Maslow’s Hammer
If you only have a hammer, then everything looks like a nail. Folks mistakenly apply a familiar solution to every problem.
Red Queen Effect
The necessity to adapt and change to survive against others taking similar action in an ever-changing climate.
First Principles
The discipline of challenging all your assumptions about a problem to develop an original solution.
Lollapalooza Effect
A point where several psychological tendencies converge and elicit the desired outcome.
Matthew Effect
Someone who has an existing advantage can easily acquire more of it versus someone who has less.
Twaddle Tendency
An inclination to speak or write foolishly, espousing nonsense.
Kantian Fairness Tendency
Making systems fairer is more important than making them suitable for individuals.
Tragedy of the Commons
An individual overuses a shared resource rather than a group’s long-term preservation, leading to a negative outcome.
Bayes’ Theorem
A mathematical formula to evaluate anything in probabilities based on all the available data, rather than one’s own biases.
Lollapalooza Effect
A point where several psychological tendencies converge and elicit the desired outcome.
Matthew Effect
Someone who has an existing advantage can easily acquire more of it versus someone who has less.
Twaddle Tendency
An inclination to speak or write foolishly, espousing nonsense.
Kantian Fairness Tendency
Making systems fairer is more important than making them suitable for individuals.
Tragedy of the Commons
An individual overuses a shared resource rather than a group’s long-term preservation, leading to a negative outcome.
Bayes’ Theorem
A mathematical formula to evaluate anything in probabilities based on all the available data, rather than one’s own biases.
