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Ep03 – Intuitive thinking – could it be source of expertise?

Przemek Kucia wrote 3 days ago: Let’s start with defining what intuition is and why it is important to ask this question. Many great … more →

Tags: season 2, Political Science, Scientific Method, Przemek Kucia, Intuition, Consciousness, Science, Thought, Mastermind

My Experience with Choosing NOT to Lean In

simplelifefood wrote 4 days ago: My decision to leave Amazon in 2005 to stay home with my family was a no-brainer at the time.  I del … more →

Tags: Leadership, ~My Journey~, Social Justice, Amazon, Awesome, Burnout, Children, leadership, Negotiating

Why We Should All Become Supermodelers

Andrew Frangos wrote 4 days ago: Models are everywhere – economists use them to forecast unemployment rates, Nate Silver uses t … more →

Tags: learn, learn modeling, Modeling, modeling, Systems Thinking, mental models, Systems Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Learn-2

Tips for Leaning In

simplelifefood wrote 1 week ago: In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg shares several specific tactics she’s used for getting ahead in he … more →

Tags: Social Justice, Leadership, leadership, Resilience, Power, Negotiating, Awesome, personal development, Parenting

The Reality of Leaning In

simplelifefood wrote 1 week ago: Sheryl Sandberg has received a lot of press for her book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. … more →

Tags: Leadership, Social Justice, Amazon, Burnout, Business, Children, leadership, Parenting, possibility

Statistics & Probability

Hari wrote 1 week ago: Statistics Descriptive Statistics – sample set is 100% of population Inferential Statistics … more →

Quote About Complex System Strategy From John H. Holland

consilientinterest wrote 2 weeks ago: image of Khet, the strategy board game (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Strategy in complex systems … more →

Tags: Reading, Quotations, Principles, notes, question to ponder, Questions to Ponder!, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, complex adaptive systems

The reason why some people don't get ahead: Jerard Lee and Poor niece of a one Ms Chua edition

ryangoh wrote 2 weeks ago: DO NOT follow the people in the following case studies if you want to get ahead in life. I read this … more →

Tags: everything under the sun, Lifestyle Design, Singapore

Currently Reading April 30,2013

consilientinterest wrote 2 weeks ago: Continuing Reading Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman by Jeremy Adelman I have … more →

Tags: Reading, Principles, question to ponder, Books, Questions to Ponder!, Critical Thinking, Albert O. Hirschman

learning... since 2003

Mridula wrote 2 weeks ago: in my family, we all sort of believed that i wasn’t the kind of person who could stick with th … more →

Tags: Learning, knowledge production, stories of self

Mental Model Development

consilientinterest wrote 3 weeks ago: Mental Models (Photo credit: RocketRaccoon) In order to improve our critical thinking skills, we mus … more →

Tags: Reading, Principles, notes, question to ponder, Questions to Ponder!, Critical Thinking, Decision Making

Ladder of Influence

solesadmissions wrote 4 weeks ago: I am a second semester graduate student from the leadership program at SOLES. These two past semeste … more →

Tags: Admissions and Outreach, graduate student blogs, Leadership Studies, SOLES Ambassadors, Student Perspective, Assumptions, Beliefs, Education, ladder of influence

what feminism taught me

Mridula wrote 4 weeks ago: (i should clarify that when i mention feminism, i mean third wave feminist politics.) the last year … more →

Tags: Theories, knowledge production, Feminism

Building Leadership Skills - A "Novel" Approach

donmcalister wrote 1 month ago: I’ve always been, even as a young child, an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction. I admit to … more →

Tags: Program & Knowledge Management, personal development, leadership, better thinking, Best Practices, Risk Management, cognitve development, Brain development, reading and leading

Gremlins of Culture2 comments

John M. Greco wrote 1 month ago: To be a challenger once, it is enough to challenge the orthodoxies of the incumbents; to be a challe … more →

Tags: Elaboration on a Quote, change, Culture, Effectiveness, ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT, Past Practices

Black Swan Attributes From Nassim Nicholas Taleb and The Black Swan

consilientinterest wrote 1 month ago: English: This is a photograph from the assortment of freely available pictures at Nassim Nicholas Ta … more →

Tags: Reading, Principles, notes, question to ponder, Books, Questions to Ponder!, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Quote About Risk Management

consilientinterest wrote 1 month ago: “The essence of risk management lies in maximizing the areas where we have some control over t … more →

Tags: Reading, Quotations, Principles, question to ponder, Books, Questions to Ponder!, Critical Thinking, Decision Making

Micro Cities Like Universities Can Be Leaders For Cities And Nations To Follow

LAND sds Green Sustainability Voice wrote 1 month ago: Published April 9, 2013 By Dr. Tyra Oldham, Sustainability Professional Sustainability is obscure.  … more →

Tags: Green, Business, sustainability, Climate, Government, Economics, Infrastructure, Innovation, Multidisciplinary Thinking

What in the World is Nonlinear Strategic Planning?

chaosdoc wrote 1 month ago: Most strategic planning models are based on linear modeling.  I don’t want to be technical her … more →

Tags: Performance, Strategy, Strategic Planning, chaos, uncertainty, Profit, paradigms


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