3 Takeaways features insights from the world’s best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsmakers. Each episode ends with 3 key takeaways to help you understand the world in new ways that can benefit your life and career. Hosted by Lynn Thoman.
252 episodes transcribedLawrence Bacow, President of Harvard University, shares how he sees the future of education and the values he leads by at Harvard. Learn the role of u...
Of the 10,000 business plans Bill Sahlman has read, only 3 companies met their plan. Find out what it takes to succeed. Entrepreneurs have to be real...
The deck is still stacked against women in the workplace. Learn how some women dramatically defy the odds, and what both men and women can learn from...
Technology is advancing at exponential speed, and humanity is having serious trouble keeping up. Azeem Azhar, a tech seer who has founded and sold fou...
He’s been called “a successor to Einstein.” Here you’ll see why, as physicist Brian Greene offers profound insights into our place in the universe, ho...
Current debates over climate change are focused almost entirely on reducing emissions - which is something we should do - but we also need to answer t...
Did you know that by asking better questions, you get better answers and better results from negotiations, as well as conversations? Learn what the 2...
Your entire life is an open book of information collected by tech companies. According to Tom Wheeler, former head of the Federal Communications Commi...
Being a leader of any organization today may be more difficult than ever. What enables some leaders to thrive while others fail? What are some of the...
How can we reduce or neutralize unconscious bias? It’s a critical question these days – especially with DEI in mind – answered by an expert: Iris Bohn...
“Education runs on lies. That’s probably not what you’d expect from a former Secretary of Education, but it’s the truth.” Arne Duncan exposes the lies...
The research is in, and it shows that a large part of being successful is understanding how to form the right habits. In fact, forming habits can be m...
Steve Jobs once said that the biggest innovations in the 21st century would be at the intersection of biology and technology. Nature offers tantalizin...
Laughter, it turns out, is not primarily a response to humor. Neuroscientist Sophie Scott CBE shares why we laugh, how it works and the many sins it c...
The president of Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO), which manages Princeton’s endowment, talks about investing in today’s world. Andy G...
Dr. Eric Topol explains how we can prepare for the next pandemic, including having stockpiles of variant proof vaccines for the families that are most...
David Gergen, White House Advisor to four presidents, warns us about our failing democracy. He shares how our current government has moved from being...
Just as there was nothing inevitable about WW1 which came about because of flawed decisions by political and military leaders, former Australian Prime...
Power is easier to get, harder to use and easier to lose. Moises Naim explores how power is changing across all sectors of society. Power has shifted...
President Santos received the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing Colombia's more than 50 year civil war to an end. His unique and humble leadership s...
