The Unlock

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How the startup “pivot” can become a billion-dollar masterstroke

If your world-beating idea is not working you might need to change direction — and Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom provides the perfect case study.

Kass Lazerow

Kass Lazerow is a serial entrepreneur, the cofounder and Chief Operating Officer of Golf.com and Buddy Media, and the co-author of Shoveling $h!t.

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“Blue ocean strategy”: The red thread connecting Apple with Yellow Tail

When organizations focus on finding new markets, the returns can be spectacular — as a case study from Australia perfectly illustrates.

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Jeremy Kourdi

Jeremy Kourdi is an executive consultant, founder of Kourdi Associates, and the co-author of 50 Ideas That Changed the World of Work.

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Smart Skills

When to quit: A simple framework for life’s toughest decisions

Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.

Danny Kenny

Danny Kenny is a Senior Principal Consultant and Facilitator at InspireCorps. With a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from the University of Technology Sydney, he specializes in organizational and culture development, leadership[…]

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How to embrace “psychological magic” to be more creative

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Heidegger’s “mood theory” explains why you do anything at all

You’re a moody person. You have to be — because understanding moods philosophically can be crucial to your work-life.

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10 lessons I learned in 2024

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Go grudge-free: Use the “Weil method” to deal with insults

We have it in our power to forgive a debt — and learning to use this power in the workplace can be golden.

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Emotional intelligence: The 4 domains of high performance

“Self-awareness, it’s the least visible part of emotional intelligence, but we find in our research that people low in self-awareness are unable to develop strengths very well in other parts of emotional intelligence.”

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