Invisibility for Beginners
Some of you will recall "Invisible Gorilla" author and psychologist Daniel Simons speaking at the IdeaFestival about how we too often fail to see what's in front of our noses. A recent New Yorker piece on invisibility goes into some depth on how it might be possible to bend light waves so as to render an object invisible, as well as the ethical, philosophical and historical dimensions
Unuselessness
Leader? You Can't Wait For All Of The Information
Sometimes the worst place to look for answers to questions about your business is your industry.
The Wharton School recently posted a podcast and video with Paul Schoemaker, research director for Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management and author of Winning the Long Game, who makes an important point about strategic leadership.
Courage to Look Inside
One of my favorite writers on the psychology of creativity is the author of "Ungifted," Scott Barry Kaufman, whose experience of being marginalized as a boy because of a learning disability opened his eyes to the many ways we know. It's an understanding he puts to good use in adult life as a cognitive scientist.