{"id":139795,"date":"2021-10-14T10:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T08:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139795"},"modified":"2021-10-14T10:24:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T08:24:35","slug":"the-power-of-diverse-thinking-matthew-syed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139795","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Diverse Thinking | Matthew Syed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5UHfcwal0M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Success is no longer about individual talent, knowledge or skill. Success is about freeing ourselves from the blind spots that beset us all, and pooling our collective intelligence. Matthew Syed shows where the best ideas come from and how we can apply these ideas to tackling the biggest challenges of our age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success is no longer about individual talent, knowledge or skill. Success is about freeing ourselves from the blind spots that beset us all, and pooling our collective intelligence. 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