Dear everybody,
On several occasions, this one included, I have gotten involved in email
exchanges on FRIAM and elsewhere that were so good that I wanted to save them
in chronological order and perhaps edit them into some kind of text for the
authors to present elsewhere. Two years ago I s
The whole is occasionally greater than the sum of the parts.At least as
often is some crazy like Gerald bailing water to keep the ship afloat while the
rest of the people are up on the dining deck admiring each other and their
martinis.
From: Friam on behalf
Synergy. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Reeds law. Yup.
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 8:59 PM, Marcus Daniels
wrote:
> I'll say yes and no: Yes, a group of people that understand that each is
> distinct will bother to model one another and politely negotiate over
> things.That is
Exactly my point (other thread): Let Gerald be Gerald.
From: Friam on behalf of Owen Densmore
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9:01:53 PM
To: Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: [FRIAM] Fwd: The Best Political Ad Of The Year Is Absolutely
Delightful - Digg
?We
Well, at least the madness is offering fun!
http://digg.com/video/gerald-daugherty-ad-texas?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email
-- Owen
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I'll say yes and no: Yes, a group of people that understand that each is
distinct will bother to model one another and politely negotiate over things.
That is not a one entity (a team) doing something, it is an N-to-N activity of
many entities. But no, it is foolish to think that the N enti
*Smack my head* we needed a long study to show what kids, parents, the
swashbucklers and Nords already new? Comradery and being nice meens a sold
and fun place to be at?
lol sigh.
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 8:24 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote:
> Slightly relevant, I think:
>
> http://qz.com/625870/afte
Slightly relevant, I think:
http://qz.com/625870/after-years-of-intensive-analysis-google-discovers-the-key-to-good-teamwork-is-being-nice/?utm_source=kwfb&kwp_0=256037
Frank Wimberly
Phone (505) 670-9918
On Oct 26, 2016 7:33 PM, "Marcus Daniels" wrote:
> Steve,
>
>
> I think it is a false dic
Steve,
I think it is a false dichotomy.A healthy collective improves the lives of
its members, not just a few of them. A large collective (like our nation)
will have a larger set of objectives to optimize at once. A liberal, like me,
will argue for throwing the collective resources at
I am fascinated by this general area of consideration... the struggle
between individual and collective. This study doesn't seem to tell us
much we didn't already know... for example, that it is easy to craft a
flawed experiment where what you thought you were optimizing (metabolic
egg product
Any organization needs a reason to stay together. Reasons like profit or
safety. Many organizations don't have profit sharing or the profit sharing
doesn't amount to much, and is not a big motivator.On the other extreme are
organizations like nations or gangs that provide protection from
I particularly liked this part:
> Attributed to the once technical director of Real Madrid, Arrigo Sacchi, is
> an insightful quote on this recruitment model “Today’s football [soccer] is
> about managing the characteristics of individuals…The individual has trumped
> the collective. But it’s a
All-
A little nudge to you libertarians out there from your favorite Bleeding
heart liberal:
https://evolution-institute.org/article/memo-to-jeff-bezos-the-most-producti
ve-workers-are-team-players-not-selfish-individualists/?source=tvol
Nick
==
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