Mrs D: empty moments
I’m a sucker for filling up spare moments with reading, listening, messaging. I like being in touch with people, and I love learning, so empty… Read More »Mrs D: empty moments
Machine. Ecosystem. (3) – Peter Morville
Peter Morville on the unpredictability of complex systems:
AI and us: Kevin Kelly on ‘centaurs’
In 1997 Watson’s precursor, IBM’s Deep Blue, beat the reigning chess grand master Garry Kasperov in a famous man-versus machine match. After machines repeated their… Read More »AI and us: Kevin Kelly on ‘centaurs’
Machine. Ecosystem. (2)
Yesterday’s post laid out several reasons benefits of understanding your organisation as a machine.* But many of the important parts of your organisation don’t behave… Read More »Machine. Ecosystem. (2)
Machine. Ecosystem. (1)
Here are two useful ways to view your organisation: as machine, and as ecosystem. A machine is usually a complicated system: lots of moving parts,… Read More »Machine. Ecosystem. (1)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on scoring and missing
Sometimes people overlook… important statistics. My basketball hero, Wilt Chamberlain, who retired 56 years ago, still holds 72 NBA records, several of which are considered… Read More »Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on scoring and missing
Systems: complicated and complex – Aaron Dignan
The engine inside a car is complicated. A complicated system is a causal system – meaning that it is subject to cause and effect. Although… Read More »Systems: complicated and complex – Aaron Dignan
Fellow travellers: Seth Godin and Brian Koppelman on mentors
Seth Godin and Brian Koppelman have had a great series of conversations on Brian’s The Moment podcast. Here’s a little something on the subject of… Read More »Fellow travellers: Seth Godin and Brian Koppelman on mentors
Other hard starts
Loads of things are hard to start: Running doesn’t start feeling good until you’ve done it quite a lot Same goes for swimming Learning to… Read More »Other hard starts
Starting is the hard part
I’ve been making a mini Lego-alike model from Wisehawk: It’s tiny, fiddly fun. The instructions are clear, and it’s not rocket science… apart from at… Read More »Starting is the hard part