Think For Yourself with Dr. Vikram Mansharamani

Dr. Vikram Mansharamani is a global trend-watcher who shows people how to anticipate the future, manage risk, and spot opportunities. He is the author of the recently-released THINK FOR YOURSELF: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence and BOOMBUSTOLOGY: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst. 
He has as PhD and two Masters degrees from MIT and a bachelors from Yale.  In addition to having been a lecturer at Yale, and currently lecturing at Harvard, Vikram advises Fortune 500 CEOs to help them navigate uncertainty.  His ideas and writings have appeared in Bloomberg, Fortune, Forbes, the New York Times, among many others.  He also shares his ideas on his Think For Yourself Podcast and today we have the great fortune of having him here on the show.
Inside This Episode
Why We Outsource Our Thinking
The Risk of Being A Specialist
Finding Data-Driven Insights
The Double-Edged Sword of Focus
Knowing When NOT to Focus
Discovering The Shadow of Your Attention
The Blind Spots of Expertise
The Downside of Cohesiveness & The Need for Outside Partners
Make Better Decisions By Focusing On What You Don’t Know
The Simple Secret to Strengthen Your Thinking and Broaden Your Mind
When Planning For Success, Focus on Failure
When You Might Want to Outsource Your Thinking
Ethics, Empathy, and a Chance Meeting with Bob Woodward
Links:
Website: http://www.mansharamani.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikrammansharamani/
Twitter: @mansharamani
Books: Dr. Vikram's Books
TEDx: https://youtu.be/E5qMFHTs-wE