http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/ Management Improvement focused on Deming, lean thinking, innovation, customer focus, six sigma, etc. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-33264 Curious Cat Science Blog: Correlation is Not Causation: “Fat is Catching” Theory Exposed Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:16:53 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/#comment-33264 Excellent reminder of the risks of analyzing data for correlations. We continue to, far to often, fail to interpret data properly... Excellent reminder of the risks of analyzing data for correlations. We continue to, far to often, fail to interpret data properly…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-32877 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Flaws in Understanding Psychology Lead to Flawed Management Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:15:11 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/#comment-32877 fearful, ill-informed, un-trained (in ways that build the capacity to make rational decisions) workers pursuing their self interest is often much more harmful than workers that are more secure... fearful, ill-informed, un-trained (in ways that build the capacity to make rational decisions) workers pursuing their self interest is often much more harmful than workers that are more secure…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-32378 CuriousCat: Illusions - Optical and Other Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:42:06 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/#comment-32378 But it doesn’t look that way at first does it? Optical illusions provide evidence that you cannot always trust what seems obvious... But it doesn’t look that way at first does it? Optical illusions provide evidence that you cannot always trust what seems obvious…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-32340 CuriousCat: Fairness Matters Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:20:29 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/#comment-32340 humans care a great deal about how they are being treated relative to others. In many ways, fairness seems to matter more than absolute measures of how well they are faring... humans care a great deal about how they are being treated relative to others. In many ways, fairness seems to matter more than absolute measures of how well they are faring…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/comment-page-1/#comment-28731 CuriousCat: Pragmatism and Management Knowledge Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:45:23 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/25/the-illusion-of-understanding/#comment-28731 He wanted to address the exact issue of finding things that not only appear to be useful (which includes many instances of things that appear to be useful but in fact are not - we people are prone to this in many ways) but are predictably useful... He wanted to address the exact issue of finding things that not only appear to be useful (which includes many instances of things that appear to be useful but in fact are not – we people are prone to this in many ways) but are predictably useful…

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