
30 2022 June
Magazines Create Empathy That Can Change the World. Here’s How To Save Them.
Unlike a lot of online content, the stories and images in magazines are usually professionally produced by real talented editors and creators. The long take they regularly offer is unique and their ability to select and publish stories that are timely without feeling outdated is a constant inspiration for me to try and do the same.
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20 2020 October
Dan Pink on Finding Big Ideas, the Truth About Regret and the Best Timing For Anything
This week on the Non-Obvious Insights Show, Dan Pink shares his process behind finding big ideas for his books (and why sometimes he abandons an...
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27 2020 August
The Non-Obvious Insights Show – Episode #232
In this episode, we talk about … Why the Republican National Convention was a flop (read the full article) The biggest secret about competing on...
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22 2020 August
Branding Lessons From the Shady History of the Oreo Cookie
I love a good branding story and the history of the Oreo cookie has plenty of fascinating hooks. The story starts with two feuding brothers, Joseph and Jacob...
Read Now20 2020 August
The Non-Obvious Insights Show – Episode #231
In this episode, we talk about … Lessons in humble creativity from the best small agency in America Transparent toilets and they might actually work...
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Non-Obvious Insights Show – Episode #230
Stories featured on the show this week: One thing that could eliminate fake news How Japan’s “culture of cute” traps women An inside look at...
Read Now22 2020 July
Trader Joe’s and the Slow Death of Brand Personality
Update – Two weeks after this post was originally published, Trader Joe’s issued a new statement sharing that they do not consider these brand names...
Read Now21 2020 July
How Researchers Trained and Created AI With Psycopathic Tendencies
What happens when you train an AI algorithm only with murderous images from horror films or macabre photos from the Internet? A seriously disturbed AI,...
Read Now20 2020 July
The Truth About Fox News: It Isn’t Fake.
Calling Fox News fake is a common theme among the people in my social media circles, but I have long been curious about their reporting...
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