With Today’s Complexity, Tiny Errors Can Lead to Enormous Meltdowns. It Can Happen to Any Organization, Says András Tilcsik
Our world is a network of complicated systems—think travel, healthcare, finance, or media. But because these systems are now so dizzyingly complex, even the smallest of errors can lead to enormous disasters. Enter András Tilcsik. As co-author of the hotly anticipated Meltdown, he maps why our... Continue Reading →
Many Tech Execs Don’t Let Their Kids Use Their Own Products. Adam Alter Explains How to Limit Screen Time in His New TED Talk
There’s a reason Adam Alter’s latest TED talk has garnered over 1.6 million views – in it, the psychologist and marketing visionary offers actual suggestions for enriching the precious parcel of personal time an individual has left at the end of the day. “That space is incredibly important to us,... Continue Reading →
VIDEO: How Does Flirting Make a Happier City? Urban Design Consultant Charles Montgomery Explains
“Every city’s doing a little bit right,” said author and urban design consultant Charles Montgomery during his recent Lavin HQ visit. “And a lot wrong, unfortunately,” he adds with a smile. He’s worked on enough cities to know. Charles Montgomery speaks from the intersection of theory and... Continue Reading →
Want a Happy Workplace? Learn the Fine Art of Cooperation with Yale’s David Rand
David Rand focuses on what makes individuals willing to pay costs—think time, energy, or resources—in order to create benefits for others. In other words, how do we explain cooperation, when, on the surface, it seems unnatural? And how do we further encourage it? When we cooperate with others,... Continue Reading →
What Do We Look for in Teammates, Candidates, and Leaders? Chia-Jung Tsay Reveals Our Non-Conscious Biases
Are the decisions we make truly grounded in logic, or is there some other factor at work? New speaker Chia-Jung Tsay studies the non-conscious beliefs that guide our everyday actions—in short, judgment biases. Why, for example, do recruiters prefer those with natural talent to those who grind it... Continue Reading →
New Videos: Elizabeth Dunn and the Science of Spending
To Happy Money author Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, money can buy happiness—if we’re spending it correctly. Dunn is a much-cited happiness researcher, which is exactly what it sounds like: operating out of UBC’s Department of Psychology, she conducts original research into the ways individuals and... Continue Reading →