‘Elevator Pitches’ That Really Make a Difference
Looking for how to write the perfect ‘elevator pitch’? Randy Olson provides some outstanding advice.
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Perspective: Management
Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story
Ask a scientist about Hollywood, and you’ll probably get eye rolls. But ask someone in Hollywood about science, and they’ll see dollar signs: moviemakers know that science can be the source of great stories, with all the drama and action that blockbusters require.
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The Fascination and Danger of Stories
Stories are everywhere around us, and they have played a part in the cultural evolution of homo sapiens. But they have a dark side, and we should take care that we are masters of our stories and not enslaved by them.
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Is “Wisdom” Becoming Fashionable?
Two recent articles in very different publications, suggest that this web site and blog might be timely.
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Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
This study, first published in 1958, offers Michael Polanyis’ epistemological insights. Polanyi, originally a chemist and chemical physicist, is widely acclaimed for his epistemology which opposes the prevailing positivist approaches. His discussion of tacit knowledge has proved to be influential in many fields from theology to artificial intelligence. This text represnts a contribution to 20th-century thought, and continues to make valuable insights to our understanding of how knowledge functions.
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