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Orla • 1 card
Charlie munger - Caltech 2008 DuBridge Distinguished Lecture in Beckman Auditorium
youtube.comThe EA uncertainty principle suggests that organizations can be either planned for broader scopes and longer horizons in less detail, or planned for narrower scopes and shorter horizons in more detail, but they cannot be planned for broad scopes and long horizons in great detail[240]. This universal principle is generally valid for all possible dis
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Civic Tech
Sam Liebeskind • 1 card
The optimism of planners and decision makers is not the only cause of overruns. Contractors of kitchen renovations and of weapon systems readily admit (though not to their clients) that they routinely make most of their profit on additions to the original plan. The failures of forecasting in these cases reflect the customers’ inability to imagine h
... See moreDaniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
Another important factor here is that our scarce resources will be applied where there is the greatest demand, not the greatest political connections. While the former might sometimes benefit wealthy drivers, this proposal is going to be a lot more egalitarian than the current patronage system. And right now our system is pretty fair in that, when
... See moreCharles Marohn • A World Class Transportation System: Transportation Finance for a New Economy
Since it is the only real constraint to driving, congestion is the one place where people are made to feel the pinch in their automotive lives. Were it not for congestion, we would drive enough additional miles to make congestion. So the traffic study has become the default act of planning, and more than a few large companies can thank traffic stud
... See moreJeff Speck • Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
A board of three is ideal. Your board should never exceed five people, unless your company is publicly held. (Government regulations effectively mandate that public companies have larger boards—the average is nine members.) By far the worst you can do is to make your board extra large.