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Category Archives: communication
Social phenomena
the implication is that people treat their blogs, their profiles, and especially their pseudonymous blogs and profiles as their confidants and confessors. Continue reading
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communication
Inspired in Theories of Communication class by reference to an experiment (performed by one Festinger) which shows that performing a behavior has more effect on one’s thoughts/feelings about the behavior than do logic, culture, preconcieved notions, etc, I went back … Continue reading
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subintelligitur
I’ve been subscribing to Anu Garg’s word of the day for a couple of years now, mostly for the quotes at the bottom of the email. But sometimes a new word jumps out at me, and its etymology suggests to … Continue reading
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assertionism
When trying to lead, the most effective statements are assertions. Laying out a form or structure gives people something to see and feel – even if they don’t like it, they can hardly ignore it, and since most people don’t … Continue reading
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new president
Are we excited by Mr Obama’s win? I’m glad he asked, “what will the world be like if our children live for another 100 years?” Because my colleagues and I now have good prospects for jobs as strategic planners. But … Continue reading
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“We should fight with better governance and better intelligence. We have to empower communities to better defend themselves, not with weapons but with organization.” A quote from Jelani Popal, working on development for the government of Afghanistan, in reference to … Continue reading
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meaning
From the Economist: “Being an analogy is not the same thing as being the same thing”
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