute a policy of “equality of sacrifice.” He also reveals what companies can learn from ice cream.

Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer lists six silent barriers that prevent companies from becoming high commitment high performance. Leaders need to frequently engage in honest, collective, and public conversations […]

Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer says to be truly transformative, businesses much connect authentically with their customers and employees, reveal insights about themselves, and have a willingness to inquire.

Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer defines “high commitment high performance” and says that companies today must make money and contribute to society at large.

Although companies have pushed sustainability down the priority list since the economic crisis, new cost-saving strategies are emerging to refuel the conversation. The Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer for Booz […]

Structural changes are happening to companies everywhere and leaders must learn to examine businesses with both a microscope and a telescope, says the Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer for Booz […]