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June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 andreweverett360

history education and civics

Stephen Sawchuk wrote an article for Education Week titled How History Class Divides Us (October 23, 2018).  Continue reading “history education and civics” →

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 andreweverett360

What are we deciding?

Megann Wilson wrote a blog post titled What are we deciding, exactly? Continue reading “What are we deciding?” →

June 2, 2020 andreweverett360

What Twitter thinks you are are interested in

DuckDuckGo tweeted: Want to see what Twitter *thinks* they know about you? Continue reading “What Twitter thinks you are are interested in” →

May 30, 2020May 29, 2020 andreweverett360

Could a fifth of America’s colleges really face the chop?

The Economist published an article titled Could a fifth of America’s colleges really face the chop? Continue reading “Could a fifth of America’s colleges really face the chop?” →

May 28, 2020 andreweverett360

That yearning for simplicity is at the root of countless policy failures

Polly Mackenzie wrote an article for Unherd titled Simplicity is at the root of policy failures. Continue reading “That yearning for simplicity is at the root of countless policy failures” →

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 andreweverett360

Complexity, Turing, Covid and the Financial Analyst

CFA Society Atlantic Canada hosted a webinar titled Complexity, Turing, Covid and the Financial Analyst presented by Rick Nason, associate professor of finance at Dalhousie University. See the end of this post for links to Prof. Nason’s books. Continue reading “Complexity, Turing, Covid and the Financial Analyst” →

May 25, 2020 andreweverett360

The Fluid Firm

Simon Terry wrote a blog post titled Uncertainty is the Work. Continue reading “The Fluid Firm” →

May 22, 2020 andreweverett360

market segmentation

Samuel Brealey posted a Twitter thread about market segmentation. Continue reading “market segmentation” →

May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 andreweverett360

Marketers need to take a more nuanced and thoughtful approach to the COVID-19 crisis

Les Binet wrote and article titled Marketers need to take a more nuanced and thoughtful approach to the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading “Marketers need to take a more nuanced and thoughtful approach to the COVID-19 crisis” →

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 andreweverett360

bureaucracy and cost accounting

Ron Baker posted his Foreword to Reginald Tomas Lee’s book, Strategic Cost Transformation: Using Business Domain Management to Improve Cost Data, Analysis, and Management.

I love this line about bureaucracy: Continue reading “bureaucracy and cost accounting” →

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