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On Friday 27 February, Big Think partner PwC hosted its second global webcast focused on the question, ‘What would you do if you were not afraid?’ The webcast was part of ‘Aspire to Lead: The PwC Women’s Leadership Series’.
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Uber is an example of an exponential company that harness technology to revolutionize whole industries.
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Everyone’s favorite Science Guy chats with Vsauce3’s Jake Roper about the importance of science education in ensuring future generations remain creative, experimental, and evolutionarily competitive.
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Arianna Huffington explains to Maria Konnikova how mindfulness seeks to recreate “the Garden of Eden, but with consciousness.”
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Arianna Huffington argues that mindfulness meditation is a necessary antidote to America’s unhealthy work culture.
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PwC Talent Manager Michael Fenlon discusses the aims of HeForShe, the solidarity movement for gender equality famously championed by actress Emma Watson in a September speech at the United Nations.
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Centuries-old mindfulness breathing and meditation practices have become an increasingly popular fad, but do they really have the power to transform lives? A growing body of scientific evidence says they do.
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We now know that flow works not like an on-off switch but in a four-part cycle. Understanding these cycles can help you to more often access flow.
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There are seventeen triggers for flow that can each draw your attention to the now. Mastering flow means building these triggers into your life.
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Beyond neuroanatomy and neurochemistry, flow states rely on shifts in the brain’s neuroelectricity.
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Steven Kotler explains the neurochemical changes during flow states that strengthen motivation, creativity and learning.
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Flow is technically defined as an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and we perform our best. Steven Kotler runs through the neuroanatomic shifts that make it possible.
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Author Claire Shipman explains the positive aspects of allowing confidence to grow within yourself. The best way to do this is to erase any fears that keep you from leaping toward professional and personal challenges.
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Former Onyx CEO Tony Coles says that this philosophy of leadership “has influenced almost everything” he has done for the past decade. In this video, learn some of the key tenets of the servant leadership philosophy and how Coles applied it in his own work and career.
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Ideas are the wrong unit of measurement for innovation, says author Michael Schrage. Instead he recommends reframing good ideas as testable hypotheses that can be run in a fast, simple, cheap business experiment.
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Former NBA player Shane Battier demonstrates the positive effects data and statistics can have on securing a competitive advantage.
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Jason Silva, host of National Geographic Channel’s “Brain Games,” speaks to the power of suggestibility with regard to psychedelic experiences.
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The former chair of the New Zealand SEC discusses the correlation between profitability and having an equal number of men and women on corporate boards.
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Michael Fenlon, global talent leader for PwC, discusses his company’s Aspire to Lead initiative, which seeks to guide the next generation of women leaders.
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The always-entertaining Ruby Wax explains the structure of the brain and how a natural hormone addiction — particularly to dopamine — keeps us in a perpetual state of wanting.
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It’s been proven that students taught by a personal tutor perform two standard deviations higher than those in a classroom. Luis von Ahn wants to replicate this effect with technology.
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Carol Sawdye, the Chief Financial Officer of PwC, shares the story of how a startling life event pushed her to become more active in career management.
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Every year, Peter Diamandis ruminates on the kinds of technology ready to leap from “deceptive” to “disruptive.” In this video, he explores virtual reality as an innovation ready to take the leap.
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In this introductory clip, Arianna Huffington discusses the importance of leading a well-balanced life. Huffington is the author of Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder. Her five-part masterclass, Learning How to Thrive, is available exclusively on Big Think+.
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Business executive Amanda Mesler draws upon her 26 years of leadership experience to explain what it takes to be a CEO: vision, execution, backbone, and a strong support system.
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Life coach Tara Sophia Mohr explains the process by which we can guide young women to realize their potential.
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Author and innovation expert Michael Schrage explains that it’s not enough to invest in the innovative qualities of your workforce; you have to invest in bettering your customers as well.
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The co-author of “Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World” discusses the 6 D’s of exponential entrepreneurship while explaining how advanced technologies, psychological tools, and crowd-access strategies help exponential entrepreneurs get a leg up over their competition.
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The Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of MetaMed Research dissects the many faults of modern medicine and explains the impetus for founding his own company that offers personalized medical research.
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Futurist Michael Vassar explains why it makes perfect sense to conclude that the creation of greater-than-human AI would doom humanity.
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