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The Vision
Smarter leadership
To be culturally intelligent, you must be curious and open-minded — and the benefits can be transformative.
Katherine Melchior Ray lectures on international marketing and leadership at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She is the co-author of Brand Global, Adapt Local.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
The corporate world is no cake walk — as a leader you need a framework that can equip you for the cross-pressures.
Robert E. Siegel is a Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a venture investor. His books include The Systems Leader.
The Culture
Better management, better teams
Having a vision isn’t enough to be an effective leader.
Josh Browning is a writer and editor based in Washington state. In addition to his role as the editorial director for a consulting firm, his personal work is typically focused on technology,[…]
Neuroscience supports the notion that mindfulness and meditation should become essential assets in our workspaces.
Jennifer Moss writes for Harvard Business Review. Her books include The Burnout Epidemic and Why Are We Here?
Harness the power of “respectful engagement” to make sure everyone in your team feels like they matter.
Zach Mercurio is a researcher, leadership development facilitator, and speaker specializing in purposeful leadership. He is the author of The Power of Mattering.
The Unlock
Breakthrough thinking
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
If your world-beating idea is not working you might need to change direction — and Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom provides the perfect case study.
Kass Lazerow is a serial entrepreneur, the cofounder and Chief Operating Officer of Golf.com and Buddy Media, and the co-author of Shoveling $h!t.
The Transformation
Integrate technology faster
Agentic AI pioneer Chetan Dube considers ways that everyone can be lifted by the tide of AI, not just those with the capital to leverage it.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
Snorre Kjesbu — SVP & GM of Cisco’s Employee Experience group — has a bold vision for the future of human interaction.
Mike Hodgkinson is the Commissioning Editor at Big Think and Freethink, and the Editor of Big Think Business. His writing has appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, the Los Angeles[…]
The Learning Curve
Strategies for a smarter work-life
“It is natural to want to avoid failure. But when we avoid failure, we also avoid discovery and accomplishment.”
Kevin Dickinson is a staff writer and columnist at Big Think. His writing focuses on the intersection between education, psychology, business, and science. He holds a master’s in English and[…]
Robert Waldinger, Zen priest and Harvard professor, explains why fulfillment isn’t about reaching an idealized state. It’s found in everyday acts of kindness and compassion.
Sunita Sah hopes that by redefining defiance, we can build societies that allow people to live more authentic lives.