Lavin Speakers Reza Aslan and Wajahat Ali Land On CNN’s Most Influential American Muslims List
CNN spent a year interviewing more than 100 American Muslims, asking who they believed were the most influential Muslims in their fields. Though no one can speak for the nearly 3.5 million Muslims in America, Reza Aslan and Wajahat Ali were among the most influential to be named, alongside an... Continue Reading →
Bumble’s In-House Sociologist Jessica Carbino Visits the Toronto Hive
The trail of information we create online with our clicks, taps, swipes, and scrolls might seem like an indiscernible data map—but to Bumble’s in-house psychologist Dr. Jessica Carbino, (who is in Toronto this week to speak at the “Bumble Hive”), that digital footprint is as legible (and human) as... Continue Reading →
In His Brand New TED Talk, Steven Pinker Argues that the World is Getting Better. But, We Must Adjust Our Perception to See It.
“You can always fool yourself into seeing a decline if you compare bleeding headlines of the present with rose-tinted images of the past,” says speaker Steven Pinker in his just-released (and standing o-garnering) TED Talk. But, he goes on to ask, what does the trajectory of the world look like... Continue Reading →
Rebels Lead More Successful Lives. Francesca Gino’s New Book Rebel Talent (Out Now!) Will Help You Find the Rebel in You.
Francesca Gino has spent the last decade studying rebels and rule-breakers in organizations around the world, from high-end fashion boutiques in Italy to thriving fast food chains. The result is her new book Rebel Talent, a groundbreaking analysis of those who routinely defy the status quo, embrace... Continue Reading →
The Aging Population is Capable, Happy and Excited, Says Activist Ashton Applewhite. Marketers Barely Know This Demographic.
Misconceptions about our aging population abound. As Ashton Applewhite proves in This Chair Rocks—her celebrated anti-ageism manifesto—and her mainstage TED Talk, which garnered a standing ovation and over 1.2 million views, we barely know the aging demographic; they’re a consumer group far more... Continue Reading →
Organizations Need to Cultivate Rebel Talent to Evolve, Innovate and Stay Relevant. Francesca Gino’s New Book Explains How.
Behavioral scientist and Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino has written the book on breaking the rules, in business and in life. Out May 1, Rebel Talent is already collecting praise from the likes of Angela Duckworth (the NYT bestselling author of Grit) and Ed Catmull, (president of... Continue Reading →
Mark Manson: The Motivational Speaker for People Who Hate Motivational Speakers
Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck sold nearly 2 million copies in its first year alone. It was #1 on the NYT bestseller list and has been translated into 25 languages. Why did it take the world by storm? Because people are tired of the cult of positivity; what they want is Manson’s... Continue Reading →
Empathy Takes the Pulitzer: Jake Halpern’s New York Times Series “Welcome to the New World” Wins Prize
Journalist and speaker Jake Halpern took the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning this week, the first time a writer (and non-artist) has won. The 20-part “Welcome to the New World” series tells the story of a Syrian family, new to the US and dealing with the possibility of deportation. In a... Continue Reading →