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What Bling Really Does To You!
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
If consumer behavior, consumption, and marketing interest you I recommend reading Spent, by Geoffery Miller. (Click here for my book review of the book). In the meantime below is a quick introduction to the topic….. Click Here To Read: What Bling Really Does To You! Introduction (Via Premodeconhist) ...12 hours ago -
Popularity Contests: Why a Company Embraces One Innovative Idea but Shuns Another
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
Awesome quote, “You’re more likely to act on opportunities that confirm what you’re doing rather than opportunities that challenge what you’re doing.” Click Here To Read: Popularity Contests- Why a Company Embraces One Innovative Idea but Shuns Another Introduction (Via Wharton) It’s hard to ...12 hours ago -
Stretching Your Mind: Your Mind as a Rubber Band
Someday Syndrome | Change my life! —
Authority: 414
Your mind is a reservoir of creative potential, just waiting for you to develop and nurture it. Too many people say they aren’t creative. I say - they either haven’t developed their creativity or are looking at creativity through a narrow focus. Your Mind as a Rubber Band I want you to picture a rubber band, ...19 hours ago -
Complex Decision Making Explained
Mosaicproject's Blog —
Authority: 110
Complex decision making is a vital project management skill; required not only by the project manager but also by the project’s sponsor and client / customer among others. Some of the key areas involving complex decisions include risk management, many aspects of planning (particularly optimising choices) and ...1 day ago -
Most Valuable Customers Are Those Who Wait!
Hal Alpiar's Blog —
Authority: 127
Are your customers your personal G uests? You ...1 day ago -
Time is up for short-term thinking in capitalism (Al Goreleoni Alert)
Stupidica —
Authority: 175
Why do investors and business leaders continue to focus on the short-term and ignore the fact that businesses that think long-term end up more competitive and profitable? Behavioural economists believe they have the answer: our brains are hard-wired to think short-term because evolution has rewarded serial short-term ...1 day ago -
Boot Licking Obamanite Does Not Change The Facts
OPNTALK —
Authority: 134
From The Emails 11-27-09 Hey folks, "I agree with this. I know you want to Blame Obama for the death of our soldiers in Afghanistan. But I would rather place the blame where it rightfully deserves to be. That is with the nonthinking gut reactionary decision making by Bush that got us into this to begin with." ...2 days ago -
Happy
gary scott —
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Is The Paradox Of Choice Really A Paradox? —Given the choice, how much choice would you like?
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
H/T Peter Sullivan Click Here To Read: Is The Paradox Of Choice Really A Paradox? Introduction (Via Tim Harford) Is more choice better? Ten years ago the answer seemed obvious: Yes. Now the conventional wisdom is the opposite: lots of choice makes people less likely to choose anything, and less happy when ...3 days ago -
The Team of Trust
Pawel Brodzinski on Software Project Management —
Authority: 117
One of my recent posts triggered Glen to start a discussion which touched, among others, processes and lack of them in some situations. We went through a few of situations discussing how our teams deal with them. As I was describing how we currently work one thing struck me: how much we trust each other when it ...3 days ago -
A controversial use of taxpayer funds
Practical Ethics —
Authority: 415
The health care reform bill currently being debated in the United States has re-ignited controversy there over abortion, and in particular over the availability of federal government funding to pay for the procedure. Earlier this month, the House of Representatives...3 days ago -
Boulder financial decision making conference, abstracts due Dec 15, 2009
Decision Science News —
Authority: 108
FIRST ANNUAL BOULDER SUMMER CONFERENCE ON CONSUMERS’ FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING What: First Annual Boulder Summer Conference on Consumers’ Financial Decision Making When: June 27-29, 2010 Where: Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado Deadline: Abstract SubmissionDecember 15, 2009 Decision Science News was at the ...3 days ago -
Inside Islam: What A Billion Muslims Really Think
The Islamic Workplace —
Authority: 127
Dear Reader,How many times have you heard the following: “Islam has nothing to do with democracy,” “Muslims are violent,” “They oppress women?” In partnership with Unity Productions Foundation, the makers of a new PBS documentary “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think,” Link TV broadcasts ...3 days ago -
Satisfaction in Choice as a Function of the Number of Alternatives: When “Goods Satiate” but “Bads Escalate”
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
If you enjoyed reading the Paradox of Choice this paper highlights some interesting experiments analyzing decision making under alternatives Click Here To Read: Satisfaction in Choice as a Function of the Number of Alternatives: When “Goods Satiate” but “Bads Escalate” Abstract (Via Reutskaja) ...3 days ago -
Deciding Analytically or Trusting your Intuition? The Advantadges and Disadvantadges of Analytic and Intuitive Thought
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
Lots on System 1 and System 2 decision making…def a great paper for the Mauboussin followers. Click Here To Read: Trusting your Intuition? The Advantadges and Disadvantadges of Analytic and Intuitive Thought Abstract (Via Pompeu Fabra) Recent research has highlighted the notion that people can make ...3 days ago -
On ignoring scientific evidence: The bumpy road to enlightenment
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
I’m starting to like this Hogarth guy….I highly recommend reading the excerpts below. Click Here To Read: On ignoring scientific evidence: The bumpy road to enlightenment Abstract (Via Hogarth) It is well accepted that people resist evidence that contradicts their beliefs. Moreover, despite their ...3 days ago -
Entrepreneurial Success and Failure: Confidence and Fallible Judgment
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
The key to this paper is as follows, if an entrepreneur wants to reduce his/her odds of success they should reduce skill uncertainty and accept fallibility. Aka focus on practicing a skill, defining a circle of competence, and understand that good processes can lead to occasional poor outcomes. *Post Dedicated to Dan ...3 days ago -
When “hope springs eternal”: The role of chance in risk taking
Simoleon Sense —
Authority: 533
Here we go….. Click Here To Read: When Hope Springs Eternal: The Role Of Chance In Risk Taking Abstract (Via Natalia Karelaia, Hogarth) In most naturally occurring situations, success depends on both skill and chance. We contrast experimental market entry decisions where payoffs depend on skill as opposed ...3 days ago -
Monday Morning Quarterbacking: The Case of the Hindsight Bias
Goal Posts —
Authority: 395
In last weeks blog, we analyzed Bill Belichicks decision to go for it on 4th down and 2 late in the game vs. Indianapolis. This was an unconventional but statistically sound decision. When the move didnt work, Belichick received considerable criticism. Many called it the worst coaching decision he had ever made. Thats ...4 days ago -
Economic Business Slowdown? Humbug!
Hal Alpiar's Blog —
Authority: 127
Everyone else is slowing down, so now’s the time to speed up! The holiday buzz is ...4 days ago
