Paul Craven & Rory Sutherland on Magic & Alchemy
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Podcast: The Human Risk Podcast) (LS 38 · TOP 2% what is this?))Episode: Paul Craven & Rory Sutherland on Magic & Alchemy)Pub date: 2022-08-26[Get Podcast Transcript →](https://www.listen411.com/?audio_url=https://audio.listennotes.com/e/p/99a0c0ad4970454ba27fe95437620771/&notes=Paul Craven & Rory Sutherland on Magic & Alchemy))powered by Listen411) - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhat do Magic and Alchemy have to do with human decision-making?This episode — the 200th! — is the second part of a discussion with Paul Craven and Rory Sutherland. If you missed the first episode, I recommend starting with that, as some topics flow across both halves. You'll find it here:https://www.humanriskpodcast.com/rory-sutherland-paul-craven-on-alchemy-magic/)Paul began his career in Finance with over 30 years working for Schroders, PIMCO and Goldman Sachs and now works in Behavioural Science. Rory is the author of Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense and the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy. Links that are relevant to the show:Paul Craven - https://www.paulcraven.com/)Rory Sutherland - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorysutherland/)?Rory's book Alchemy - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/430379/alchemy-by-rory-sutherland/9780753556528)The Walton Ten Foot Rule - https://www.walmartmuseum.com/content/walmartmuseum/en_us/timeline/decades/1980/artifact/2648.html#):~:text=The%2010%2Dfoot%20Rule%20is,if%20I%20can%20help%20them.%E2%80%9DDeirdre McCloskey on 'Sweet Talk' - https://www.deirdremccloskey.com/docs/humanomics.pdf)An interview with Kumal Gahotra of Ford where he talks about the emotions involved in customer's car purchasing decisions: https://s23.q4cdn.com/799033206/files/doc_events/archive/Ford-2019-JPM-Auto-Conference-Transcript.pdf)An article on FAB - Features, Advantages & Benefits - https://www.scottyschindler.com/selling-with-fab-features-advantages-and-benefits/)The David Ogilvy advertisement for Rolls Royce that references the noise the clock makes: https://swiped.co/file/rolls-royce-ad-by-david-ogilvy/)The Chanson de Roland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Roland)Jean-Paul Sartre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre)The Theatre of the Absurd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the)_absurd

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