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Posted on 03/04/2010 by Don Ryan
Analytics Is Not Enough - Part II

Since my last post, I finished reading an interesting book called How We Decide by Jonathan Lehrer. It is essentially the reciprocal of Malcolm Gladwell’s long running best seller Blink, the former discussing the inner workings of the human brain and its tendency to be influenced by our emotions and the latter a paean to human intuition and instinct.

Whether you agree with what these authors, profess or not, their books are fun reading and provocative. And, if you’re like me, they make you reflect on the decision making processes of the companies you work with and think about t...   Read More
              
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