In the same book that I referred to last post, Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer, there is a section titled ‘Not Knowing the Rules Can Change the Rules’ in which he discusses the advantage that people unaware of the current rules have to make significant social change (p. 220-222).
He puts forth several examples of this [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Blessed Ignorance.
28-Aug-08Obfuscation.
27-Aug-08I’m reading a book called Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer. Fascinating.
In his prelude to the discussion on how transparency creates trust, he quotes Alan Greenspan (p 215). These are fabulous! What do ya’ think?
“If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.” - to a Congressman.
“I know you believe you [...]
Naming Help.
06-Aug-08Goodness gracious. I have been struggling with naming this elusive nonprofit that I’m trying to start almost since its inception! The good news is I think I’ve finally figured it out:
The Open Forum Foundation
What do you think? Is it too similar to some other organization that I’m not thinking of or unfamiliar with?
Here’s the whole [...]