The Innovation Show

There are reasons we are the way we are; we are optimized for other purposes, not the least of which is thinking in stories not logic. So we did something else instead: we taught rocks how to think. …

We're often told that humans make bad decisions and that more data is better.

But this is backwards: people are good at decisions precisely because we use mental models and can envision new realities…

Today’s book is about the impossible, but it starts with the invisible. 

Over the four decades, an unlikely collection of men and women 

have pushed human performance farther and faster than at any o…

It is a pleasure to welcome back the author of “The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World”, Iain McGilchrist In this episode, we explore intuition, imagination …

Today we focus on ACT II of Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future and Shape It with Byron Reese

Act II is set In 17th century France, the mathematical framework kn…

In Part I of “The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World” Iain McGilchrist addresses the means to truth, in the sense of the faculties with which we are endowed …

Look around. Clearly, we humans are radically different from the other creatures on this planet. But why? Where are the Bronze Age beavers? The Iron Age iguanas? In today’s episode, our guest argues …

Part 2 of this extended episode with Eric Maisel

Imagine solving problems and increasing creativity while you sleep. Grounded in current brain research, today’s book introduces a simple but revolutio…

Imagine solving problems and increasing creativity while you sleep. Grounded in current brain research, today’s book introduces a simple but revolutionary program that shows how to do just that by le…

In this landmark new book, our guest addresses some of the oldest and hardest questions humanity faces – ones that have a practical urgency for all of us today.

Who are we?

What is the world?

How can…

The premise of today’s book is that nurturing spontaneity, creativity , experimentation, and dynamic synchronization is no longer an optional approach to leadership. It’s the only approach. The curre…

Today’s guest has four questions for us…. First, do you truly believe that all men and women are created equal, and do you accept others and welcome them into your society simply because they possess…

Today’s guest has four questions for us….

First, do you truly believe that all men and women are created equal, and do you accept others and welcome them into your society simply because they possess…

Today’s book is designed to bring you simple, sound, and practical tools to awaken your creativity at work—even if you don’t think you are creative.  Not fluff or theories. No bull or fillers. Our gu…

Today’s book is designed to bring you simple, sound, and practical tools to awaken your creativity at work—even if you don’t think you are creative.  Not fluff or theories. No bull or fillers. Our gu…

Part 2 of this great episode: 

Habits may help us to carry out our daily routine but they often cause us trouble, from unhealthy eating and smoking, to poor study skills and work routines. We've all …

Habits may help us to carry out our daily routine but they often cause us trouble, from unhealthy eating and smoking, to poor study skills and work routines. We've all experienced that endless frustr…

One in ten French people still believe the earth may be flat; 

One-quarter of Australians think that cavemen and dinosaurs existed at the same time; 

One in nine Brits think the 9/11 attacks were a U…

Whoop, live in-studio guest in our new studio Choosing Courage LIVE with Jim Detert.

Jim is the world's foremost expert on workplace courage, He explains that courage isn't a character trait that onl…

How do you cope when faced with complexity and constant change at work? Here’s what the world’s best leaders and teams do: they improvise. They invent novel responses and take calculated risks withou…