Category Archives: Brilliance from the big wide world

A collection of thinking that’s really rather good…

Idea of the day: Using social media to send a global distress signal

This is a great, simple idea which could help solve a really serious problem. The Natalia project is named after Russian human rights defender Natalia Estimerova who was abducted and murdered in 2009. The problem such campaigners face is difficulty in … Continue reading

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Book Review: Decisive by Chip & Dan Heath

You must read this book. The traditional recommendation email from @awalshy arrives in my inbox . . . A book about process you say? Count me in . . . And yet you should be counting yourselves in, because Decisive … Continue reading

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What i learnt at TedxLBS: Simona Botti & choice freedom

Simona said something very simple for those of us interested in behavioural change stuff 1) Choice freedom does not always improve subjective wellbeing 2) Choice freedom influences subjective wellbeing when control and responsibility are involved 3) People still choose / … Continue reading

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What i learnt at TedxLBS: Gabrielle Adams

Gabrielle is assistant prof of organisational behaviour at LBS Her talk was entitled “When cheating would make you a cheater” It was about the massive difference between using a verb and using a noun in certain contexts. She cites lots … Continue reading

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What i learnt at TedxLBS: The afternoon sessions – Shoshana Clark Stewart

This was the talk of the day, easily – standing ovation It was a story of transforming a part of Kabul, what he charity has achieved and how it achieved it . . . The simple lesson was this: There … Continue reading

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