Stanford
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How our self-control affects the way we see risk
Research shows that people with low self-control tend to underplay the negative consequences of their decisions
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How design thinking improves the creative process
How entrepreneurs can take a big idea to a real-world product
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Should employees design their own jobs?
Job crafting is a set of techniques for helping you reconfigure your job to spark greater engagement and meaning
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How to know when it is time to switch to plan B
Novice entrepreneurs often make the mistake of sticking with a business plan for too long
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How to mitigate the downside of success
Why do highly innovative organizations often lose their creative edge?
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Working across genres can dilute your brand
Combining categories makes it harder for people to understand what you are doing
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Stereotyping makes people more likely to act badly
Even slight cues, like reading a negative stereotype about your race or gender, can have an impact
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George Foster: Are startups really job engines?
Entrepreneurship can be personally rewarding and good for the economy, if we wipe the stardust from our eyes
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Do mentions of God persuade consumers to buy?
Research shows that references to God can prompt people to take more risks
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Jesper Sørensen: Why do entrepreneurs take the leap?
Despite the romanticized image of billion-dollar paydays for founders of tech firms, taking the leap into entrepreneurship is fraught with risk. So then why do so many workers give up the security of a steady paycheck and strike out on their own?
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Jonathan Bendor: Why criticism is good for innovation
How to quash bad ideas without stifling innovation