The Endurance Paradox – Part 1: Why Crisis Becomes History's Greatest Leadership Lesson18 January 2025·531 words·3 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Leadership Shackleton Antarctica Endurance Human Behavior Leadership and CrisisExploring how Shackleton's 'successful failure' became history's greatest leadership lesson.
The Value Project - Part 11: A Mathematical Model of Perceived Value11 December 2024·2521 words·12 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Perceived Value vs. True Value Subjective Theory of Value Conspicuous Consumption Costly Signaling Theory Manufactured Scarcity Luxury Branding and Conglomerates Authenticity and Aura Attention Economy Status Competition Moral Limits of Markets Commensuration and Abstraction Veblen Effect Anchoring and Decoy Effects Art Market as Value Laboratory Influencer Economy Practical Wisdom (Phronesis) Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 10: The Measure of a Life10 December 2024·3084 words·15 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Phronesis Eudaimonia Practical Wisdom Well-Being Stoicism Flourishing Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 9: The Moral Limits of Markets9 December 2024·2595 words·13 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Commodification Sandel Exploitation Just Price Corruption Argument Democratic Equality Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 8: The Attention Economy8 December 2024·2740 words·13 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Influencer Verification Badge Algorithm Digital Advertising Attention Capture Surveillance Capitalism Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 7: The Art of the Deal7 December 2024·2716 words·13 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Auction Provenance Blue-Chip Artist Financialization Durand-Ruel Guarantee Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 6: Luxury and Its Discontents6 December 2024·2388 words·12 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Lvmh Tiered Pyramid Waitlist Economics Arnault Ultra-Luxury Aspirational Consumption Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 5: The Authenticity Mirage5 December 2024·2275 words·11 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Aura Benjamin Manufactured Heritage Artisanal Simulacrum Romanticism Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 4: The Signal and the Self4 December 2024·2121 words·10 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Conspicuous Consumption Costly Signaling Status Competition Bourdieu Counter-Signaling Veblen Effect Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy
The Value Project - Part 3: The Price Machine3 December 2024·2493 words·12 minsHuman Systems and Behavior Anchoring Decoy Effect Veblen Effect Price Signaling Manufactured Scarcity De Beers Decision-Making and Bias Consumer Psychology Social Dynamics Political Economy