Rebel Ideas
The Power of Diverse Thinking

Pushing for diversity is often simply seen as a politically correct move, but Syed stresses how diversity has far greater impacts than we would gather upon first inspection. First, because we have a tendency to surround ourselves with people similar to us, we form “resonance chambers” which simply r......more

Rather good... and another great read from Mr Syed. Divided into easy to read topics with real-word (and most importantly believable and well researched) sections, there is a wealth of material here for any field. The section on recombination is outstanding and which melts perfectly into echo chamber......more

3.4 / 5 I was a bit sceptical of this book at first, but I got much more into it by the end. Syed explores 2 key themes: diversity and innovative ideas ('rebel ideas', he terms them). His essential premise is that diversity of thought is key for 'rebel ideas', but he also examines the other key facto......more

Not as good as black box thinking but better than bounce. For the price, I’d wait to pick it up from a charity shop. Syed is now well-practiced at his style of prose. The central tenant of the book is simple and he uses some good, diverse examples to make his point. Sometimes a bit too loquacious, h......more

I learnt a lot from this book and it was definitely insightful, tackling a topical subject I care about a lot. But it could've easily described the same things just as well using a third of the space - it was the repetition of every idea multiple times that made it very hard to finish.......more