Edward D. Hess Books
Edward D. Hess is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia.
Known for: Humility Is The New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age, Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change, Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization
Books by Edward D. Hess
Humility Is The New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
In this book, Edward D. Hess and Katherine Ludwig argue that in the era of smart machines, traditional notions of intelligence and success must evolve. They propose 'NewSmart'—a mindset emphasizing hu...
Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change
Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change es un libro que explora cómo las personas y las organizaciones pueden mantenerse relevantes en la era digital mediante el aprendizaje continuo, el d...
Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization
In Learn or Die, Edward D. Hess explores how organizations and individuals can thrive in a rapidly changing world by mastering the art of learning. Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, b...
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The End of the Old Smart
For most of modern history, being 'smart' meant knowing more than others, having the right answers, and making rapid, confident decisions. The Old Smart rewarded mastery of facts and individual competition. In business, it translated to leaders who prided themselves on rational control and certainty...
From Humility Is The New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
Defining 'NewSmart'
When we describe 'NewSmart,' we are not introducing another performance slogan. We are describing a new definition of human excellence. 'NewSmart' acknowledges that in a world where machines outperform us cognitively, our edge comes from distinctly human abilities that machines cannot replicate: hum...
From Humility Is The New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
Defining Hyper-Learning
When I first coined the term Hyper-Learning, I wanted to express a radical shift in how we approach the act of learning itself. Hyper-Learning is not about speed for its own sake; it’s about adaptability. It refers to the ongoing human ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn in environments that chan...
From Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change
The Human Challenge
Learning sounds easy until you discover the psychological resistance buried within each of us. The greatest obstacles to Hyper-Learning are not lack of resources or time — they are our cognitive, emotional, and behavioral biases. We are wired for certainty, control, and comfort. But Hyper-Learning d...
From Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change
The Science of Learning
Learning is a deeply biological process. Neuroscience teaches us that learning literally rewires the brain—building new neural connections while pruning away old patterns. The prefrontal cortex, our center for rational thought and decision-making, collaborates with emotional systems in the limbic br...
From Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization
The Role of Mindset: Humility, Curiosity, and Open-Mindedness
The most important predictor of learning isn’t IQ—it’s mindset. Learning begins with humility: the recognition that we might be wrong. Curiosity follows, the hunger to explore what we don’t yet know. And open-mindedness sustains the journey, allowing us to integrate contradictory or uncomfortable in...
From Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization
About Edward D. Hess
Edward D. Hess is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. He is known for his research on organizational learning, innovation, and growth, and has authored several books on leadership and business str...
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Edward D. Hess is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. He is known for his research on organizational learning, innovation, and growth, and has authored several books on leadership and business str...
Edward D. Hess is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. He is known for his research on organizational learning, innovation, and growth, and has authored several books on leadership and business strategy.
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