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3/13/2021
10 : 24
Disney's Insignificant Stories, Haunting Ice Music, Explaining NFTs and How To Actually Support Women | Non-Obvious Insights #260
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Earlier this week was International Women's Day and its a time when men often get conflicting advice about how to best
3/4/2021
12 : 34
Brand Chernobyl, Aloneliness, Ageless Instagrannies and the Upside of Solitude | Non-Obvious Insights #259
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, How would you brand the city of Chernobyl? Is the eroding our alone time? Do misinformation spreaders deserve to be banned
2/25/2021
12 : 24
NASA's Secret Message, the Truth About Cheese and Why Athlete's Birthdays Matter | Non-Obvious Insights #258
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, This week NASA landed the Perseverance rover on Mars and sent back the first recording of what Mars actually sounds like.
2/18/2021
12 : 4
The Future of Events, Lab Grown Wood and 25 Lessons In Diversity | Non-Obvious Insights #257
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, I found this to be sort of a week for reflection as I was thinking about our media culture, some big lessons from
2/4/2021
12 : 44
Robotic Eyelash Extensions, the Future of Food and the Best + Worst Super Bowl Ads | Non-Obvious Insights #255
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, This week was a welcome break for me from the pressure of creating lots of content in a short time - and I used it to
1/28/2021
12 : 24
Banned Books, Endangered Cosplay and 50+ Hours of Conversations About Diversity | Non-Obvious Insights #254
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, I have to admit, my head is spinning this week. After months of conversation, earlier this week we finally launched our Non
1/21/2021
12 : 34
Inauguration, Transitions and Why Experience Is So Undervalued In Politics | Non-Obvious Insights #253
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, In the past week, I've spoken to more than a hundred people virtually as we record sessions for next week's big Non
1/15/2021
2 : 26
Why Brands Redesign Logos and a Preview of the World's Most Ambitious Conversation About Diversity | Non-Obvious Insights #252
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Mind reading bikes. Redesigned corporate logos. Blockchain and the story of a postage stamp that saved the Panama Canal.
12/31/2020
12 : 24
2020 Year In Review and 2021 Non-Obvious Megatrends To Watch | Non-Obvious Insights #250
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Welcome to the 250th edition of the Non-Obvious Insights email! Since it also happens to be the last day of the year (Happy
12/24/2020
12 : 4
Return of Movie Theaters, Why JK Rowling Got Canceled & Unusual 2020 Time Capsule Ideas | Non-Obvious Insights #249
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, There's just one week left in the year and it's an unusual December for me ... the first time in a decade that I
12/10/2020
12 : 44
Tinder's Year In Review, Polar Bear Trackers, "Smellicopters" and a Diversity Summit Unlike Any Other | Non-Obvious Insights #247
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, This week's stories feature drones that smell, 2020 dating trends from Tinder and a wonderfully non-obvious way to
12/4/2020
3 : 55
How To Be An Optimist Without Being Annoying - Thanksgiving Edition | Non-Obvious Insights #245
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, It's Thanksgiving here in the US and this week is all about gratitude. We all deserve to have something to feel
12/4/2020
3 : 5
The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2020, a Creepy Holiday Gift and How VCs Are Destroying Capitalism | Non-Obvious Insights #246
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, Welcome to December! This is the month when we complete one of our biggest annual traditions over here at the Non-Obvious
11/19/2020
12 : 14
How The Fate of the World Might Come Down To Marketing and Other Stories | Non-Obvious Insights #244
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, My favorite thing this week was an ad from Twitter that made me laugh, but also made me worried. The ad featured "
11/5/2020
12 : 34
Why We Love Comfort Food and the Worst Tweet of the Election Season | Non-Obvious Insights #242
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, It seems like weeks ago that Sean Connery died. That's how much history seems to be happening every minute this week.
10/29/2020
11 : 24
How To Change a Voter's Mind and the Robotic Door Saving Halloween Trick-or-Treating | Non-Obvious Insights #241
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, We are just a few days away from the US election, and I'm happy to share that only half of the stories this week are
10/22/2020
11 : 24
My New Book Announcement and More Non-Obvious Stories! | Non-Obvious Insights #240
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, If you managed to join my Inc. 5000 conference session this week, you saw my big news already ... I'm writing another
10/19/2020
2 : 54
Virtual Cuddling, Dark Stores, the INC 5000 Conference and an Interview with Dan Pink | Non-Obvious Insights #239
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, I have lots to share this week, including a big announcement coming Monday (see details below), another amazing guest for
10/8/2020
11 : 24
Inappropriate Onions, Tattoo Robots, Translating Whale Songs and How Teachers Would Fix Zoom | Non-Obvious Insights #238
The most interesting and non-obvious stories of the week. Dear Newsletterest, The new season of events is officially here and my calendar for virtual talks is starting to accelerate. The good news is,
10/1/2020
11 : 54
How Humor Inspires Change, the Pathetic Debate and Heat Activated Stamps | Non-Obvious Insights #237
The most interesting and underappreciated stories of the week, curated by Rohit Bhargava. Dear Newsletterest, This week was consumed by coverage of the pathetic US Presidential Debate, an out-of-touch