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A man with a bald head and gray goatee smiles at the camera. Above his head, a thought bubble filled with red scribbles hints at the inner thoughts of John Amaechi.
The psychologist, educator, and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.
Book cover for "Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader" by Martin Dubin, featuring a windshield wiper graphic on a yellow background that cleverly highlights the blindspotting theme.
You might love your leadership role and inspire fierce loyalty — but what if that comes at the expense of a disastrous balance sheet? Here’s a way forward.
Illustration of a silhouetted person inside a circular pattern, with arrows and waves directing from a yellow sphere on a green grid background.
A playbook for L&D leaders who want to drive growth, not just deliver training
A black-and-white portrait of smiling Katie Gatti Tassin with glasses is centered on a collage featuring a close-up of a dollar bill, a checkered pattern, and a vintage microphone.
The host of the Money with Katie Show has some priceless advice for women on how to approach pay-rise negotiations.
A graphic titled "The Night Crawler" features grayscale and red-tinted images of two men, one writing and one smiling—possibly Brad Feld—overlaid on a grid background with abstract shapes.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Halftone close-ups of a person's smiling mouth and eyes, with a small silhouette of people climbing a hill—evoking the adventurous spirit of Brad Feld—set against abstract backgrounds.
A conversation with the legendary VC on his latest book, his work at Techstars, and why “give first” is more than a motto — it’s a mindset.
Book cover with yellow background and red border, titled "After the Idea" by Julia Austin, with subtitle "What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup," highlighting stellar hires, and featuring a red exclamation mark.
If you want the best shot at long-term success, it can pay to supplement hot-shots with seasoned industry veterans.
A collage featuring an open book, a light source, and images of the moon captures post-AI wisdom, with the title "The Night Crawler" at the top.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Collage featuring photos of wildlife, ancient stone carvings, and a camel, with the text "THE NIGHTCRAWLER" at the top on a gray grid background—an homage to Sean B. Carroll’s explorations of nature and history.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A hand holding several U.S. dollar bills, digitally altered with a green color scheme and glitch effects, represents the future of income in a rapidly changing digital economy.
Agentic AI pioneer Chetan Dube considers ways that everyone can be lifted by the tide of AI, not just those with the capital to leverage it.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Book cover featuring a shovel scooping a pile of dirt, titled "Shoveling Sh!t" by Kass and Mike Lazerow, with a foreword quote by Gary Vaynerchuk at the top—a true pivot masterstroke in business storytelling.
If your world-beating idea is not working you might need to change direction — and Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom provides the perfect case study.
Abstract illustration of tall, grid-patterned skyscrapers interspersed with textured blue marble-like panels evokes a sense of innovation, reminiscent of a blue ocean strategy, set against a light background.
When organizations focus on finding new markets, the returns can be spectacular — as a case study from Australia perfectly illustrates.
A grayscale collage features a smiling woman, a silhouetted figure with outstretched arms, and the title "The Nightcrawler" at the top. Geometric shapes and architectural sketches, inspired by Shannon Vallor's work, are layered in the background.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Two glowing spheres connected by a thin line suggest a quantum link above a red, knotted rope, with abstract wave patterns in the background.
A meditation on quantum physics, creative endurance, and the unseen forces that shape what lasts.
Book cover with a blue background titled "Brand Global, Adapt Local: How to Build Brand Value Across Cultures" by Katherine Melchior Ray with Nataly Kelly, featuring insights on cultural intelligence, set on an orange background.
To be culturally intelligent, you must be curious and open-minded — and the benefits can be transformative.
A grayscale portrait of a man in a suit is centered between a grid background and a photo of someone skiing on snow, symbolizing the future of collaboration. Abstract wavy patterns fill the upper center.
Snorre Kjesbu — SVP & GM of Cisco’s Employee Experience group — has a bold vision for the future of human interaction.
A collage featuring a subway train, a person in elaborate costume, stylized crows, and the text "The Nightcrawler" on a dark grid background explores the myth of leadership in an urban landscape.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Book cover of "The Systems Leader" by Robert E. Siegel, featuring overlapping orange geometric shapes and the subtitle exploring systems leadership and cross-pressures in today's companies.
The corporate world is no cake walk — as a leader you need a framework that can equip you for the cross-pressures.
A flowchart with a large question mark at the top leads to boxes containing photos, abstract patterns, and arrows connecting each step on a textured green background.
Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.
A person is being recorded on video by a camera mounted on a tripod, with the display highlighting visual literacy as the subject appears in focus and the background is artfully blurred.
Leaders may not realize it — they’re not just being watched, they’re being interpreted, filtered, and judged, frame by frame.
Two men in suits stand in front of a graphic collage featuring technical drawings and a building with solar panels, overlaid with the text "The Nightcrawler," evoking innovation that stands the test of stellar age.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Black-and-white portrait of Steve Hanke, an older man in a suit and glasses, centered on a background with graph lines and dotted patterns.
The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.
Bold black letters "MTWTF" on a light background, with the final "F" scribbled over in red crayon-like marks—a playful nod to the 4-day week.
A reduced working week, argues Juliet Schor, is part of a sane response to the impacts of AI and robotization on human labor.
Black-and-white portrait of Andrew Mayne centered on a collage background featuring sharks on the left and a hand holding a magician’s hat and wand on the right.
The outrageously accomplished magician-inventor-author chats to Big Think about fear, multitasking, and successful work-life reinvention.
A collage with "The Nightcrawler" text, historic photos of Indigenous people, a blue-toned statue reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci's art, and blue ocean waves overlapping the images.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A person lifts a barbell next to a box labeled "DONATE," filled with folded clothes and shoes, highlighting fitness and charity against a light green background.
Rutger Bregman's "Moral Ambition" wants us to aim our careers not at money but solving the world's biggest problems.
The word "change" appears three times; the top two are crossed out in purple, while the bottom one—creativity highlighted—is circled in purple, all on a black background.
Creative thinkers are unafraid of the ambiguous spaces where innovation often resides — and this trait is vital when navigating change.