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Rory Sutherland

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

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The Role of Convenience in the Adoption of Ideas

A fascinating case about Nespresso reveals the power of convenience and the slow adoption of great ideas. Nespresso's success was initially fueled by lying about profitability. Many great ideas are not instant successes, but our imitative nature and desire to avoid catastrophe shape our choices. Evolutionarily, we tend to follow what others do instead of optimizing.

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