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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.
For extraordinary long-term success in business we can look to insights from British Olympic cycling, Roger Federer and neuroeconomics.
Some news is slow, some news is fast — and there are two simple techniques to help you filter both.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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.
Why dispelling the notion that it's all about getting the correct answer is so powerful.
In new business use cases where AI is the default, the potential results are phenomenal — but humans should play a key strategic role.
The Danish philosopher's simple paradox — living forwards while looking backwards — can be translated into golden business insights.
AI researcher and author Ken Stanley wonders how our rear-view perspective on success fits into a serendipitous mode of innovation.
Carving out time for useful reflection is among the most valuable of leadership disciplines, explains “questionologist” Warren Berger.
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."
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.
You will need determination, humility, and courage if you are to master anything.
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Testing is an attempt to measure intelligence. But is intelligence really what’s getting measured? A neuroscientist weighs in:
The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist — Frederik Pferdt — lays out a map for navigating unprecedented change and innovation.
Yushiro Kato — the 32-year-old co-founder and CEO of manufacturing platform CADDi — offers his most valuable leadership learnings.
Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank outlines a strategy for balancing collaboration with healthy competition.
AI projects reveal both heroes and villains in your workforce — success depends on maximizing the number of heroes.
Generative AI is arriving fast — both overtly and covertly — and without solid L&D guidance leaders and teams will be hobbled, argues Matt Beane.
The road from Kant to modern cognitive psychology has taught us much about our mental filtering systems.
Over-reliance on experts with quick fixes has taken us too far from reality — it’s time to dispel the fairy tales.
Schopenhauer and Freud can help teams navigate the most prickly of collaboration problems.
Former Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh revitalized the brand with a visionary innovation plan.
Joe Betts-LaCroix — co-founder and CEO of Retro Biosciences — talks to Big Think about invention, authenticity, and Sam Altman’s “art of the startup.”