Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

C.K. Prahalad: The New Age of Innovation

C.K. Prahalad will be speaking on the topic, “The Future of Innovation: On Customers, Needs, Global Resources and Value Creation.”

C.K. Prahalad is one of the most influential experts in corporate strategy. Globally well-known for his contribution to strategic thinking and considered one of the 10 leading gurus on strategy and business, he is a distinguished professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is also the author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid and co-author (with Gary Hamel) of Competing for the Future.

Neuropsych

Rhyme as reason: The cognitive quirk that makes bad advice seem wise

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Starts With A Bang

The better way to measure cosmic time

For some reason, when we talk about the age of stars, galaxies, and the Universe, we use "years" to measure time. Can we do better?

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Hard Science

Why a James Webb Space Telescope mystery doesn’t (necessarily) break cosmology

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“Cultures of growth”: How small changes can build stronger, more successful teams

Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.

Starts With A Bang

The Universe might never run out of hydrogen

The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there's a finite amount of it; what if we run out?

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