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Benjamin Oakes — CEO of buzz-worthy biotech company Scribe Therapeutics — joins Big Think for a chat about innovation, human endeavor, and more.
Why would someone who has spent their entire career following orders become a great leader overnight?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Most leaders get the psychology of human motivation all wrong — here’s how a presidential encounter with a leaf-sweeper puts it right.
We can address the misalignment between the current leadership reality and traditional leadership practices with a simple formula.
Dennis “Thresh” Fong talks to us about battling Elon Musk in Quake in the ‘90s, his undefeated record as a pro gamer, and using AI to detoxify gaming.
New research from Big Think+ shows that leaders crave more feedback on their leadership and management skills.
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
He peppers his sentences with words like “neat” and “cool,” he’s not great at working the room after dinner — oh, and he's a peerless visionary.
Vijay Tella — CEO of enterprise orchestration unicorn Workato — joins Big Think Business for an exploration of our “agentic” future.
Welcome to the Big Think debut of The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.
Four startup founders explain how to derive lessons from the past while still looking ahead to what’s possible.
After almost a century in print, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" still has lessons to teach us.
Hindsight can cloud our predictive abilities but big data can de-mist forecasting — now AI is sharpening that focus.
The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.
Carving out time for useful reflection is among the most valuable of leadership disciplines, explains “questionologist” Warren Berger.
"Business Adventures" by John Brooks was first published in 1969 and remains a must-read for all CEOs.
Chip Conley — founder and CEO of JDV Hospitality and Airbnb’s former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy — maps out an inclusive path from hindsight to wisdom.
David Novak — the cofounder, and former CEO and chairman, of Yum! Brands — celebrates the benefits of active, lifelong learning.
Why the best entrepreneurs should be more Obi-Wan Kenobi than Luke Skywalker.
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
A-list lessons for better work-life collaboration — direct from the movie set.
Going against the grain is often difficult — but necessary for outperformance over the long-term.
When caught between the urge for wholesale change and fear of stasis, the best approach is to take it easy.
There's a fine line between ambition and ruthlessness.
Much like a muscle, providing effective feedback is an asset leaders can develop over time with focus, consistent effort and commitment.
The new corporate landscape demands an approach to leadership based on empowering the “inner CEO.”
How to make sure our formative tendencies don't derail us from being the great leaders we are trying to become.