Marshall Cavendish Author Profile

Name: Richard Ogle

DOB: May 22, 1942

Birthplace: Southampton, UK

First job: Assistant professor of Spanish,
Essex University

Current job: Chief Scientist, KnowledgePassion,
Inc., a San Francisco-based consultancy

Home: Camden, Maine

Car: Honda Civic

Favourite book: The Art and Thought of Heraclitus, by Charles Kahn

Favourite film: “Wild Strawberries,” by Ingmar Bergman

Favourite music: Beethoven’s late string quartets

Favourite gadget: Macbook

Favourite website: NYTimes.com

Best holiday: Italy (Siena, Lucca, Salò/Lago di Garda)

Career highlight: Having my book, Smart World: Breakthrough Creativity
and the New Science of Ideas, named as one of the five best books in
mind/neuroscience by New York Times columnist David Brooks

Career lowlight: Not getting paid by a major client for months of work.

Normal working day: Eight to nine hours of reading and writing, usually
starting around 8.30 AM.

Downtime: Reading non-work related books and articles. Working out. Cooking.

Best piece of advice: “When I receive new information, I change my views.
What do you do, sir?” Attributed to John Maynard Keynes.

To read more about his book Smart World visit Richard Ogle's blog.

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