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What's something you were really sure about... only to find out later you weren't totally correct? For best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, it's how we influence each other.
Malcolm sits down with Jessi Hempel to explore how the power of influence has evolved in the last 20 years.
In his new book, Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering, Malcolm reflects on social epidemics and influence. He offers a new look at how social media, superspreaders, and AI has transformed our social landscape and the very idea of influence.
In this conversation he also encourages us all to call ourselves out if one of our ideas starts to fall apart. Rethinking an old idea isn't a sign that we failed, but that we are constantly evolving.
“Admitting that your ideas were wrong and that you've learned something different
is something that strengthens you in the eyes of others,” Malcolm says.
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0:00 Intro
4:04 How has the idea of influence changed?
6:45 How can you be influential but also stick to your ethics and vision and essentially move an
idea for the idea's sake?
8:29 What role do digital tools play in influence?
11:53 What are your greatest hopes and concerns for AI and are you thinking about it in the same way?
16:11 Is storytelling potentially more important in this environment that we're in today?
18:48 How can leaders create better conditions through storytelling?
21:31 It's important it is for all of us to be evolving our own ideas, rethinking them, examining them. What did it open up for you both in this book and beyond this book?
24:44 How do you gain influence if you aren't a person who has a big community in
whatever it is you do?
26:24 Do you any advice for folks who may be new or uncomfortable putting their ideas out in the world?
28:32 What are the skills we should try to develop in our kids to prepare them for tomorrow's professional environment?
30:03 Conclusion
What's something you were really sure about... only to find out later you weren't totally correct? For best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, it's how we influence each other.
Malcolm sits down with Jessi Hempel to explore how the power of influence has evolved in the last 20 years.
In his new book, Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering, Malcolm reflects on social epidemics and influence. He offers a new look at how social media, superspreaders, and AI has transformed our social landscape and the very idea of influence.
In this conversation he also encourages us all to call ourselves out if one of our ideas starts to fall apart. Rethinking an old idea isn't a sign that we failed, but that we are constantly evolving.
“Admitting that your ideas were wrong and that you've learned something different
is something that strengthens you in the eyes of others,” Malcolm says.
Subscribe to the #HelloMonday newsletter for more on building a work life on your own terms. bit.ly/HelloMondayNewsletter
#HelloMonday
#linkedinnews
#bigideas
0:00 Intro
4:04 How has the idea of influence changed?
6:45 How can you be influential but also stick to your ethics and vision and essentially move an
idea for the idea's sake?
8:29 What role do digital tools play in influence?
11:53 What are your greatest hopes and concerns for AI and are you thinking about it in the same way?
16:11 Is storytelling potentially more important in this environment that we're in today?
18:48 How can leaders create better conditions through storytelling?
21:31 It's important it is for all of us to be evolving our own ideas, rethinking them, examining them. What did it open up for you both in this book and beyond this book?
24:44 How do you gain influence if you aren't a person who has a big community in
whatever it is you do?
26:24 Do you any advice for folks who may be new or uncomfortable putting their ideas out in the world?
28:32 What are the skills we should try to develop in our kids to prepare them for tomorrow's professional environment?
30:03 Conclusion
