Loonshots, Safi Bahcall’s Much Anticipated Book About Nurturing Big, Innovative, World-Changing Ideas, is Out Today!
Already named a top 10 book of 2019 by The Washington Post, Business Insider and Inc., Safi Bahcall’s Loonshots is “not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand how ideas change the world.” Bahcall is a physicist and entrepreneur who’s spent his career studying “loonshots”—the wild ideas,... Continue Reading →
Forbes editor Randall Lane Reimagines Capitalism in His “Billionaires” Cover Story
“For the past year I’ve had one-on-one discussions with no fewer than two dozen billionaires, including face-to-face meetings with the three richest people in the world—Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet—touching on various aspects of capitalism’s future,” says Forbes editor Randall Lane in... Continue Reading →
Twelve Lavin Speakers are Appearing at SXSW—Where the Boldest Minds With the Biggest Ideas Meet and Reach for the Future
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a conference that has dedicated itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Since 1987, the festival has attracted the brightest stars on the forefront of their fields to give talks and have candid conversations about the future and their industry. This year... Continue Reading →
Admission Isn’t Acceptance: Anthony Jack Reveals the Plight of Low-Income Kids at Ivy League Schools in The Privileged Poor
Even though the Ivy League has opened their doors to a more diverse student body, less privileged students still struggle. Drawing from his own experiences, as well as dozens of interviews with undergraduates at one of America’s most prestigious colleges, Anthony Jack’s The Privileged Poor (out now... Continue Reading →
Amber Mac’s The AI Effect Wins Best Technology Series at the Canadian Podcast Awards
Canada’s dominance in the artificial intelligence space is drawing attention from tech leaders and entrepreneurs around the world, with a wealth of well-funded start-ups, dedicated research facilities and some of the brightest minds in the field. It’s no surprise that The AI Effect, innovation... Continue Reading →
Smart People Make Bad Choices. Bestselling Author and Poker Champ Maria Konnikova Explains Why.
“If we think of life as one big game,” says psychologist turned poker champ Maria Konnikova, “the question becomes, how do we play it optimally?” Just like in poker, leaders, managers and CEOs are dealt a set of important decisions every day. How can you ensure that you’re always making the right... Continue Reading →
Good People Kill Great Ideas. Loonshots Author Safi Bahcall Has Developed “The Innovation Equation” to Fix That.
The CEOs of GE, Nokia, and RIM (BlackBerry) all believed they’d made innovation a pillar of their corporate culture, yet all of them ended up rejecting important innovations and costing themselves billions. “Why do good teams, with excellent people and the best intentions, kill great ideas?”... Continue Reading →
Rahaf Harfoush’s Hustle and Float (Out Today!) Will Revolutionize the Way We View Productivity
Our culture is obsessed with hustling—working faster and harder—often to the point of exhaustion, and always to the detriment of our creative wellbeing. In Hustle and Float (out today!) Rahaf Harfoush, digital anthropologist and bestselling author, reveals a more humane, sustainable, efficient and... Continue Reading →