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May 2023
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Sheena Iyengar: Decision making and inno...

The Curiosity Department, sponsored by Wix Studio
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Show notes: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/sheena-iyengar-choose-to-think-bigger We may not think about it all that often, but the choices that we make often end up defining who we become. Dr. Sheena Iyengar, the S.T. Lee Professor of Business at the Columbia Business School, makes the psychology of choice and decision-making the focus of much of her rese ... Show More
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