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“decrease the mental-self-processing & a synchronization with the interoceptive and exteroceptive-self-processing”.

I stated in a previous post the insight into our neurology of meditation, in order to attain our goal to keep it simple, but often fail to realize it. I already suggested, we need “to kill our darlings” in order to be open to the full context of the terrain we’re exposed to. A recent paper…

walterstiers

2022-11-28

#Sensemaking, Biology of Information, Creative Thinking, Life Ideas, Neurobiology/psychology

#DecisionIntelligence, #ProblemSolvingMind, #TheInformationLens
Only then we will be on the right track.

This is more a kind of “look what is available for you all”,Open Acces and available as pdf download: Luiz Pessoa published his latest book “The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together” And, yes, the conclusion is very valuable: Ultimately, to explain the cognitive-emotional brain, we need to dissolve boundaries within the…

walterstiers

2022-11-15

Biology of Information, Neurobiology/psychology

#DecisionIntelligence
It all comes together in a perfect storm :: “Keep it Simple”

Three different levels of information processing show a remarkable alignment. They all are guided by similar principles, which do map and overlap.Let me briefly summarize them: First:Active Inference , a sentient behaviour theory, builds on the free energy principle. FEP implies a coupling between the internal and external states of a system that is symmetric:…

walterstiers

2022-11-14

#Cynefin, #Sensemaking, Active Inference, AI, Biology of Information, Complexity, Creative Thinking, Decision Intelligence, Information Technology, Life Ideas, Neurobiology/psychology, Science, Social-Technical

#ActiveInference, #DecisionIntelligence, #HumanAI, #ProblemSolvingMind, #TheInformationLens, #Uncertainty, #Wicked
Beliefs and Inference

Beliefs are propositions about the true states of the world.Active inference—a process theory based on the free energy principle—describes how an agent forms and updates beliefs.The active inference framework posits that the agent (i) observes the world, (ii) infers the causes of the observations, and (iii) forms beliefs about the external states of the world.…

walterstiers

2022-11-07

#Sensemaking, Active Inference, Biology of Information, Decision Intelligence, Neurobiology/psychology

#ActiveInference, #DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens
Conscious Body (&Mind) A lecture given by Deric

Derics Brownds published a summary of a recent lecture on his website The start of the lecture is setting a very important message I’ve learned about work that has shown, in just the past 10-15 years, that much of what we thought we knew about how our minds work isn’t quite right, our commonsense notions,…

walterstiers

2022-10-25

Active Inference, Biology of Information, Complexity, Creative Thinking, Decision Intelligence, Neurobiology/psychology, Social-Technical

#DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens
Technology readiness levels for machine learning systems

The development and deployment of machine learning systems can be executed easily with modern tools, but the process is typically rushed and means-to-an-end. Lack of diligence can lead to technical debt, scope creep and misaligned objectives, model misuse and failures, and expensive consequences. Engineering systems, on the other hand, follow well-defined processes and testing standards…

walterstiers

2022-10-20

AI, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Information Technology, Science

#DecisionIntelligence, #HumanAI
Statistics: Are you Bayesian or Frequentist?

Cats bring success – they are ket part of the internet traffic and enjoyment. So let me show a great pic: The real purpose of the cats-pics (delivered by a dog person) is the great video and article from Cassie Kozyrkov What is the difference between Bayesian and Frequentist statistics? (demonstrated with one single coin…

walterstiers

2022-10-20

Complexity, Decision Intelligence

#DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens
Cynefin – Sensemaking

Het Cynefin® framework werd als “sensemaking” door Dave Snowden ontwikkeld vanuit een natuur-wetenschappelijke insteek, met als een doel projecten te laten evolueren vanuit de bestaande toestand, en de mogelijke evoluties in te schatten, in plaats van een vooraf gedefinieerd einddoel te fixeren. Cynefin® is in wezen een beslissingsondersteunend kader (framework), geen methode of model.Het is…

walterstiers

2022-10-11

#Cynefin, #Sensemaking, #stakeholder economy, Complexity, Decision Intelligence

#DecisionIntelligence, #emergence, #ProblemSolvingMind, #TheInformationLens
Beslissen: FEP, AI, Bayes

“We sample the world to ensure our predictions become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” Karl Friston De beslissingswetenschappen en neurowetenschappen werden recent verrijkt door het principe van vrije energie (Free Energy Principle / FEP) van Karl Friston. FEP is misschien wel het meest allesomvattende idee sinds de theorie van natuurlijke selectie van Charles Darwin. Samenvattend is het…

walterstiers

2022-10-11

AI, Biology of Information, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Information Technology, Life Ideas, Neurobiology/psychology, Uncategorized

#ActiveInference, #DecisionIntelligence, #emergence, #FreeEnergyPriciple, #HumanAI, #TheInformationLens
Commons

Garett Hardin 1 had – volgens velen – het laatste woord over de commons in zijn essay uit 1968, “The Tragedy of the Commons” 2.Aan de hand van het voorbeeld van grazende koeien betoogde hij dat iedereen die zijn eigen belang nastreeft altijd zou leiden tot overexploitatie van de gedeelde hulpbron. Elke winst die we…

walterstiers

2022-10-11

Uncategorized
Samenwerken als Ecosysteem

De omschrijving ecosysteem voor een samenwerking kan misleidend zijn. De verschillende activiteiten die de deelnemers dienen uitvoeren, bestaat uit een stroom van informatie, beslissingen, acties, risico, voordelen en waarde, die bij een ecosysteem begrensd of toegeëigend kan worden aan ‘het ecosysteem’. (Zie hierbij ook het concept van FEP). Indien de vermelde stromen in essentie ruimer…

walterstiers

2022-10-11

#Sensemaking, #Wicked, Biology of Information, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Life Ideas, Social-Technical, Sustainability

#DecisionIntelligence, #Ecosystem, #TheInformationLens
Samenwerking en Ecosystemen

Deze aanpak van de meeste contracten bestaat uit het uitbesteden van opdrachten zonder bijzondere aandacht aan gestructureerd overlegorganen voor gemeenschappelijke beslissingen. Deze werkwijze is terug te voeren op een inzicht in de geschiedenis van “Near-Decomposability”.Herbert Simon is een van de iconen van Near-Composability, een beheer- en bestuur methodologie, die grondig uitgewerkt is een veelvoud management-methodes.…

walterstiers

2022-10-11

#Cynefin, #Sensemaking, #stakeholder economy, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Information Technology, Social-Technical, Sustainability

#DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens, #Wicked
Long live the Queen (he/his)

The red queen is well knwon, and drives our current economic thinking (too much). I’ve already mentioned the fact of a long history of this theory of ‘Red Queen’ among evolutionary disciplines. There are alternatives, like ‘niche construct’ or ‘White Queen’ , more related to ideas like “commons“, based on ‘survival of the fittest’, in stead of ‘.. of…

walterstiers

2022-09-15

#Sensemaking, #stakeholder economy, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Life Ideas, Policy, Social-Technical, Sustainability

#EconomicBehavior, #ProblemSolvingMind, #StakeholderEconomy, #TheInformationLens, #Uncertainty
Inquisitive but not discerning

Deprivation curiosity is associated with excessive openness to inaccurate information. New psychology research reveals a dark side of curiosity states: “highly deprivation curious people have an excessive openness to information. More deprivation curious people are more likely to see meaning in meaningless gibberish sentences, and they are more likely to entertain pretty blatant disinformation”. “So…

walterstiers

2022-09-10

#Sensemaking, Complexity, Life Ideas, Science

#ProblemSolvingMind
Rethinking Computational Approaches to the Mind

Rethinking Computational Approaches to the Mind Fundamental Challenges and Future Perspectives One-day Online Symposium21st October 2022 REGISTER HERE This one-day online event will bring together researchers with expertise in various areas such as complexity science, machine learning & artificial intelligence, information theory & data science, as well as computational/theoretical neuroscience & philosophy to explore different computational approaches…

walterstiers

2022-09-08

#Sensemaking, AI, Biology of Information, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Information Technology, Life Ideas, Neurobiology/psychology, Science

#HumanAI, #TheInformationLens, #Uncertainty
How nature nurtures … as the result of a one-hour walk in nature

I do stress the importance of walking for decision making, thinking and well-being in a variety of post.The latest article I just found suggest that going for a walk in nature can have salutogenic effects on stress-related brain regions, and consequently, it may act as a preventive measure against mental strain and potentially disease. Given rapidly…

walterstiers

2022-09-05

#Sensemaking, Walking

#DecisionIntelligence, #ProblemSolvingMind, #WalkHealth, #Walking
Begin with the decision-maker

I enjoyed the article “The first step in AI might surprise you” on AI, ML, Data Science from Cassie so much, I decided to steal some quotes: Leaders, figure out who’s calling the shots. If it’s you, then let’s designate you “The Decision-Maker“ for this project. Otherwise, delegate the position to someone else and ask them to read the…

walterstiers

2022-08-31

#Sensemaking, AI, Complexity, Decision Intelligence

#ActiveInference, #DecisionIntelligence, #HumanAI, #ProblemSolvingMind
Nice TED speech on capital psycho pathology

I’ve been pointed to the great lecture Jon Ronson delivered at TED2012: “Strange answers to the psychopath test” It becomes very interesting and maybe even somewhat scary from minute 9. Some parts o the transcripts to get the idea: capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior — the lack of empathy, the glibness, cunning, manipulative. So, here’s…

walterstiers

2022-08-25

#Sensemaking, Biology of Information, Complexity, Life Ideas, Social-Technical

#DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens, #Uncertainty
Walk The Thinking Path

Software “tools for thought” can amplify your thinking, but sometimes the secret to a creative workflow is as low-tech as it gets: going for a stroll. This refers to the free edition of Adjacent Possible, a newsletter about innovation (and its discontents) from Steven Johnson. The blog refers to “On the Link Between Great Thinking and…

walterstiers

2022-08-09

#Sensemaking, Creative Thinking, Life Ideas

#ProblemSolvingMind
The Learning Power of Listening

Sensemaking is related to the mapping and understanding of entangled complex situations and deciding upon the first best move. This all is best observed through stories and story-telling analysis, like the Cynefin Sensemaker. Oxfam just relesed a great guide “The Learning Power of Listening Practical guidance for using SenseMaker“, showing their use of the method…

walterstiers

2022-08-04

#Cynefin, #Sensemaking, #Wicked, Complexity, Decision Intelligence, Information Technology, Policy, Social-Technical

#DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens
Policy making and governance of complex projects

A very interesting use of this sensemaking appporach towards the governance and policymaking is suggested by a great inspiring work towards the policy making and governance of complex projects is the recent publication from JRC Knowledge For Policy: Supporting policy with scientific evidence Competences for policymaking, Competence frameworks for policymakers and researchers working on public policy. I appreciate the competence…

walterstiers

2022-08-04

#Sensemaking, #Wicked, Complexity, Creative Thinking, Decision Intelligence, Design Thinking, Life Ideas, Policy, Social-Technical

#DecisionIntelligence, #ProblemSolvingMind, #TheInformationLens
Supporting sensemaking and decisions with scientific evidence

If you have the opportunity to work on a complex problem, including change at the technical, organizational and governance/policy level of a rather complicated environment, you can considered to be lucky to start with the insights from the Cynefin farmework, developed by Dave Snowden. Recent evolution of this framework include “Entanglement“, liminality and the great…

walterstiers

2022-08-03

#Cynefin, #Sensemaking, #Wicked, Biology of Information, Complexity, Creative Thinking, Decision Intelligence, Design Thinking, Information Technology, Neurobiology/psychology, Policy, Science, Social-Technical, Uncategorized

#ActiveInference, #Cynefin, #DecisionIntelligence, #ProblemSolvingMind, #Sensemaking, #TheInformationLens, #Uncertainty, #Wicked
David – Big Ideas

“Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhook your rational thought process. You can help this process by going for a long walk, or taking…

walterstiers

2022-07-27

Biology of Information, Creative Thinking, Decision Intelligence, Design Thinking, Life Ideas

#DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens
Who does (not) decide – about decisions & data

Decision-driven data I like data-driven decisions, but I like decision-driven data more. Decision-driven data is what you get when: Tech founders make a decision about– what kind of data to collect and NOT to collect Tech owners make a decision about– what kind of data to use and NOT to use Tech users make a…

walterstiers

2022-07-26

Creative Thinking, Decision Intelligence, Life Ideas

#DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens