Book · recommended on 2 episodes
Black Box Thinking
Matthew Syed ISBN 9780698408876
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Matthew Syed ISBN 9780698408876
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This book by Matthew Syed has come up 2 times on Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Chip Wilson, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-12-09 and the most recent from 2021-05-25. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
"Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it's safe to fail, "--Amazon.com.
“i really like black box thinking the amazing story there of the planes that were coming back and landing in world war ii”— Chip Wilson
The guest here is Chip Wilson: Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded Lululemon Athletica in 1998 after building and selling Westbeach Snowboarding. He helped pioneer the athleisure category and now invests across apparel, real estate, and private equity while funding research to cure FSHD muscular dystrophy. Lululemon founder Chip Wilson on building brands, future-spotting trends, goal setting, the Landmark-based culture he created, and cancel culture.
“it's black box thinking subtitled the surprising truth about success by and i may get this last name wrong but matthew syed”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Daniel Ek: Daniel Ek is the Swedish founder, CEO, and chairman of Spotify, the world's most popular audio streaming service. At the time of recording it had roughly 320 million users including about 144 million subscribers across 92 markets. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shares the habits, mental models, and leadership systems behind his focus, energy, and decision-making.
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