Sometimes in fixing one problem we end up creating another.
When the maintenance men finally saw the light.
The solution to a problem is not always as obvious as it first appears to be.
Hiding in plain sight
The importance of being observant when others aren’t.
The Similarity Bias
Why we feel things should appear a certain way based on what we’ve seen before.
Why Your Brilliant Idea Is Worthless
Successful startups are 1% idea and 99% execution. Not the other way around.
The photos that fooled Sherlock’s creator
The famous Cottingley images demonstrate how easily even an expert is mislead.
The cane toads conquering Australia
In solving one problem it’s often easy to create a new and unintended one as a consequence. Just ask the ‘Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations’ in Australia.
The difference between ‘convergent’ and ‘divergent’ research
Which is the best approach? Looking under a ‘microscope’ or gazing through a ‘telescope’?
The trick that Jeff played
In the early days of Amazon, Bezos had to get resourceful to survive.
Does your brain need rewiring?
How to overcome your brain's inherent negativity bias. For real.
The Concorde Effect
Why we're so prone to throwing good money after bad.
Why intrapreneurs are essential for long-term survival
In a rapidly changing world, large organisations that fail to innovate will die.
Why it's good to be an intrapreneur
Lacking stimulation in the day job? Not quite ready to strike out on your own? Intrapreneurship could be your saviour.
How to consult your own virtual boardroom
Don’t have a boardroom filled with brilliant and experienced thinkers? Then create your own.
Sweets of mass destruction
How the humble aniseed ball helped to shorten WW2.