SUNDAY ‘S RECOMMENDED READING
Here we go….
John Hagel at Edge Perspectives has pride of place for his post ” Zero Sum Thinking“
Hagel is one of those extremely smart bloggers whom I wish posted more often. Understanding the implications of zero sum and nonzero sum dynamics is a critical one and it simply isn’t all that common due to the often counterintuitive nature of nonzero sum thinking.
Rebecca MacKinnon at RConversation on the disturbingly cutesy, quasi-Pikachu, internet censorship initiative of the Chinese government in “China’s Big Bro and Sis now have names and faces“.
It as if the Gestapo had access to Japanimation ( Hat Tip: Mountain Runner).
Collounsbury posting at ‘Aqoul on “US Diplo Service: Out into the Field She Says“
Col, who is not known for lavishing praise on Bush administration officials, is pleased with the reforms initiated by Rice ( as am I). Like the military, the foreign service needs a major overhaul of its personnel and promotion policies that have only been tinkered with ad hoc over the last century.
The Drs. Eide at The Eide Neurolearning Blog on “Aha! How We Learn Something New“
I often discuss horizontal thinking and have speculated that it plays the role of a catalyst in stimulating insight. Here the Eides discuss research demonstrating bilateral brain processing old old and new data – ” novelty-seeking with a purpose” as a driver of innovation.
Simon of Simon World draws our attention to three Jamestown reports on China.
That’s it.
January 22nd, 2006 at 8:21 pm
The Hagel site is very interesting, thx!
Barnabus
January 22nd, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Hi Barnabus,
You’re welcome ! I need to read more blogs like Hagel’s and I’ve been trying to add them to the blogroll – “all national security all the time” will just put me into a mental rut.
January 23rd, 2006 at 2:20 am
Karlgaard’s column made for excellent reading as well. Thanks for the link Mark.
January 24th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
You are welcome Eddie – how are things aboard ship ?