Three Key Emotional Triggers
Over fifteen years ago, a psychologist shared with me three key emotional triggers in humans: long-term security, novelty of experience and emotional... Read More
Why Problems Occur (Alert #6): Same over Unique
Posted on29 Aug 2013
Tagsimprovement, repetitive strain injury, boredom, Why Problems Occur Series, Anatomy of an Event, unique, standardization, security, rules, reinventing the wheel, process, problem solving, motivation, event, emotions, efficiencies, organizational culture, creativity, change
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Creativity is challenging especially with time pressures. Additionally, depending upon the work culture, motivation might be difficult. Heck, how many times do... Read More
Natural Mistake of Grouping
Posted on15 Apr 2013
Tagscomplexity, group, illusion, knowledge, people's differences, Personality, problem solving, Talent, unique, individual, Fast Food Knowledge Analogy, simplification
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Look at the figure to the right. The top is a multicolored square, the bottom a gray one. Yet, only one single... Read More
Groups as Enemies of Individuals
Posted on04 Apr 2013
Tagscreativity, Round Table, Lancelot, United States Constitution, individual, unique, team building, Stanford Prison Experiment, peer pressure, honesty, group, emotions, organizational culture, behavior
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We form groups every day, some formal, others informal. The idea that groups are often enemies of individuals comes from two facts:... Read More
The Seduction of Rankings
Posted on02 Jan 2012
Tagsunknown, unique, statistics, sirens, rankings, quantify, numbers, knowledge, Greek mythology, Google, complexity
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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
