Len Schlesinger

Our culture is shaped by stories. People remember stories, they don’t remember slides. Talking about new ideas without talking about stories is an aimless exercise. That’s what makes BIF wonderful.

Babson president Len Schlesinger observes that infants view things with an open mind. As they learn more, they get better at predicting responses to actions, awareness gets narrower and deeper, and people begin to optimize their lives. Until they can’t. And this is the struggle of the entrepreneur. In this video story, Len inspires us to think differently about keeping an open mind.