Category: "Systems Thinking"
Wise Paraphrase
Perhaps an unsurprising source for something like this, but sometimes it is necessary to skip the political correctness and say exactly what you mean. I am sure that I have at least mentioned Dunning-Kruger before - the problem with something like that is that it seems like high falutin' mumbo jumbo to the ears of many people - so perhaps it is better coming from the mouth of John Cleese.
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Complexity, Decision Making, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
Imaginary Worlds
Not sure where this will go, but I have been thinking about this for a few days and it would seem sensible to try and map out some preliminary ideas. Also it is rather a long time since I was active on this blog.
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Complexity, Worldview, ----------
The Logical Endpoint of Usandthemism
As you will have noticed - assuming you have read any previous posts - the notion of us vs them has been a recurrent topic in recent posts - and actually it goes back a long way in the posts in terms of the way in which I see the world and how we each "belong" to different groupings - often arbitrarily and fleetingly - sometimes quite deliberately and long term - and occasionally permanently due to "force of circumstances.
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Complexity, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
Shining a Little Light (I hope!!)
Over recent times I have become even more aware of how much I don't know - there are lots of things that I have learned about. To quote just one - until this week I had no prior knowledge of "Black Wall Street" and what happened there 99 years ago.
Categories: News, Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Complexity, Worldview, ----------
On Observing Reality
Reality TV shows are anything but. They are sold to you as good viewing because, unlike soaps or crime series etc., you are seeing "real life" unfold in front of your eyes. However, if it really were real life (and there have been some so-called "slow TV" shows made that could claim that) then the vast majority of the programme would be dull and unwatchable (always assuming that any show of this genre can claim otherwise 
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Categories: News, Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Knowledge Management, Complexity, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
Discovery
This week would have been my turn to give a short 'thought' at the end of band rehearsal and given that we are not having rehearsals at the moment I have been asked to deliver it at our zoom get together instead. This is a new experience!
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Faith, Complexity, Worldview, Health, ----------
Face It - You Don't Know
I am no expert, but I suspect that those that control the press (these days I guess it should be "the media" to be more inclusive) have always been viewed with a certain amount of suspicion by some elements of the populace - for all sorts of different reasons. This, of course, has come to a head in a big way in modern day USA where the "fake news media" are regularly blamed for many things.
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Complexity, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
Thickening up Facebook
Its a common complaint and a justified one in my opinion that Facebook has too much "junk" and not enough content. I have been challenged over recent days over what I could do about that and this is my first attempt at formulating those thoughts.
Categories: Philosophical, Fun, Systems Thinking, Knowledge Management, Web, Friends, Complexity, Learning, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
Oh Dear - Just When I Thought Some Were Getting It!
In these days when so many are focussing on "the model" it is throwing up lots of insight into what people understand - and do not understand - about modelling and specifically models used for forecasting. Whilst much of the coverage has been OK both the media and the "experts" (not experts in modelling I should add for clarity) are often guilty of misrepresentation (to put it kindly!)
Categories: Systems Thinking, Complexity, Decision Making, ----------
A Modeller On Modelling
My previous post was a little bit away from the norm in that it really did draw on my knowledge and experience more than it tried to expand it. I am going to do that again - because "models" are seemingly all the rage and, to be honest, I am seeing so much that is familiar from my days using (and justifying) models at work that is being reflected in the current situation.
Categories: Systems Thinking, Complexity, Learning, Decision Making, Worldview, Health, ----------
