The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking | Peter D. Kaufman [Outliers]
The Knowledge ProjectPeter D. Kaufman is the Chairman and CEO of GlenAir, the editor of Poor Charlie’s Almanack, and was a decades-long friend of Charlie Munger.
In a talk that was never meant to be made public, one of the world's greatest business minds reveals the secrets to multidisciplinary thinking.
Peter allowed the complete talk to be transcribed and posted on FS.
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Approximate Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:49) Why is Multidisciplinary Thinking Important?
(07:27) How The World Works
(18:39) The Biggest Blind Spots in Business
(22:05) You Only Get One Life
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