A full month? May, 2009
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Well, it started in February, and now it reached 100 postings. And 150 twitter postings (between @robertolofaro and @aleph123).
As you know, this is a knowledge-sharing platform, not the usual 2-minutes-a-post blog.
This post is something slightly different- and it is also an announce.
This Summer, I will publish an updated version of my work on the introduction of new media and technologies in business processes, including both profit and non-profit/government/institutions.
Meanwhile, to celebrate the 100th post on this blog, I enclose a “virtual library” of references: books, links, short advice.
Enjoy! And post any comments via direct messages to my twitter @robertolofaro
Tags: 100, announce, book, directory, network, publish, social, virtual
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
We moved from the concept of model, change, and project, to their application in ordinary business life, and to create something with relevant potential social impact, on both businesses and people- the Human Genome Project and the future brain mapping.
But all this covered only the “Genome, mind mapping” part of the title.
Neural networks are both a concept and a technology, and the impact is already visible in some decision-making activities, and in everyday technological products and services.
What could be a further development? What are going to be potential impacts on how we organize, structure, decide, act?
Again, some simple lessons derived by the computer between your ears.
And, I promise: I will not create any neologisms- I will use what is already available on the market- actually, in science.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: artificial, asimov, beyond, boat, canal, expert, gmn2009, intelligence, kennedy, law, learning, lift, moon, network, neural, next, president, program, project, prolog, self-improvement, skull, system
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The visible title of this section is “Genome and brain mapping”.
The link is named “cathedrals”.
It is not a criticism: it is a realistic assessment.
Beside the human genome and brain mapping, this section will discuss also how these and other mapping initiatives could affect not just science and medicine, but our everyday life.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: and, brain, carnegie, genome, gmn2009, grail, holy, human, kennedy, knowledge, library, management, mapping, monty, president, project, python, science, technology
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
After scripting event-by-event, you will probably identify the need of some structure of reference.
So that each scripting is linked to a common, shared “way of scripting” that you adopt in your own organization (or for your 20-volume “novel”).
But this scripting about scripting, or metascripting, represents the environment that defines, identify, and justify your activities.
When does it make sense to script? How does scripting link with the model that you built for your reality?
And, finally, how do you represent everything together, and evolve your models, including the scripting rules that are contained within the models?
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: contract, ecosystem, game, genome, gmn2009, man, meta, model, organization, roddenberry, scripting, smith, star, sustainable, trek, wealth
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
When you create a story, you have roles.
And every role, has a script that is consistent with the role.
The behavior has to be consistent with:
- game
- execution of the game
- expectations from anybody you interact with
But the interesting part is: if you properly define the roles, you can script also the expected behavior of other participants without their knowledge.
From the concept of “script”, to the definition of roles and their interaction in real-life situations, a needed addition to the discussion about models, change, planning and all the associated activities.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: actor, aristotle, character, depth, field, game, gmn2009, metascripting, planning, poetics, role, screenwriting, scripting, scriptwriting, stage, storyline, syd
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Moving from designing the game to using the game implies adding a completely different set of skills.
You will need to learn how to manage the evolution of the dynamics between the players- be it a simple game, a real negotiation, the management of a major organizational change, a merger, or a political campaign.
Playing games implies being able to constantly feed back into your game the results of what you are doing.
From designing the game, we will move to evolution- something that is not necessarily following your strategy- but that you have to cope with.
This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.
Tags: back, conditioned, darwin, evolution, feed, fisher, game, genome, gmn2009, interaction, justice, negotiation, patton, pavlov, pavlovian, playing, rawls, reflex, species, theory, ury
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Connecting the dots: thinking outside the box
Saturday, May 30th, 2009On how interpretation based on experience is not necessarily the best strategy.
And alternative approaches (with examples).
Tags: box, connecting, data, dot, framework, information, le corbusier, marx, methodology, outside, thinking, trend
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