Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Glorificus and Black Swans Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Black Swans: Season Five introduced a major existential threat to Sunnyvale in the form of the goddess Glorificus, better known as Glory. Glory might be better categorized a Black Swan than a predictable uncertainty. Although the team had encountered gods before, such as Olaf the … [Read more...] about Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Glorificus and Black Swans
Archives for February 2018
Meetings are Social: Get Protocols for Conference Calls Right
I have been on two conference calls recently that included a Cisco Webex meeting and an audio call. Webex supports audio through their platform, but both of these calls chose not to use it. The social protocol violation: not stating in the invitation explicitly that participants would need to call-in via telephone rather than using the IP audio through Webex. I was a new … [Read more...] about Meetings are Social: Get Protocols for Conference Calls Right
12 Study Tips for Learning Business English Faster
12 Study Tips for Learning Business English Faster Learning a language is not an isolated activity. After spending a year immersed in the language learning market, a key takeaway was just how collaborative learning a language needs to be. Organizations and individuals who invest need to understand that part-time investment leads to only partial understanding and achievement … [Read more...] about 12 Study Tips for Learning Business English Faster
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Myth of Lock-in
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Myth of Lock-in James Ogilvy, writing in Strategy + Business, states, “The old production economy was predictable because it operated in the realm of necessity; it produced goods and services people needed, and those were relatively stable. The new economy plays in the realm of freedom; it produces goods and services for a … [Read more...] about Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Myth of Lock-in
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: An Introduction Scenario Planners Can Sink Their Teeth Into
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: An Introduction for Scenario Planners "William Shakespeare, Sonnet CVII" Incertainties now crown themselves assured, And peace proclaims olives of endless age. Now with the drops of this most balmy time, My love looks fresh, and Death to me subscribes, Since, spite of him, I'll live in this poor rhyme, While he insults o'er dull … [Read more...] about Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: An Introduction Scenario Planners Can Sink Their Teeth Into