274 — Book club: Rebel Ideas

The Mind Tools L&D Podcast

To solve a complex problem, should we ask a single genius or tap into our networks? It's a question that's answered by Matthew Syed in his book Rebel Ideas: The power of diverse thinking.

In this episode, Nahdia, Owen, Ross G and Gemma gather to contemplate the book.

We discuss:

• what rebel ideas are
• diversity and its benefits (and what we lose when we don't have it)
• practical ways to harness collective intelligence.

Show notes

In WILTW, Owen shared his finding of an animated introduction to machine learning. You can experience this visual explanation here: http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/

Ross mentioned watching the documentary The Beatles: Get back. You can stream this on Disney+.

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Connect with our speakers

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:

• Ross Garner @RossGarnerMT
• Owen Ferguson @OwenFerguson
• Nahdia Khan @NahdiaKhan
• Gemma Towersey @GemmaTowersey