Image via Wikipedia In an era of lifelong learning, I wonder if the mark of real graduation is a ceremony at the end of the classes or is it measured by what you do with the education for the rest of your life? Is there even such a thing as graduation for lifelong learners? I […]
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An executive summary of complexity theory
Image via Wikipedia An executive summary of complexity theory Johnson, N. (2007). Simply complexity: A clear guide to complexity theory. OneWorld Publications, Oxford. Futurists are in the business of providing a structured vision of the future that includes variables, dynamics, processes, themes and values by which the future will unfold and how we can be […]
Reflective learning in the markets
daily reports attached and some case studies that continue our development of the WMB entry technique (Williams%R, MACD-H, Breakout on candles) (Will Make Bank) Silver rewarded us by holding overnight on a large gap up, and we squeezed another 4-6R out of it, depending on how exits were managed. We saw the relative strength in the […]
Trust the good guys
Image via Wikipedia I think the author is overreacting, Google only wants what’s best for you When Google (and Apple for that matter) tell you that they are not evil, what more evidence do you need? Related articles Is Google Trying To “Sort” Its Users? (lockergnome.com) Apple, Microsoft, Google Attacked For Evil Plugins (apple.slashdot.org) Is […]
More on the science of learning, social constructionism, language and teaching
Image via Wikipedia http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776823/ this is really powerful for the teachers out there among us a powerful summary of links to education and learning research that supports so much of the social-constructionist worldview, as well as the pragmatist, but with a solid foundation in objectivism, and which therefore supports advocacy for access to technologies for everyone […]
Review notes on Garrett Jones text on organizational theory, sixth edition
Image via Wikipedia Notes from Gareth Jones “Organizational Theory Design and Change, Sixth Edition” notes from the preface and introduction: Jones is looking for a relevance and current textbook to summarize theory – in – use, and notes that he wants to capture the most important global themes and promises to include the following ideas: […]
Army budgets and programs under severe environmental (budgetary)pressure
The Army is finally reading the signals from DoD that the budgetary truth has changed. Not only are major programs under review, but our force structure itself is the oibject of scrutiny. We could very easily see a return of a Division based Army once more, organized around major troop installations, acting as a resource […]
Reflecting on the evolution of strategy at Sony and Panasonic
Assessing Sony corporate strategy based on publicly released documents and their website, with commentary comparing them to Panasonic’s stated strategy. Public statement on Sony’s corporate strategy: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200806/08-080E/ Sony’s website announcing corporate strategy transformation: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/info/strategy/message.html notes: context: undergoing transformation in response to a disastrous 2009, with the goals of returning to profitability, improving customer experience and […]
A thought experiment in military logistics and visualization
Image via Wikipedia I am an instructor of logistics and resource operations, and a curriculum designer at the US Army Command & General Staff College at Ft Leavenworth. My 25 yrs of service were as an infantryman and a practitioner of brute force military logistics. having retired, I am trying to add rigor to my […]
Reflection on Mintzberg’s The Rise and fall of Strategic Planning (1994)
Image via Wikipedia Highlights from Mintzberg ‘s The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning Ch 1: planning and strategy. Mintzberg offers definitions in this chapter. He asks “Is strategy making simply a process of planning or is it simply an oxymoron? Should strategy always be planned, never be planned or sometimes be planned? What’s the […]