Breaking Free from Dependency: Exploring 3 Cognitive Biases That Limits Our Options

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 Ahmed Al-Ansari Behavioral Economics 103 Leave a comment

Recently, one of my twitter accounts was suspended and I have received the following violation message “You may not use Twitter’s services in a manner intended to artificially amplify or suppress information or engage in behavior that manipulates or disrupts people’s experience on Twitter”.

The thing is I have been using this account for over a few months now mainly for engaging with my crypto projects and friends. In fact, the account is connected to many web3 platforms that will negatively affect my activities and portfolio if the suspension took a longer period of time.

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Bridging the Gap Between Intention and Action: The Importance of Understanding Our Emotions and Biases

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Ahmed Al-Ansari Behavioral Economics, Uncategorized 39 Leave a comment

If you have read my recent book, The Brand Dependence Model: Identify and Mitigate Your Danger Blocks, you would have come across the second part, which discusses the basics of behavioral economics and how our different biases and heuristics contribute dramatically to our daily behaviors and decisions.

In this article, I will introduce a critical subject from my upcoming book which is based on my article titled “Rebranding our Mindset” that was published in the Middle East Business Magazine & News.

Have you ever intended to accomplish something and then failed to achieve it? It’s really common, right? Imagine an individual intends to eat healthy food but ends up ordering fast food for lunch every day. Despite their intention to eat healthy, the convenience of fast food and their busy schedule prevents them from making healthier food choices.

Neuromarketing: 3 Factors to Strengthen Your Brand Memory

July 27, 2021September 10, 2021 Ahmed Al-Ansari Branding, Innovation 59 Leave a comment

“Consumers don’t think how they feel. They don’t say what they think and they don’t do what they say.”
David Ogilvy

The preceding statement reveals why the Behavioral Economics and Neuromarketing disciplines were established.

For decades, researchers and professionals have relied on questioning individuals about their motivations and behaviors in order to analyze their behavior patterns and activities and, as a result, develop goods, services, or plans based on the information obtained.

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Blockchain Games: The Rise of NFTs

October 24, 2020November 5, 2020 Ahmed Al-Ansari Innovation, Media 14 Leave a comment

The video game industry has been constantly evolving since the first video game developed by Steve Russel and his MIT team back in 1962, entitled “Space War” and the release of Atari’s first commercial video game “Pong” in 1972, offering new technologies and magical experiences for individuals and enterprises alike.

Level 5 Leadership

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 Ahmed Al-Ansari Innovation 1 Leave a comment

Level 5 Leadership is the 6th and the final factor of the series, 6 Factors to Improve Innovation in the GCC Region.

Decision-making is a critical factor for every node within the ecosystem. They are the people who decide on all the important aspects of an entity with complete or partial authority and power.

Monitoring and Managing Disruptions

August 3, 2020August 7, 2020 Ahmed Al-Ansari Innovation Leave a comment

Monitoring and Managing Disruptions is the 5th factor of the series, 6 Factors to Improve Innovation in the GCC Region.

What happened to countries such as Greece and Ireland or companies such as Kodak, Nokia, and blockbuster are not unfamiliar to us anymore. Trends are shifting very fast and people are switching their interests, lifestyle, and actions accordingly.

Self-Dependency

July 29, 2020August 7, 2020 Ahmed Al-Ansari Innovation 3 Leave a comment

Self-dependency is the 4th factor of the series, 6 Factors to Improve Innovation in the GCC Region.

Self-dependency can be divided into two types, it can be at the level of a country in which we refer to it as a self-sufficient or self-reliant economy/place/country or at the individual level in which it can be referred to simply as self-independent or self-reliant.

Dynamic Educational Ecosystem

July 24, 2020July 31, 2020 Ahmed Al-Ansari Innovation 2 Leave a comment

Dynamic Educational Ecosystem is the third factor of the series, 6 Factors to Improve Innovation in the GCC Region.

We are living in an era where trends are changing like a rocket. What we learn today is probably outdated when we graduate tomorrow. It’s difficult for the current education system to cope with a market that gets disrupted all the time. Therefore, The old method of having a single book and doing exams is no longer effective.

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Parenthood: Raising Society’s Knowledge Base from the Root

July 15, 2020July 25, 2020 Ahmed Al-Ansari Innovation Leave a comment

Parenthood: Raising Society’s Knowledge Base from the Root is the second factor of the series, 6 Factors to Improve Innovation in the GCC Region.

A family is the simplest representative of society, and a person is the smallest member of the family. All societies around the world have typically started with the simplistic form of a family, and with more individuals moving and living together sharing a common geographical place, economic environment, wealth, and culture, the term civilized society may be applied to them.

Understanding Innovation

July 10, 2020July 16, 2020 Ahmed Al-Ansari Innovation 3 Leave a comment

Understanding Innovation is the first factor of the series 6 Factors to Improve Innovation in the GCC Region.

Before we move on and dive deeper into the series. We need to understand the theory behind innovation and why it is critical in our dynamic society.