These famous words of Yoda from the Star Wars franchise captures the need for full commitment or full measures. In light of this, one may question the practicality or relevance of the iterative and incremental methodology. Perhaps at the intersection of these two schools of thought, we can envision a worldview where a merger takes place, where one is absorbed by the other. For eg., whilst operating under the iterative model, each iteration can be loaded with ones’ full focus …
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Inherent in certain cultures is the over-reliance on folk wisdom against original thought. So much that it defines every aspect of everyday life. The detriment of such a phenomenon cannot be overstated. There, innovation is an alien, a tiring endeavour seen as an absolute waste of time and a pursuit of fringe thinkers. In such societies, life is not created, for newborns are only ushered into the mundane “predictabilities” of their predecessors. …
If a quantitative assessment of “Multi Stimuli Oversight” (MSO) indicates a person’s ability to perceive their surroundings with oblivion, in business, will the knowledge of this quantity influence social-science fueled domains such as economics and marketing? …
If words are indeed mightier than the sword, I bet the most prized, the most invaluable career ever lies in the dominion of Oration. If words can move mountains what else can they move? Governments? What about the World? Picture this – the world’s most powerful person has on their business card: [insert_name] Storyteller …
Maslow’s Theory of Needs comes in very handy every time we have to visualize the hierarchical order of human needs. As humans, it is good to know and recognize emotions. Neurotransmitters – the body’s special chemicals that influence our moods or emotions. Understanding them gives further insights into emotions. Key Insights. 8 to 15%* of the time, we are not in charge of our moods/actions. We can thank our Autonomic Nervous System for that. For example, …
The power of cognitive associations correlates with high cognitive manifestations eg. proficiency in IQ-based tests. In contrast, power of cognitive storage only increases the propensity of subjects for data warehousing. Significance: the concept of the distinction aids in several neurological explorations. …
Forceful suppression of revolts is futile. In almost all known cases, it instead, incites the revolt. Rather, subtly and strategically placed ideas are sown to overpower the first idea that started the revolt. Wars fought on the streets are started in the mind. …
The importance of subtextual cultural themes in inter-cultural exchanges cannot be overstated. As much as globalisation attempts to merge cultural boundaries, cultural differences are conspicuous in several layers of everyday life. …
Because wormholes connect two different points in spacetime, if we have the matter-consuming, gravitational-behemoth, a blackhole placed inside a wormhole, where will a traveller trapped by the wormhole’s blackhole be? Purgatory? Chris Nolan’s Inception’s Limbo? …
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