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Dr. Cialdini’s Experiment: Defining Ethical Persuasion

Dr. Cialdini’s Experiment: Defining Ethical Persuasion

by Patrick van der Burght | 21 NOV 2025 | News, Persuasion Insight

Dr. Cialdini wrote a book that top CEOs and Nobel Prize-winning scientists consistently call the “best business book of all time”. Why? It’s because his work solves the most painful and costly problem in business: guessing. It is painful to watch...
The Hidden Cost of Inaction: Are You Sabotaging Your Own Success?

The Hidden Cost of Inaction: Are You Sabotaging Your Own Success?

by Patrick van der Burght | 27 OCT 2025 | Persuasion Analysis, Persuasion Insight, News

It is painful to watch seasoned professionals waste so much time and resource on inefficient communication and business practices. I see so many leaders and sales teams making avoidable mistakes that are costing them real success every single day—mistakes that would...
7 Shocking Insights from “Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests” (and What They Mean for You)

7 Shocking Insights from “Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests” (and What They Mean for You)

by Patrick van der Burght | 10 SEP 2025 | Persuasion Insight, News

1) What the New Study Found—In Plain English Call Me A Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests tests a simple but unsettling question: If you apply classic human persuasion tactics to a modern AI, does it become more likely to say “yes” to things it...

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