Platform
Platform Overview
See our features at a glance
Recommendations
Gather interests and customize learning
Integrations
Easily connect with Big Think+
Transcription & Translation
Make content more accessible
Analytics
Analyze learning programs
Instructional Design
Engage learners with best-in-class tools
Curations
Save and group lessons
Assessments
Gain deeper insights
Big Think+ Blog
Learn leadership development from the world’s biggest thinkers
Why 95% of AI rollouts fail and what L&D leaders can do about it
Companies are pouring resources into AI, yet capability gaps hold employees back from using it effectively.
Neurodiversity: How unusual minds bring hidden strengths
An autistic woman, Judy Singer, coined the term ‘neurodiversity’ in her 1988 thesis as a label for the unique contribution made to the world by people whose brains are wired […]
Diversity hiring: How to support your ‘firsts’ and ‘onlys’
Diversity without inclusion is largely pointless. Beyond superficially satisfying some hiring metric, bringing on an employee who has little chance of thriving deprives the company of diversity’s benefit and puts […]
Unconscious bias: How to recognize first and react second
Just because you have unconscious bias doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. It just makes you human. Amway’s Claire Groen cites the quote that made her feel better about her […]
Diversity: Is your team smarter than its smartest member?
In Shane Snow’s Big Think+ video, “Harness Your Team’s Mental Toolkit,” he begins by asserting that “two heads are better than one” is a lie. Also — and as long […]
Diversity & inclusion: You can’t have one without the other
This month’s release from Big Think+ is all about diversity and inclusion. These two intertwined objectives are on our minds a lot lately for their importance in the company cultures […]
There’s no hiding from what your KPIs are telling you
Key performance indicators, KPIs, are not new: It’s said that way back in the third century, China’s Wei dynasty began using them to rate the behavior of members of the […]
The 3 phases of crisis management, with risk expert David Ropeik
The first response to big, bad news is likely to be widespread panic — it’s human nature. Yet, says risk communication expert David Ropeik, you can actually strengthen a team’s […]
Beth Comstock: What a GE crisis taught me about accountability
By 2003, General Electric, now better known as GE, had a reputation problem. Its long-time image as a company at the forefront of a sparkling future had been shaken. After […]
Build resilience like a Navy SEAL. Step 1: Run a S.W.O.T analysis.
Brent Gleeson is a business consultant, author, and former Navy SEAL. In that last role, he’s learned about the importance of resiliency when working through challenges. He’s not just talking […]
Accountability isn’t a buzzword. It’s a life raft when projects fail.
Executive coach Alisa Cohn, in her Big Think+ video, “Understand Ownership and Accountability: What It Means to Be In Charge When Things Go Wrong,” uses her experience with a company […]
Don’t lose employees to the blame game. Conquer failure together.
Failures are going to happen. That’s just the way things are. Beyond the thing that didn’t quite manage to work out, though, there’s more that can go off the rails, […]
Transparency today creates solid decision-making tomorrow
Business experts recommend transparency as a way to strengthen engagement by keeping employees in touch with the meaning and value of their work, and to help hold decision-makers accountable for […]
What’s happening in your blind spot?
It’s a startling thought, really: “The only person’s face I can’t see in a conversation or a meeting is my own.” That’s a little unnerving. Sheila Heen, founder of Triad […]
Will 2019 be the year of accountability?
We don’t have to tell you that business is complicated. You know. Maintaining productive employee and client relationships, mastering challenges and opportunities, and navigating the future are things that don’t […]
Project Command and Accountability
Many people, I find, in business,” says Bill McDermott, CEO and author of Winner’s Dream, “tend to delegate things, whether it’s an email or simply the body language like, “You’ve […]
Explaining Your Failures Is Key to Succeeding
Door-to-door brush salesman Norman Hall had a unique way of explaining what his day is like to Dan Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Hall […]
Big Think+ Newsletter
Discover the latest in learning & development, straight to your inbox every other Tuesday. Expect industry research, articles, podcasts and videos from top leadership and L&D thinkers.