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I went to see Howard Gardner speak at the Harvard Ed School on Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds. This is the topic in his new book.
It was really interesting to learn about how to change someones mind (including your own).
He used many examples, including Margret Thatcher. It is interesting to learn about the techniques.... and to try to relate them to the my world.
Who in the tech industry is good at changing people's minds? What happens to change the industries mind (e.g. movement from C -> C++).
One thing that wasn't mentioned was the "backing the winner" phenomenon. It is always interesting how people want to jump on a particular bandwagon.
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