The Two Broad Types of Learning Methods People Use
Posted on25 Sep 2017
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Learning to look at problems as a journey from abstract to practical has helped me much. Since learning is a problem, it... Read More
Best Way to Try New Behaviors (Pt 1)
Posted on03 Nov 2014
Tagschange management, expectations, The New Yorker, Greger Wikstand, Capgemini, trying new behaviors, Atul Gwande
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My series Change Management Tactics based on the article, The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande (The New Yorker, January 24, 2011 edition),... Read More
Rise of Self-Censorship
Posted on04 Sep 2014
Tagspeople's differences, disagreeable, muscles, CBS News, homophily, peer-to-peer marketing, problem solving, New York Times, negative, minds, innovation, emotions, creativity, conflict
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Life requires effort. Just as it’s easy to be inactive and not eat right, it’s easy to associate with people who are... Read More
Soft Tissues, Soft Skills, Hard Work
Posted on24 Jul 2014
Tagsbody analogy, training, soft skills, hard skills, analogy collection, Soft Tissue-Soft Skills Analogy
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The body has 206 bones. The number of skeleton muscles is in the 639-850 range depending on definition, not including though the... Read More
Human Lessons from a Bourbon Tornado
A tornado demolished a Buffalo Trace Distillery’s warehouse miraculously leaving all barrels of aging bourbon undamaged but exposed to the elements for... Read More
Software Softening Our Brains?
Posted on31 Mar 2014
Tagsflying, planes, apps, smart phones, GPS, Intuit's, accounting, Nicholas Carr, software, brain exercising, The Atlantic, technology, problem solving, information technology, computers, brain
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Quick, by hand, calculate: 186 x 3,086 = ? 196,452 ÷ 2,568 = ? Why? For the same reason we exercise. Modern... Read More
The Law, A False Sense of Morality?
Posted on24 Mar 2014
TagsThe Atlantic, patriotism, healthcare, Julie Rasmussen, Rosa Parks, Oprah Winfrey, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Jesse Willms, Microsoft, Twitter, rules, moral, law, financial markets, ethics, cognitive dissonance
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Our Twitter exchange regarding a quote of mine encouraged Dr. Julie Rasmussen to suggest that I incorporate it into a post. She... Read More
Secret to Creativity
One of the books that had the greatest impact on my life was Picasso 1881 – 1973 by Carsten-Peter Warncke, Ingo F.... Read More
Economics, Illogical or Irrational?
Once upon a time, long, long ago, a successful retail executive confided that in college she didn’t do well in economics. She... Read More
Vanilla Phrasing, Vanilla Thinking, Vanilla Ideas
Posted on25 Nov 2013
Tagsintelligence, Vanilla Words-Thinking Series, vanilla words, standardization, process, phraseology, knowledge, innovation, efficiencies, definitions, creativity
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People often use common words in common ways. The goal is frequently understandable and quick communications. Technical terms, representing complex actions in... Read More
