Presidential rhetoric comparison
From the always excellent Jeff Matthews: <blockquote cite=”http://jeffmatthewsisnotmakingthisup.blogspot.com/2008/09/nothing-to-fear-but-irresponsible-words.html“>This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. —FDR Inaugural Address We shall fight on …
Behavioral Economics in Gartner's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2008
I just noted that “Behavioral Economics” have been integrated in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Not surprising as I wrote before. Here is the famous graph: It’s actually quite amusing how McKinsey concentrates on how to build competitive advantage and Gartner on years to mainstream. Of course, it’s marketing BS in one case and so-called analysis in the other, …
The Medvedev doctrine and the American strategy
Georges Friedman of Stratfor checks in on the implications of the Georgian conflict. It’s becoming clear that the Russians shifted their policy and decided to act on a large scale. Time will tell if the Americans will also shift their views. In any events, the geopolitical situation is much more unstable now than it was before the confrontation. This is …
Knowledge of cognitive biases needed to sustain competitive advantage
Expand to see inline the other posts in Strategic Shifts» The Gist Gist Neuroeconomics, neurofinance, behavioral economics and so on… All the fields at the crossroad of cognitive or neuro– sciences and other scientific disciplines are increasingly productive. The academics in these fields seek to understand how the brain is processing the information needed to make a decision. As it …
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