Curated articles from various sources.
ByTED
Psychologist Barry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life. In this eye-opening TED talk, he dives deep into the question: What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck of course, Barry Schwartz suggests there are intangible values that our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. Schwartz…
ByHBR.org
Zombie projects are the enemies of well-intentioned innovation initiatives in many organizations, regardless of industry or region. These projects fail for whatever reason and do not fulfill their promise. Yet they trudge on, sucking up resources without any real hope of positively impacting a company’s strategy or revenue prospects… To read more, click here. Image (source)
ByTED
Known as the originator of the iPod, Tony Fadell shares his advice for pursuing and driving transformational change in this funny, yet enlightening talk. Human beings become complacent and used to the status quo quickly. The key is to see the way things are as an opportunity for design. Or as we like to say,…
The Economist means that the onset of the internet revolution was supposed to do away with all sorts of middlemen. Yet, house sales are still mostly conducted by estate agents, and car sales are still finalised in cavernous showrooms that smell of tyres. The truth is that no one much likes car dealers – especially…
The boardroom has become the one place in business where executives don’t need to worry about being too old. While aging directors bring years of experience and stability to the table, their lingering for longer than expected means there are fewer board seats available to younger candidates. These may be candidates who are experienced in the…
A courtship by BMW and Apple, previously put on hold, may rekindle after an precursory visit by executives of the world’s top maker of electronic gadgets to the headquarters of the word’s biggest seller of premium cars. Senior Apple executives toured the carmaker’s Leipzig factory to learn how it manufactures the i3 electric car, but dialogue…
