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Jan 2024
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#735 - Rory Sutherland - Hidden Psycholo...

Chris Williamson
About this episode

Rory Sutherland is one of the world’s leading consumer behaviour experts, the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author.

The advertising industry creates a unique intersection between psychology and creativity. By looking at what works in the world of ad campaigns, we can learn even more about the human mind and Rory might have the best insight on the planet for this.

Expect to learn how dating apps can improve by being more like property websites, why women actually wear engagement rings, Rory’s thoughts on Jordan Peterson, how you can become more creative every day, what Rory thinks of Twitters changing their name to X, how hotel rooms have residual sexism baked into the design, why rational people ruin creativity and much more...

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