E44 – Apple 1984 – The ad that changed the world
On January 22nd, 1984 during the live Super Bowl in America, had the highest ever viewership for any television programming.
E43 – The Mars Climate Orbiter
On 1998 December 11th, the Mars Climate Orbiter was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was part of a dual mission. The other thing was the Mars Polar Lander, which would be launched about a couple of weeks later……
E42 – The Viking Warrior
In 1889, a 10th-century warrior’s grave was discovered in Sweden in an archaeological dig. It had all the accoutrements of a Viking professional soldier. It had long swords, short swords, knives, bows, arrows, a spear, and a shield……
E41 – The best shooting hand
In the 1930s, there was a man in the Hungarian army who was determined to be the best pistol shooter in the world. He practiced very hard and by 1936 he was not only Hungary’s best but a world class shooter. His name was Karoly Takacs…
E40 – The postcard
I teach a course on storytelling at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai and had asked my students to find stories. Amruta found this beautiful story that I want to share with you today…..
E39 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Story Triggering
This chapter is a little different. I am going to tell you stories but we’ll talk about something that I call story triggering. Those of you who read my book would have…
E38 – Who packs your Parachute?
This is a very short story about the veteran from the Vietnam War, his name was Captain Charles J Plumb. One day Capt. Plumb and his wife, both staying in Kansas City, were having dinner…
E37 – The Day Notre Dame Burned
It was around 6pm on April 15th, 2019. The security employee monitoring the smoke alarm panel at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris was just three days old in his job. Stationed since…
E36 – Persistence Pays
In 1968 Dr. Spencer Silver, a PhD in organic chemistry was working intently in laboratory at the 3M company. He and his team were looking to create strong adhesives that could be used in aircraft construction….
E35 – Friction Is Good
When Steve Jobs was a young boy in school, he had a neighbour up the street who most of the young boys and girls in the neighbourhood were afraid of. He was a widower, 80 years old and rather grumpy…