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212 – Fight Fire with Fire – Wagner Dodge
In Episode 212 of Anecdotally Speaking, delve into the gripping tale of the Mann Gulch fire, a story that will challenge your views on underlying …
Read More179 – There is no average
If you design for the average, you might find you’re designing for no one. Listen to hear how challenging an assumption held for 30 years transformed aircraft cockpit design.
Read More160 – Challenge your assumptions
Great insights come from breaking free of your assumptions. Listen to hear how a high school dropout went on to win the Fields Medal.
Read More117 – How a story illuminates an insight
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Gary Klein once said, “Insight is when you unexpectedly come to a better story.” Listen to hear Shawn and Mike Adams exchange and explain the value of insight stories.
Read More098 – Gender biased snow job really hurts
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Culture, Podcast
Are invisible biases impacting your decisions? Listen to hear how one man’s joke changed a town’s snow clearing system, preventing injuries and saving money.
Read More047 – Blinded by beliefs
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Podcast
It’s too easy to let unconscious bias impact our decisions. Here are 3 stories you can share to encourage others and remind yourself to keep an open mind.
Read MoreNever let a good story get in the way of the truth
Sometimes, an completely incorrect story can become universally believed. This post looks at a surprising case and offers a solution.
Read More017 – All about apocryphal stories
In this podcast we provide some examples of apocryphal stories and we dig into how to tell them, when to use them, and discuss the potential pitfalls.
Read MoreThe confirmation bias driving our behaviour
Confirmation bias affects us all. Hidden assumptions can cost dearly when it comes to tackling complex issues in business and society. Learn more here:
Read MoreTrigger new stories and changing behaviours
Our mind is full of beliefs, assumptions and values which affect what we do and how we do it. Much of what we assume comes …
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