Category: Problem Solving
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Game Theory, No-Regret Plans and the role of Iceland in World War II
Game Theory and understanding options available Game theory provides a strong framework for strategic options in a dual player game. Options available both to self and the other player(s). E.g. When you are in a war. What would the enemy do? If they do that, how can I respond? Will the outcomes be different if…
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Problem Framing and choice of adjectives – story of ventilators and sanitizers
Problem Framing is considered a crucial step in the development of a new solution/product or in problem solving. Yet, we miss spending enough quality time on this step, many a times. Disclaimer: I will be over-simplifying a few aspects, to drive home the key point so please humor me. Since early March, as the Corona…
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Talpiot – Israel’s super school for military tech – lessons in sustainable innovation
Talpiot – the Super School I have always wondered how has Israel, given its challenges, managed to position itself as a leader in cutting-edge military tech. And it seems the answer lied in the months and years that followed Yom Kippur War. Specifically the creation of the Talpiot Program within the IDF. I just chanced…
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Find what’s really broken before fixing it
I enjoy coding. While I have a long way to go as a programmer, coding does put me in a zen kind of a state. The mix of learning and building something new, is almost magical. It does fuel and inspire the problem solver in me. And it is a great teacher too. I just…