A review of decision making literature from UCL on what makes for good decisions in committees is particularly relevant for investment committees: 1. Diversity of participants (functional diversity) with different independent expertise or knowledge makes optimal decision making more likely (finding global rather than local maxima more likely with different starting points for the mathematical … Continue reading Improving decision making in committees
I was listening to a podcast which reminded me of a really interesting counterintuitive truth: we are more creative when we have constraints. People think creativity will happen when “I make enough space in my life and have this perfect zen moment and can unleash my creativity.” But creativity seems to come better when we … Continue reading Creative Constraints
The fun bit is there are many ways to learn. Books, podcasts, videos, lectures, demonstrations, and doing it yourself. I have learnt that the optimal approach to learning is different for different people. Personally I find my self quite visual and auditory, if I can visualise a problem or listen to an explanation I can … Continue reading How do we learn? How should we learn?
What’s this blog all about? Acquiring knowledge and acquiring wisdom. Why is that important? Why learn? How do we learn? What do we want to learn? What impact do we hope to have through sharing these insights? Read on and join me on the journey. Continue reading The Introspective Fool
Here's something that inspired me... 