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Rory Sutherland

Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and author of Alchemy. One of the most original thinkers in behavioural economics and advertising — known for demonstrating that psychological value often exceeds logical value.

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The human mind does not run on logic any more than a horse runs on petrol.
— Rory Sutherland, Alchemy
A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points.
— Rory Sutherland
A flower is simply a weed with an advertising budget.
— Rory Sutherland, Alchemy
Engineering can solve 90% of the problem for 10% of the cost. But the last 10% of the problem — the human problem — is where all the value is.
— Rory Sutherland
The problem with logic is that it kills off interesting possibilities before they even have a chance to be tested.
— Rory Sutherland

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Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and author of Alchemy. One of the most original thinkers in behavioural economics and advertising — known for demonstrating that psychological value often exceeds logical value.

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