Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: Engaged – Designing for Behavior Change

Engaged: Designing for Behavior ChangeAuthor: Amy BucherPublisher: Rosenfeld MediaPublication: 2020 What's the secret to innovation success? Design for people's future self. People will spend ...

26th July 2022   |   3 minute read

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Speed Summary: World Happiness Report 2022

World Happiness Report 2022Author: John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Lara B. Aknin, and Shun WangPublisher: UN Sustainable Development Solutions NetworkPu...

8th April 2022   |   3 minute read

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Must-Read Books for Brand Leaders

Welcome to 2022! As we enter the new year, many are focusing on new goals and ambitions for themselves, their brands, and their businesses. To help you get into your stride, it felt like an appr...

5th January 2022   |   3 minute read

Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: World Happiness Report 2021

World Happiness Report 2021Author: John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Lara B. Aknin, and Shun WangPublisher: UN Sustainable Development Solutions NetworkPu...

31st March 2021   |   3 minute read

Speed Summaries

10 seminal books (and their speed summaries) for a deep insight into human nature and consumer behaviour.

During times that are uncertain and dynamic, it is tempting to focus on what’s changed and what’s changing. But counter-intuitively it is more worthwhile to understand what is likely to remain con...

12th October 2020   |   3 minute read

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Speed Summary: The Human Brand

The Human Brand Author: Chris Malone and Susan T. Fiske Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication: (2013) As humans, we have an innate tendency to make rapid judgements of other people....

24th February 2020   |   3 minute read

Empathy-based Research Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: Empathy

Empathy: Why it Matters, and How to Get itAuthor: Roman KrznaricPublisher: RiderPublication: 2015 In Empathy – Why it Matters and How to Get it, the founder of the world’s first Empathy Mu...

13th March 2019   |   3 minute read

Empathy-based Research Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: Applied Empathy

Applied Empathy: The New Language of LeadershipAuthor: Micheal VenturaPublisher: Simon & SchusterPublication: 2019 How can brands elevate empathy from a buzzword into a reliable, repeatabl...

5th March 2019   |   3 minute read

Empathy-based Research Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: Heartificial Empathy

Heartificial Empathy: Putting Heart into Business and Artificial IntelligenceAuthor: Minter DialPublisher: DigitalProofPublication: 2018 What can computers teach humans about empathy? In Hear...

14th February 2019   |   3 minute read

Empathy-based Research Speed Summaries

Speed Summary: The Empathy Effect

The Empathy Effect: 7 Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across DifferencesAuthor: Dr. Helen Riess Publisher: Sounds TruePublication: 2018 What i...

7th February 2019   |   3 minute read

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Speed Summary: Homo Deus – A Brief History of Tomorrow

Homo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowAuthor: Yuval Noah HarariPublisher: HarperPublication: 2016 What’s next for the human race? In Homo Deus - A Brief History of Tomorrow, historian and au...

27th September 2018   |   3 minute read

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Speed Summary: Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindAuthor: Yuval Noah HarariPublisher: HarperPublication: 2014 (2011 in Hebrew) What does it mean to be human? In a sweeping narrative spanning two and half m...

17th August 2018   |   3 minute read