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"The Absolute Truth"—"a Drive-Through Narrative"
Chay Bowes about propaganda, the Absolute Truth, the conflict in Ukraine, Russophobia, and more.
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Business Games Members-Only (mostly) Podcast with Transcripts
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"She Knew It Was Gonna Succeed When She Saw the Portaloos Being Installed"
Johnny Miller on working for Iranian Press TV, Portaloos as protest success predictor, coming under Kyiv shelling in Donetsk, children on "kill lists", + much more.
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"Propaganda at Its Most Innocent"
Why propaganda? How propaganda? and What can you do? Oliver covers provable propaganda in Hollywood & the (predominantly) US media, with examples from Iraq (twice), Syria, Ukraine, & Russiagate. We also touch on modern leadership and Russophobia.
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Iranian School Poisonings, Mexican Electoral Reform, Ukraine Narrative | Pick and Roll
We break down the Western media coverage of Iranian school poisonings, Mexican Electoral Institute Reform, and Ukraine narrative changes.
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Goebbels, Brand Management, and Genocidal Myth Making
Why did "Holodomor" myth took a real Soviet tragedy and turn it into a fake genocide? What does Goebbels have to do with brand management and the West's (anti-)marketing campaign of "Russia bad"?
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(Public) "What Can You Use a Screwdriver For?"
(Public) Do you know what people do with screwdrivers? Have you ever managed children at a party using "fun" objectives? Heard of Porsche's "strategic drift"? Tried to set boundaries in your relationships? All this and more…
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts
"Any Figure That Looks Interesting or Different Is Usually Wrong"
(Transcript) A lit review of 6 must-read articles + 1 book on experiments in business, and more. Strengths and weaknesses of each, and how they relate to our own research and expert opinions this season.
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(Public) "Measurement Is Creativity's Bizarre Half-Sister"
(Public) 20% of the bees in the hive ignore the waggle dance. Why? What do the efficiency-oriented bee accountants say? How do you measure the RoI on the rogue bee activity? How is any of this relevant to innovation? Listen to Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, to get the answers.
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"Measurement Is Creativity's Bizarre Half-Sister"
20% of the bees in the hive ignore the waggle dance. Why? What do the efficiency-oriented bee accountants say? How do you measure the RoI on the rogue bee activity? How is any of this relevant to innovation? Listen to Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, to get the answers.
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"It's Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon"
What Makes SMEs Different? We look at what's similar and what's different when you're an entrepreneur, rather than an employee or a director | The Weekender S2 Week 6.
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(Public) A "Shiny Object" Syndrome
"One of the Biggest Detrimental Habits [for Entrepreneurs Is] a Shiny Object Syndrome"—The Entrepreneurial Marathon & Experimentation With Ashlee Berghoff | Business Games S2 Week 6 Interview (Abridged)
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A "Shiny Object" Syndrome
"One of the Biggest Detrimental Habits [for Entrepreneurs Is] a Shiny Object Syndrome"—The Entrepreneurial Marathon & Experimentation With Ashlee Berghoff | Business Games S2 Week 6 Full Interview + Transcript
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"If Evidence Against a Hypothesis Cannot Exist, Then It's Not a Hypothesis but a Belief"
We talk about why the Golden Rule is not so golden, after all—and introduce a key element of game theory.
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(Public) "Don't Ask, 'What Would I Do in Their Shoes?'—Ask, 'What Would *They* Do in Their Shoes?'"
How could Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM predict the pandemic collapse of seaports in the US? And Why is your board bad at strategy?—If you can answer these two questions, your firm would be much better off. (Abridged)
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"Don't Ask, 'What Would I Do in Their Shoes?'—Ask, 'What Would *They* Do in Their Shoes?'"
How could Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM predict the pandemic collapse of seaports in the US? And Why is your board bad at strategy?—If you can answer these two questions, your firm would be much better off. (Premium)
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"Great Collaboration = Creating the Conditions to Respond to the Discomfort"
Why do we fetishize stress as the motivator, why it's bad, and what should we do instead? (Premium)