What Men Really Want Is Not Knowledge but Certainty Bertrand Russell

What men really want is not knowledge but certainty. Credit: Bertrand Russell Comment: Bertrand Russell had a lot to say about certainty. See Lib QuotesPosts where this quotation is embedded Carpe Diem – Seize the Day Seize the day everyone Collective Sense-making The Knowledge Café is a powerful collective sense-making tool Conversational Leadership Framework ** A framework to … Continue reading What Men Really Want Is Not Knowledge but Certainty Bertrand Russell

Let Go of Certainty Tony Schwartz

Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow. Credit: Tony Schwartz Posts where this quotation is embedded Carpe Diem – Seize the Day … Continue reading Let Go of Certainty Tony Schwartz

A More Contested World A report on the future by the US Intelligence Community

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   April 11, 2021, 15:40The US Intelligence Community has published a report entitled  Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World. The report has been published every four years since 1997 and assesses the key trends and uncertainties that will shape the strategic environment for the United States during the next two decades. It makes … Continue reading A More Contested World A report on the future by the US Intelligence Community

A Slight Modification to VUCA Volatility, uncertainty, confusion and ambiguity

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   October 2, 2022, 14:40You are probably familiar with the VUCA acronym and that we live in a VUCA world. Volatility is where things change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. Uncertainty is where it is impossible to predict the future or the correct course of action with any reliability. Complexity is where … Continue reading A Slight Modification to VUCA Volatility, uncertainty, confusion and ambiguity

Pollution of the Global Information Ecosystem The contamination of information with false and misleading material

Information pollution is the contamination of information with false and misleading material. Pollution of the info-ecosystem The quality of the information in our global information ecosystem is paramount. To reduce uncertainty and make good sensemaking and decision-making, we need to trust the things we read, the videos we watch, and the people we communicate with. … Continue reading Pollution of the Global Information Ecosystem The contamination of information with false and misleading material

Uncertainty ** Uncertainty refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information

Uncertainty refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information. Uncertainty refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information. The importance of high-quality information To make good decisions, envisage, or plan a future, strategize, and act appropriately, we need high-quality information- information in which we have high confidence of being accurate. We use this information to … Continue reading Uncertainty ** Uncertainty refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information

Our World Is Complex It is a VUCA world

The world is hyperconnected, fast-changing, and complex. It’s a VUCA world – increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.  We live in a hyperconnected world that has led to increased complexity. The impact of complexity Increased complexity, in turn, has given rise to raised: Volatility is where things change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. … Continue reading Our World Is Complex It is a VUCA world