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Leadership and the Culture of Simulation.
"Organizational Culture and Leadership" by Ed Schein: “Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of culture as a concept is that it points us to phenomena that are below the surface, that are powerful in their impact but invisible and to a considerable degree unconscious. In that sense, culture is to a group what personality or character is to an in
... See morefrom The Curse of Culture by Ben Thompson
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- Here are a few of the agendas we can accomplish with our beliefs:-Blending in. Often it's useful to avoid drawing attention to ourselves; as Voltaire said, "It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong." In which case, we'll want to adopt ordinary or common beliefs.-Sticking out. In other situations, it migh... See more
from Crony Beliefs by meltingasphalt.com
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- Reality as we understand it is a phenomenon of social structures, language, and shared processes for engaging with the world. Digital media is remaking all of these in such a way that media consumption more and more resembles the act of playing an alternate reality game.
from Reality Is Just a Game Now — The New Atlantis by Jon Askonas
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Creating models of reality is an essential part of high-level thinking. In order to survive and operate effectively in the world, we must be able to simplify and experiment with outcomes as we plan or make decisions. In so doing, we create and evolve worlds of ideas that exist apart from and in conversation with the embodied world. This process is
... See morefrom Virtual Society by Herman Narula
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- Internet subcultures, by contrast, are building grand narratives and meme worlds that help people feel their way through the chaos that’s currently unfolding. These stories cut deep, down to the most foundational questions of race and religion and destiny. We shouldn’t be too surprised that complex conspiracy theories, intergenerational trauma, and... See more
from The garden of forking memes: how digital media distorts our sense of time by Aaron Z. Lewis
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