Author David Epstein discusses creativity, performance, and the value of broad athletic development.
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The right limits can lead to better ideas and better performance.
David Epstein, bestselling author of The Sports Gene, Range, and Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, joins Wharton Moneyball to explore how constraints can strengthen creativity, focus, and decision-making.
Epstein discusses the value of tight briefs and rapid prototypes, why first ideas are not always the best ideas, and why young athletes may benefit from playing multiple sports before specializing.
Adam Ottavino, former 15-year MLB reliever and current ESPN analyst, explains how data and technology transformed pitch design, scouting, and in-game strategy.
A Wharton paper found that increasing referral targets prompted employees to look beyond their first choices, bringing more women into the recruitment pipeline.
Serguei Netessine, Wharton’s senior vice dean for innovation and global initiatives, examines AI’s growing electricity demand and the infrastructure needed to support it.
