Leading to Change Book Club: Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking
- Date and time
- Thursday, 12 November 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (GMT)
If we are intent upon answering our most serious questions, from climate change to poverty, and curing diseases to designing new products, we need to work with people who think differently, not just accurately. And this requires us to take a step back and view performance from a fundamentally different vantage point.” – Matthew Syed
This session of the Leading to Change Book Club will be featuring ‘Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed
Syed’s book explores how to harness our unique perspective, become more creative and collaborate in a world becoming more interconnected. He suggests that broadening our perspectives is a way to escape our “echo chambers” – and that by broadening our definition of diversity, we can unlock new ways to solve problems collectively.
Whether you have already read the book, you are interested in reading it or finding out more about it; this is a space were you are welcome to engage and join the conversation.
About the Book:
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking – Matthew Syed
A copy of this book is available via the Knowledge Network. Anyone who helps to deliver publicly funded health or social care in Scotland is eligible to access and create an Open Athens account.
Free, optional, resources for your consideration:
- To watch:
- 6-minute watch – Pursuing Cognitive Diversity with Matthew Syed – YouTube
- 1-min watch – Groupthink | Ethics Defined – YouTube
- To Read:
- 10-minute book summary: Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed – Digestible Book Summaries
To Listen:
- 26-minute listen – Diverse Thinking and Rebel Ideas with Matthew Syed | Amazing If
About Leading to Change Book Club:
Our aim is to create an open learning space for leaders at all levels, who appreciate books and reading as part of their continuous leadership development. A cosy space to promote, celebrate and enhance the valuable role of books to our personal growth, self-leadership and critical thinking.
We will be using the following format to facilitate this 1-hour session:
| Welcome and setting the scene |
| Discussion in small groups: What interested you in this book/resources? Share an insight that resonated with you Share one thing you will do or think about differently as a result? |
| Larger group discussion |
| Collating our ‘5 Leadership Bookmarks’ as a group |
| Closing |
Bring a cuppa, a curious mind and join us in conversation!
