Culture, Relationships Trump Vision, Strategy, Process
Businesses spend much money on developing their visions, strategies and processes; however, they spend relatively little on culture, which trumps all of... Read More
Consumer Psychology & Freud’s Rebirth
Posted on29 Dec 2011
TagsThe Atlantic, The Economist, subconscious, decisions, emotions, Ernest Dichter, Sigmund Freud, intuition, irrational, judges, names, online dating, Retail Therapy, retailing
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There is no place that the revisiting of our unconscious urges are taken more seriously than in retailing. The Economist article “Retail... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsnature/nurture, behavior, biology, David Eagleman, decisions, evolution, free will, genetic code, Personality, psychology, rational actor theory, rationale, subconscious, technology, The Atlantic, The Economist
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I decided to revisit the illusion of free will after running across two other articles reinforcing it. As technology and research methodologies... Read More
Inverted Problem-solving Technique
Posted on15 Sep 2011
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The inverted problem-solving technique (IPT) involves looking at the opposing aspects of a problem. To see IPT’s value it helps to write... Read More
People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
Tagsprocess, free will, Innocence Project, interrogations, intuition, Jennifer Perillo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, logic, Maastricht University, people, conscious, reason, Robert Horselenberg, Saul Kassin, subconscious, subjective, technology, The Economist, truth, confession
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When we approach problems too logically and reasonably, we tend to place too much faith in the dominance of consciousness and to... Read More
Two Aspects of Interpersonal Interactions: Tapping Their Power
Posted on04 Aug 2011
TagsThoughts, tangibles, subconscious, emotions, relationships, reason, logic, intuition, interpretation, interpersonal, intangibles, impression, feelings, communication, cognition, boss
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The two aspects of every interpersonal interaction are thoughts and feelings. You can change people’s views of your ideas by changing how... Read More
Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 5): Intimidation
One aspect of sensitivity that I find challenging to explain to sensitive people is their natural intimidation of other people. As we... Read More
Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 2): The Unconscious
It’s difficult to defend yourself emotionally as a sensitive person without understanding the unconscious. People interpret their worlds on two levels: conscious... Read More
Osama bin Laden’s Death: Intuitive Problem-solving Lesson
Posted on05 May 2011
TagsAl-Qaida, technology, problem solving, PBS NewsHour, Osama bin Laden, military, logic, intuition, intelligence, humans, emotions, deviation, organizational culture, consistency
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After watching PBS NewsHour’s analysis, “What’s Next for U.S. Military in Fight Against Al-Qaida?” which aired on Monday, May 2, 2011, I... Read More
Efficient Markets are Mirages
Posted on31 Jan 2011
Tagseconomic bubbles, Why Newton Was Wrong, The Economist, power behind beliefs, Paul Marsh, neoclassical economics, momentum effect, Mike Staunton, London Business School, investing, fundamental analysis, financial markets, EMH, Elroy Dimson, efficient market hypothesis, beliefs, behvioral economics
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Emotions drive human decision-making, a key assumption behind the effectiveness of intuitive approaches. However, mainstream economic theory – as represented by neoclassical... Read More
