You, Center of the Universe – Demystifying Assessments
Posted on26 Dec 2013
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Imagine a world where all personality assessments use you as the benchmark, the center of the universe for the rest of us.... Read More
Attack Statistics, Solve Problems
Posted on15 Aug 2013
Tagsintangibles, Glass-Sand-Water Analogy, The Economist, tangibles, statistics, questioning techniques, problem solving, perspective, numbers, measure, definitions, assumptions, arbitrariness
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If you don’t like the rules, change them. The article, “Boundary Problems” [The Economist, August 3, 2013 edition], reports that the United... Read More
Wildfires, Computer Models and Sophisticated GIGO
Posted on03 Jan 2013
Tagsanchoring, computer simulations, computers, confession, experience, history, Influence, quantify, The Atlantic, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Michael Behar, wildfires
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Early on, I learned about GIGO, Garbage In Garbage Out. Translated, if you don’t input good data into the computer don’t expect... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 13): Overcoming Biases
One of the points Giovanni Gavetti makes in “The New Psychology of Strategic Leadership” (Harvard Business Review, July-August 2011 edition) about associative... Read More
Clausewitz’s Friction and Project Management
Posted on20 Dec 2012
Tagsbody analogy, budgets, Harvard Business Review, management, planning, process, project management, The Economist, Clausewitz, On War, friction, Stefan Thomke, Donald Reinertsen, deadlines
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A reader requested more clarification and examples of Clausewitz’s friction in business. Project Management is excellent for this because of its detailed... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 11): Quantification Restricts Creativity
Business prizes quantification; yet, ironically, it restricts creativity and innovation in two ways: Encouraging electrical activity in our brains which restricts idea... Read More
Intuition in Problem Solving: A Compass
Posted on20 Sep 2012
Tagsaction, cognition, feeling of knowing, focus, Influence, intuition, knowledge, planning, problem solving, process, process management, rationale, spontaneous, synchronicity, thinking process, think outside the box, Thoughts
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Someone once said to me that you can’t find your way if you don’t know where you are. I countered that that... Read More
Cruise Ship Analogy: Quantification as an Illness
Posted on09 Aug 2012
Tagsanalogy, assumptions, attraction, Cruise Ship Analogy, decision-making process, decisions, intuition, numbers, quantify, quantnik
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Imagine preparing to board a cruise ship, and a Quantnik stops you. He asks, “What is your suitcase’s volume?” You are puzzled... Read More
Too Much Information & Indecisiveness
Tony Hey in his article, “The Big Idea: The Next Scientific Revolution” (Harvard Business Review, November 2010 edition ), and Patrick Spenner... Read More
Ferrari Analogy: Fast Service vs. Good Service
Posted on09 Jul 2012
Tagsspeed, service, relationships, quality service, quality, Ferrari Analogy, entertainment, customer service, assumptions
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Often we assume fast service is good service; however, we need to challenge constantly this assumption. As I wrote previously, customer service... Read More