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#176 Rebel Ideas Matthew Syed


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Develop an 'outsider mindset'.
The bestselling author of Bounce and Black Box Thinking argues that solving the problems of tomorrow requires a new kind of intelligence...
We're facing increasingly complex problems:
• at work,
• in education, and in the biggest shared challenges of our age:
• rising obesity, terrorism and climate change.
Matthew Syed provokes the case for creative problem-solving for the future and learn how to challenge hierarchies, encourage constructive dissent and promote cognitive diversity in your own life.
With original, memorable insights from his new book, REBEL IDEAS, this is a fascinating journey through the science of team performance, drawing on psychology, economics, anthropology and genetics, with lessons from a dazzling range of case-studies, including:
• catastrophic intelligence failings of the CIA before 9/11,
• a communication breakdown at the top of Mount Everest
• insights the secrets of the most creative and progressive schools in the world.
Rebel Ideas will strengthen any company, institution, team, or individual, sharing the remarkable benefits of personalised nutrition, advice on how to break free of the echo chambers that surround us, and tips on how we can all develop an 'outsider mindset'.
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