How do you convince someone?
this insight from Visa:
when you have a game-changing insight you’ll often have to repeat it for 5-7 years before people start to really get it
It also helps to have the candidate you’re trying to see clearly ask you questions. Questions have very high signal value compared to most anything else you can get from a candidate… I write down each question and sometimes respond with “I’ll answer, but first I’m curious, why did you ask that?” I’m looking for the felt sense of a “hungry mind” bas
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Interview question, how to understand people, how to be magnetic,
The first mistake creative and entrepreneurial people make is being too optimistic about the ability of their audience to retain the information they are given.
Anytime you are pitching or presenting work, you are competing with every other idea, piece of information and decision that is trying to occupy your audience's mind. They are constantly eva
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Ian Wharton
If you want to really see a person, look beyond the ‘truth’ of their external lives — listen to the stories they tell themselves internally.
Behavior, belief, bias, conversion all weave together to tell a tale. No one of these things can demonstrate who your consumer is. But together, they do just that.
Don’t get distracted by facts and statistics. D
Jasmine Bina, 14 rules of identity
“The language of the rulers” - Ha-Joon Chang . . . . . . . #politics #philosophy #economics #rulers
instagram.comLook for how your brand can connect to more than just one part of someone’s life. There is a story to be told that is much bigger than your product.
Make the connection and go deeper into your consumer’s world.
Every story that matters is one that creates tension in its time. This doesn’t mean you have to be controversial or employ shock value. On the contrary, it means you have to make a statement about the world and force people to choose a side.
nstead of focusing on issues directly, focus on the thing that is going to collectivize people best. Focus on the story arc, the thing that is going to really give people a sense of collective purpose first, and just by virtue of bringing people Together in a more positive, optimistic way, we'll create byproducts that will solve those problems.