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What Stands the Test of Time
Back in 1988, the shoe company, Nike debuted what is probably the greatest advertising tagline of the last 40 years, “Just Do It.” It’s still …
When a Butterfly Flaps Its Wings
Adam Smith, in his famous 1776 book, The Wealth Of Nations, uses the metaphor of an “Invisible Hand” to describe the forces in a market …
Have We Opened Pandora’s Box?
Competition motivates us, focuses us, and demands the best of us. But it can also blind us. Sometimes, we can get so caught up trying …
Stuck in the Middle With You
First there was “Big Media.” Big, publicly owned companies like the New York Times, ABC, and HBO. In 2022, The New York Times reported an …
Totemic Power
As we are fond of saying, we humans are meaning-seeking creatures. We project meaning onto everything we can, from star patterns in the sky, to …
What Darwin Can Teach Us About Business
When you think about the world of management theory, names like Peter Drucker, Mike Peters, and Warren Buffet likely come to mind. But the Nineteenth …
Do More, Think Less
Imagine you’re a young, creative person with lots of potential. One day you aspire to be a professional “creative” (whatever that means). Artist, playwright, inventor, …
Let’s Farm Some Water
Do you remember Uncle Owen’s “Water Harvesters” in Star Wars, Episode IV? Water was so scarce on Luke Skywalker’s home planet, Tatooine, that they built …
Innovation isn’t Orthodox
If you follow the work of NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, he’ll tell you where he believes the current university system is going wrong and …
Freaky and I Know It
A while back, one of our favorite entrepreneurs, Ben Chestnut, was interviewed on the How I Built This Podcast with Guy Raz. Ben is the …
The Art of Decision Making
These thoughts were inspired by listening to the technologist, former CTO at Microsoft, Climate Change leader, and investor, Nathan Myhrvold on The Knowledge Project Podcast …
The Truth About Yawning
Imagine this: You volunteer for a study at your local university. You walk into the room, along with seven other participants, and you see this …
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