The Infinite Ideas blog

We write on a variety of subjects and often post exclusive ideas by our bestselling authors. We publish a diverse list and our blog reflects this so if you don’t find a post that interests you today check back later in the week and you’ll probably find something that takes your fancy. Happy reading.


How to win the Great British Bake Off

7 October 2015 by in Business and finance, Current events, Entertainment

As rain hits Britain today and the leaves suicidally fall to the ground, it signifies the end of summer and the final of the Great British Bake Off. We’ve been hooked in the office this year, and I’m sure everyone around the country is waiting with baited breath for the final this evening (that is, …
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When you’re next buying wine, consider Austria

6 October 2015 by in Classic Wine Library, Wine and spirits

When you think about Austrian alcohol, you’re probably more familiar with beers and Oktoberfest thanks to the Bavarian influence and how fond they are of a good pint. It’s true, when I was backpacking around Europe, I never thought to order an Austrian glass of wine, rather it was straight for the home brew. You’re …
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Was Steve Jobs a conscious capitalist?

30 September 2015 by in Business and finance, Entertainment, Nine visions of capitalism

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, then you may have heard about a new film coming out this Christmas about the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, entitled, Steve Jobs. With the star Michael Fassbender already tipped for Oscar success, the film has been plagued with scandal since before it was …
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Do company take-overs help or harm the economy?

21 September 2015 by in Business and finance, Nine visions of capitalism

By Charles Hampden-Turner, co-author of Nine visions of capitalism. The City and Wall Street head the world in mergers, acquisitions and take-overs. The conventional wisdom is that if Company A has more money than Company Z then it should be allowed to take it over. This will help us all since the more successful companies are …
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Paying for higher performance: The Great Delusion

10 September 2015 by in Business and finance, Nine visions of capitalism

By Charles Hampden-Turner, co-author of Nine visions of capitalism. It sometimes seems that we have so fallen in love with a supreme fallacy that we cannot bear to look at the evidence against it. Our culture has convinced itself of a delusion and is unable to let go. Too many people have a stake in the …
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Nine visions of capitalism by Charles Hampden-Turner and Fons Trompenaars

7 September 2015 by in Book publishing, Business and finance, Nine visions of capitalism

Capitalism in crisis: top culture management gurus map the route to a fairer global economy Capitalism has been in a state of crisis for nearly a hundred years. The effects of the stock market crash of 1929 were felt well into the 1950s. The turbulence in international currency markets in the late 1960s, which sparked worldwide street protests in 1968, was …
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