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When organizations focus on finding new markets, the returns can be spectacular — as a case study from Australia perfectly illustrates.
The “primacy/recency effect” is used by celebrated movie-makers, Broadway composers, and restaurateurs — it can work for you too.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
“It is natural to want to avoid failure. But when we avoid failure, we also avoid discovery and accomplishment."
The marketing guru outlines the current state of brand-building — and highlights four outstanding opportunities for the immediate future.
Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.
In nature, business, and life, survival doesn’t belong to the optimized — it belongs to those with a built-in buffer.
The cofounder of Hyrox — one of the fastest-growing global brands in fitness — puts his snowballing success through a proper Big Think workout.
Spotify's Co-President, CPO and CTO chats with Big Think about the science of discovery, Swedish innovation, C-suite podcasting, and more.
The latest season of the "Revolutions" podcast blends history with science fiction to tell the story of the Red Planet's rise.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Americans have gone through three historic junctures like what we're witnessing today — and they happen on an uncanny 80-year cycle.
Honing your skills as a strategic thinker does more than solve problems as they appear; it can be a fast track to the top.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The founder of gourmet fast food juggernauts Pret and Itsu unpacks the meaning of success and what really inspires him.
Steve Jobs once quipped that Apple's professional managers "knew how to manage, but they didn't know how to do anything."
Conversational AI agents will have a major advantage over human salespeople.
Whether it’s LeBron's shooting patterns or your corporate AI strategy, actionable insights are the key to turning data into meaningful results.
Rebuilding the NFL franchise in the early 2020s echoed the corporate overhauls that had transformed Boeing and Ford.
Today's pseudoscience-ridden wellness industry owes a great debt to its forefathers.
Philosopher and author Christopher DiCarlo outlines the key areas where AI continues to reshape the labor landscape.
Temple Grandin's story reveals how embracing neurodiversity can lead to groundbreaking innovations and more successful teams.
Why the advertising legend — and author of Alchemy — believes that inefficiency can be genius and insects can unlock innovation.
Playing the long game in Japan is about creating something so enduring that it becomes timeless.
A new railway will switch the Baltic region's train gauge from Soviet to standard European — a megaproject with political, economic, and military dimensions.
AI software is rapidly accelerating chip design, potentially leveling up the speed of innovation across the economy.
Startup success can often hinge on a key lesson derived from behavioral science ... and Jerry Seinfeld's "Night Guy vs. Morning Guy" routine.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Take it from Bezos, Musk, and Einstein — rethinking lines of inquiry can transform business, investing, and innovation strategy.
The successful tactics of big-name leaders — including Bob Iger, Mary Barra, and Satya Nadella — reveal key approaches to innovation.