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Why We Remember: A Book Review by Bob Morris

March 6, 2024

Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold On to What Matters Charan Ranganath Doubleday (February 2024) Why do we remember?  Charan Ranganath explains how and why “the story of why we remember is the story of humanity.” Various choices…

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The Quirky Secrets of the World’s Greatest Innovators

February 7, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by James Surowiecki for Strategy+Business, published by certain member firms of the PwC network. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * In her book on…

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The Golden Age of Neuroscience Has Arrived

August 28, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Micio Kaku for the Wall Street Journal in which he shares his thoughts about the fact that we have learned more about the thinking brain in the last 10-15 years than in…

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The Bombmaker’s Burden

July 18, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from Shirley Streshinsky‘s review of Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center, written by Ray Monk and published by Doubleday. She explains why winning the atomic race failed to bring Oppenheimer peace of mind. She…

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The Dueling Myths of Business

December 13, 2012

In an interview of Betty Sue Flowers conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company, Flowers dissects the attitudes and beliefs that unconsciously influence decision makers. Here is a brief excerpt. To read the complete interview,…

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The Ten Faces of Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2011

The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO’s Strategies for Defeating the Devil’s Advocate and Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization Thomas Kelley with Jonathan Littman Doubleday (2005) I recently re-read two books written by Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman, this one and…

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Cirque du Soleil: A book review by Bob Morris

May 11, 2011

Cirque du Soleil: The Spark – Igniting the Creative Fire that Lives within Us All Created by Lyn Heward and written by John U. Bacon Doubleday (2006) “From a tiny spark a great fire was kindled and its flames warmed…

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