Safi Bahcall: Loonshots and Other Crazy Ideas

Safi Bahcall is a physicist and an award-winning entrepreneur. His insights into business success look at the factors that motivate behavior in organizations—and those motivations are not what you’ll learn in business school. Today Safi joins the show to share these insights and more from his book, Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries. Listen in as he explains why good teams with excellent people and the best intentions kill great ideas, as well as what we can do about it. You'll learn what a “phase change” is, why we should be paying more attention to human motivation and human incentives, and more. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2IINx0W