What distinguishes truly innovative businesses? Over the years, we have been told that innovative companies master the art of knowledge management; focus on their core competencies; get close to and ...

Why your gut and dashboard need each other. Balancing gut feelings with hard data isn’t a soft skill.

In high-stakes business settings, leaders typically turn to their "gut instinct" to guide their choices. Whether hiring a key team member, entering a new market or investing in a strategic initiative, ...

I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people often ask me why people believe in them. This is not a simple question. There are many reasons people might ...

Imagine the director of a big company announcing an important decision and justifying it with it being based on a gut feeling. This would be met with disbelief—surely important decisions have to be ...

A new series of experiments suggests that people consistently view slow, deliberative thinking as a sign of higher intelligence and reliability compared to fast, intuitive thinking, even when both ...

Darel Cookson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Last Monday, I engaged in a public conversation with comedienne Ilana Glazer on the topic of “Intuition” at the Rubin Museum in New York City. For 45 minutes, we discussed the role of intuition on ...