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Our algorithmic age encourages us to over-index on probabilities — but we should instead exercise our “storythinking brain” and focus on possibilities.
Lew Frankfort — Chairman Emeritus of Coach, Inc. — reveals the surest way for a brand to stand the test of time.
Even when leaders know disruption is a smart long-term decision, the pain of transition can produce a titanic shambles. Just ask Kodak.
The cofounder of Hyrox — one of the fastest-growing global brands in fitness — puts his snowballing success through a proper Big Think workout.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The story of how the world high jump record was smashed in 1968 contains golden lessons for business and innovation.
"You’ll be able to fly twice as fast as a Boeing or Airbus, and it’ll be like the cost of flying business today."
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Studying why innovation clusters form can shed light on how to better promote research and growth.
Astro Mechanica’s “turboelectric” jet engines offer a way to transform both commercial flights and space launches.
Carving out time for useful reflection is among the most valuable of leadership disciplines, explains “questionologist” Warren Berger.
Yushiro Kato — the 32-year-old co-founder and CEO of manufacturing platform CADDi — offers his most valuable leadership learnings.
To kickstart innovation follow the insider startup knowledge about charisma, “well-rounded square pegs,” and rock-solid teams.
This may be the largest helium reservoir in U.S. history.
It’s not enough just to stay current and competitive with AI — you’ll also need to build a long-term strategy.
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.
An effective strategic approach to unlocking and selecting truly innovative solutions.
The essential element needed for innovation is creative dissonance — and the keys to unlocking it were forged by bankers in Italy.
Borrow the same technique that produced McDonald’s, the Hawaiian pizza, the Beatles’ greatest hits, and Shakespeare’s rhetorical flair.
If you give yourself and others space to tinker and experiment, then you might create something incredible. Here's how to do it well.
Your organization won’t become a “data democracy” organically — shared knowledge is key.
Talent wants to be free — but a safe company culture puts “the maze in the mouse” and shackles progress.
His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.
It’s sustainable, nutritious and delicious. Scientists need to ramp up efforts to meet this urgent need.
Capacitors, acid batteries, and other methods of storing electric charges all lose energy over time. These gravity-fed batteries won't.
Innovation training encourages the kind of creativity and problem solving that can lead to breakthroughs in business.
From textiles and transportation to chemicals and microchips, a group of researchers proposes a new way to measure the impact of innovation.