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
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 4): Conscious vs. Unconscious
A major difference between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and intuition is the relationship of each to our conscious and unconscious selves. Whereas EI... 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
Relax, Be Creative
Posted on31 May 2012
TagsTori Rodriguez, urgency, Thoughts, experience, Albion College, brain, creativity, fear, Mareike Wieth, Performance, pressure, quantify, Scientific American, The Medici Effect
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A good idea can come at any time. This was one of the key things I learned to be creative. I do... Read More
The Seduction of Rankings
Posted on02 Jan 2012
Tagsstatistics, sirens, rankings, quantify, numbers, knowledge, Greek mythology, Google, complexity, unique, unknown
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Even though rankings are extremely subjective, they seduce us as strongly as the sirens did sailors in Greek mythology. Consequently, we often... Read More
Statistical Subjectivity – The Essence of Rankings
Posted on14 Mar 2011
Tagsquantnik, certainty, clarity, emotions, knowledge, Malcolm Gladwell, quantify, rankings, statistical, subjective, The New Yorker, The Order of Things, emotional triggers
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I ran across a good article by Malcom Gladwell in the February 14 & 21 issue of The New Yorker titled, “The... Read More
5 Knowledge States To Assess Facts and Information Better
Posted on19 Jun 2010
Tagsaction, awareness, decisions, knowledge, perspective, poker, prevention, problem solving, prove, quantify, reason, unknown, warfare
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While helping a non-profit, a board member said, “We can only deal with a problem if we know there is one.” Here,... Read More
