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From Apple to Airbnb to OpenAI the generalist mindset has been an invaluable source of advantage — and we can all learn from these successes.
Most of us think we're good listeners, but we're wrong — and it's ruining our relationships.
To be culturally intelligent, you must be curious and open-minded — and the benefits can be transformative.
Leaders may not realize it — they’re not just being watched, they’re being interpreted, filtered, and judged, frame by frame.
The “primacy/recency effect” is used by celebrated movie-makers, Broadway composers, and restaurateurs — it can work for you too.
The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.
The outrageously accomplished magician-inventor-author chats to Big Think about fear, multitasking, and successful work-life reinvention.
The platform is a digital Royal Society for today's greatest minds — and it could play an essential role in shaping the next civilization.
A thesaurus isn’t for finding fancy words; it’s a resource to help you keep your rhythm.
English could settle into a state of "diglossia" where a gulf exists between the written form and its spoken varieties, but the two are bound into a single tongue.
Harness the power of “respectful engagement” to make sure everyone in your team feels like they matter.
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.
The rapid crash of Nokia was triggered when key information gatekeepers became bottlenecks. Here’s the key lesson.
Want to know how to handle work-life pressure? Big Think asked Warfare co-directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.
You don't need to be a scientist or a philosopher for facts, reality, and the truth to matter. The alternative is simply known as bullshit.
In "Enough Is Enuf," Gabe Henry traces the history of simplified spelling movements and the lessons they teach us about language.
Bestselling author Seth Godin urges us to rethink our definition of longevity — and to step back and measure what matters.
We manipulate constantly — but few of us want to be called “manipulative.” Here, ex-Google executive Jenny Wood redefines an unfairly maligned trait.
Professor of leadership Michael D. Watkins identifies ways high-performing teams can be sabotaged — and offers simple fixes for each.
While death-bed utterances are more famous, baby’s first words have influenced us too.
Nobody likes a micromanager but if you push too hard in the other direction things could get much worse. Here’s how to reset the balance.
The legendary investor explains the transformative Objectives and Key Results goal-setting framework with an imaginary Super Bowl strategy.
Rebuilding the NFL franchise in the early 2020s echoed the corporate overhauls that had transformed Boeing and Ford.
Radically improve your work-life speaking and presentation skills with a technique used by musicians and brand-name politicians.
Hawking’s refusal to upgrade his communication system preserved a voice that became iconic, not just for its sound, but for the profound identity it conveyed.
"Okay, dad, but GMOs help feed the world."
Don’t become one of those organizations that slouches toward positive behavioral change — here’s how to move fast.
Alex Edmans, professor of finance at the London Business School, warns us to be mindful of the incentives surrounding misinformation — including our desire to believe it.
Sure, “who you know” matters — but your best contacts will be the ones you don’t know very well.
Do you always act professionally in the workplace? Depends what you mean by "professional."