Rick Nason
@rnason_dal
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Author, Speaker, challenging financial, risk and #bizeducation status quos. Passionate about #complexity science
Joined September 2010
Great review and summary of some of the key points in my book by @andrewceverett It’s Not Complicated: The Art and Science of Complexity in Business via @wordpressdotcom.
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It’s Not Complicated: The Art and Science of Complexity in Businessby Rick Nason This book may fundamentally change the way you think. Or it may give you a framework to understand why you intuitive…
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I always look forward to an email from @andrewceverett of The Key Point. Another great review and lots to think about as the US starts a new presidency term. The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge
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The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidgeby Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) with introduction and footnotes by Amity Shlaes and Matthew Denhart Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States…
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Just when you think it is a trend, you find out that it is a cycle. .
Contrary to the BMO analysis, CREA takes a positive outlook for 2025. the fact of the matter is, homes sell one at a time, and trends are lagging data, but not necessarily predictive of future outcomes.
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Seems like someone is getting a Jesus complex . Biden will commute the sentences of about 1,500 people in the largest single-day act of clemency by a modern-day president via @WSJ.
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The president will commute the sentences of around 1,500 people and pardon 39 convicted of nonviolent crimes.
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RT @ThomasSowell: What matters to bureaucrats is not whether what they are doing makes sense but whether it fits the routine. It is both bo….
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Feynman Lectures on Physics, The Flying Circus of Physics.
Recommend a science book that everyone should read ✍️.
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Anyone old enough (or weird enough) to remember BMO's "Blowing in the Wind" commercial? U.K. luxury carmaker Jaguar has launched a rebrand campaign that caused online backlash. via @WSJ.
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The U.K. legacy carmaker successfully turned eyes toward its Dec. 2 design concept reveal, but is mocked online meanwhile.
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excited to hear what you think. You can treat it as a comedy or treat it as a philosophy novel.
OK, @rnason_dal, have started Lamb today. Thanks for the recco.
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In the words of that famous philosopher Charlie Brown "Good grief!" College freshmen aren’t the only ones learning this fall. Their parents are getting a crash course in letting go. via @WSJ.
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As kids settle in at college, moms and dads used to monitoring them struggle on the sidelines; ‘Torture.’
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Do Colleges Provide Too Many Disability Accommodations?
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Higher ed’s maximally inclusive approach hurts those it attempts to help.
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Anyone know a sales rep at Palisade? Need info on getting an @Risk software license and their crappy website contact info link is broken and all of my former contacts have left the company . .
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Not sure their purpose in posting this, but there would be massive retirements as most people over 50 would then be financially better off retired than working . .
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Who knew that fractals reduce stress!? Gotta get out my copy of The Fractal Geometry of Nature as I prep for first day of class tomorrow. Another great review. Forest Bathing: The Japanese Art and Science of Shinrin-Yoku
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Forest Bathing: The Japanese Art and Science of Shinrin-Yokuby Qing Li, MD, PhD “The concept that humans have a biological need to connect with nature has been called biophilia… The American biolog…
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Hey @ABCNetwork , now that you have @SEC football, can you get some SEC caliber announcers. Leave Jesse to the Golden Bachelor #MiamivsFlorida.
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What's that old saying . something, like "There's lies, damn lies, and then there's governmental agency statistics . " U.N. Casts Little Light on Heat by @BjornLomborg via @WSJopinion.
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The international body’s warnings are more about demagoguery than data.
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Being a university prof IS my retirement gig. For the most part I love it. Most students are great, but the not-so-great tend to stand out more as the years pass (and the addiction to their phones increases).
@bruceclarkprof @rnason_dal Been there, done that . retired 🍺.
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Or they intend to, but realize the impracticality of watching all of the videos for the first time the night before the exam. I have often thought that for many students, the process of taking the time and effort to provide extra support materials actually backfires . .
@rnason_dal They don't watch the lectures . sigh.
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Your last line strikes the nail on the head.
@rnason_dal Yes… this is driven, in part, by young students not using university as a means to get educated but rather as a passport to a career I think. The only “fix” I can think of is if one builds their own audience. But credentialism (not education) is the real+hard problem to solve.
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Most of my classes have been flipped for over 15 years. Lectures and tutorials have always been recorded. Issue is that many students do not want class discussion as that involves their active participation. Also an issue of discipline of preparation.
@_GaryWilson @rnason_dal I’d love a more ancient times model. Tiny groups with extremely driven students and a knowledgeable professor. I also think it makes sense to focus on mastery over grades (possibly at the expense of a uniform velocity). And throw in a flipped classroom (=class for discussions).
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