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170 – One person can change the world
Change comes from unexpected sources. Listen to hear how Malcolm McLean changed the world transportation landscape.
Read More161 – Plans often go astray
As the saying goes, the best-laid plans of mice and men can still go wrong. Listen to hear what a group of economists proposed to eradicate an issue impacting a series of childcare centres.
Read More159 – Try and try and try again
If you truly care about your idea and persist with it, you won’t need every available resource or qualification to innovate. Listen to hear the story behind the Wright brothers’ first flight.
Read More145 – Dark mansions made of cubes and squares
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
When you start something, stick with it until you finish it. Listen to hear how an English mathematician solved the world’s longest-standing maths problem. Shawn …
Read MoreReplay 107 – You just might do it if you don’t know you can’t
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Mindset has an incredible impact on performance. Listen to hear how George Dantzig solved two famously unsolvable mathematics problems.
Read More137 – Journeys of heroes and Beatles
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
A team philosophy will help soothe your colleagues’ concerns in stressful situations. Listen to hear why the Beatles reminded each other that “something will happen” when tensions rose.
Read More135 – Noticing the cut versus feeling the pain
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Empathy will help you help other people. Listen to hear how a woman stopped a child’s crying by showing that she could really understand how they were feeling.
Read More121 – Charitable causes for problematic pilgrims
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
When you need to solve a problem or initiate a behaviour change, think beyond the obvious solution—you’ll likely find a more effective one. Listen to hear how a small town in Germany flipped a problematic march on its head.
Read More120 – How to love a maths problem
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Problems are inevitable but solvable. Listen to hear how an English mathematician solved a 358-year-old maths problem.
Read MoreReplay 007 – Saving the Citicorp skyscraper
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
It can be tempting to turn away from seemingly insurmountable problems, but collaboration will help you find a solution. Listen to hear how a structural engineer saved thousands of people and his reputation through teamwork.
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