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Context covers a broad swathe of arcane subject areas that are, apparently, becoming quite generally popular -- even if misunderstood or poorly repeated. I don't profess to having serious depth in all of these fields. But certainly, I have enough knowledge to be a serious discutant and to apply the ideas in other fields. (This, by the way, may be one of the few true competitive advantages or unique selling propositions I possess: idea cross-pollination.) Subject areas include chaos and complexity, emergence, non-linearity and assymmetry, self-organization, information cascades, entropy and the 2nd law of thermodynamics artfully applied, increasing returns economics, etc., etc. Included here are also work-in-progress ideas representing chapters of a book I've got in the works.
Structured to Fail (10/03) -- I've convinced myself that structure determines outcome to a great degree. The support is in the thinking of complexity theory. (1,100 words)
Caveat Reader (01/01) -- Business books of every sort are not panacea, as likely to cause harm as do good. Beware of what you read and who you follow. (800 words)
The Real "Best" Practice in the New Economy (01/01) -- The "best" practice for the new economy may be not to recognize any practices as empirically best, but most appropriate in the circumstances. (800 words) |
