The deep study of friction and surfaces — so crucial to industrial manufacture — emerged from a mid-century engineering conference.
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In an age of polycrisis, argues leadership coach Lisa Bennett, we should spend less time trying to save the world — and focus on savoring it instead.
Lisa Bennett is a speaker, author, and leadership coach focused on helping good people do hard things in tough times. She is the author of Savor the World: Why Wonder, Not[…]
British entrepreneur Simon Squibb made his fortune and retired — then amassed legions of followers by giving away sharp business advice for free.
Lucy Tobin is a graduate of Oxford University, an award-winning business journalist, and the author of eight books, including Entrepreneur and The Book of Jobs.
The HuffPost co-founder is now focusing on AI and health — but she’s keeping an eye on agency and human nature.
From Charles Schwab to Jensen Huang, great leaders never attribute their success to flawless planning — they point instead to what went wrong.
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In a world of fast answers, leadership shaped by suffering is radical — and transformative.
Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
In most organizations, contradictions are treated as problems to be fixed. But what if they’re actually the point?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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