Podcast S5E111: David Robson - The Intelligence Trap

In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with renowned Science journalist David Robson, about his new book "The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions". See the full article at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1zx #science #journalism #intelligence #trap #creativity We speak about what leads highly intelligent people to wrong conclusions, or why they sometimes stick with ideas when evidence suggests these are wrong. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:15 - David's background in science Journalism, and his it led him to find examples of eminent scientists who believed in incorrect theories 00:03:15 - What is the intelligence trap? 00:05:30 - The need for checks and balances in thinking, even for highly intelligent people. 00:06:30 - Cognitive Miserliness and Motivated Reasoning 00:08:45 - The Dunning Kruger effect and Earned Dogmatism (Our self-perceptions of expertise mean we have gained the right to be closed-minded and to ignore other points of view) 00:10:00 - The curse of expertise 00:11:45 - How companies can suffer from the Intelligence Trap, when new ideas don't fit with what already exists in the firm 00:14:15 - How to perform a personal cognitive autopsy, and why it makes sense to speak to yourself in the third person 00:16:15 - If a leader shows humility, this can be contagious to others in your company 00:19:00 - How to speak with someone who isn't willing to change their mind, by appealing to a different identity of theirs Links mentioned in this episode: David Robson's website: https://davidrobson.me/ The Intelligence Trap book: https://amzn.to/3wZOXf0 David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_a_robson Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/all-access-pass-insider-secrets/ * Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 * Subscribe on Spotify to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4x1kANUSv7UJoCJ8GavUrN  * Subscribe on Stitcher to the Idea to Value Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129437&refid=stpr * Subscribe on Google Podcasts to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9pZGVhdG92YWx1ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw  Want to rapidly validate new ideas and innovative products and GROW your online business? These are the tools I actually use to run my online businesses (and you can too): * The best email management and campaigns system: ActiveCampaign (Free Trial) http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Best value web hosting: BlueHost WordPress http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Landing pages, Sales Pages and Lead collection: LeadPages (Free Trial) http://leadpages.pxf.io/c/1385771/390538/5673  * Sharing & List building: Sumo (Free) https://sumo.com/?src=partner_ideatovalue  * Payments, Shopping Cart, affiliate management and Upsell generator: ThriveCart https://improvides--checkout.thrivecart.com/thrivecart-standard-account/  * Video Webinars for sales: WebinarJam and Everwebinar ($1 Trial) https://nickskillicorn.krtra.com/t/lwIBaKzMP1oQ  * Membership for protecting content: Membermouse (Free Trial) http://affiliates.membermouse.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=735  * eLearning System for students: WP Courseware https://flyplugins.com/?fly=293  * Video Editing: Techsmith Camtasia http://techsmith.z6rjha.net/vvGPv  I have used all of the above products myself to build IdeatoValue and Improvides, which is why I can confidently recommend them. I may also receive affiliate payments for any business I bring to them using the links above. Copyright https://www.ideatovalue.com