Page is a professor at the university of michigan, and his book explores mental models in a wonderful way. The book opens by making the case for a new way of using mathematical models to solve problems, offers a close look at a number of the models, then closes with a pair of demonstrations of the method. Scott is a professor of complex systems, political science, and economics at the university of michigan at ann arbor. Scott page about his latest book the model thinker. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers arent enough. Mar 14, 2019 an original and thoughtprovoking book, and a challenging one for a one model thinker like myself. Daron acemoglu, professor of economics at mit and coauthor of why nations fail. Does a racially diverse team make better decisions. One model might make sense of 20% of a situation, another 40% etc. Choice award for outstanding academic title scott pages the model thinker is a deeper dive into the theory of mental models and the math behind them. At the core of the book is pages manymodel paradigm, which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices, more accurate predictions, and more robust designs. This is an e book not the physical book available as p. The model thinker, what you need to know to make data work.
Model thinker by page represents a single volume encompassing many facets of complexity, complex adaptive systems, and more. To make sense of complexity, use a variety of mental models. What you need to know to make data work for you, he explains how taking a multiparadigm approach puts more power into solving problems, innovating and. Page is a professor at the university of michigan, and his book explores mental models in a wonderful waytomasz tunguz.
What you need to know to make data work for you, at moi globals meettheauthor summer forum 2019. If you have not had an undergraduatelevel background in mathematics id imagine it difficult to follow along, but if you are familiar with math symbols and formula, the book is incredibly interesting and i was first introduced to prof scott page by listening to farnam. Introduction douglas mcgregor 19061964 followed a mostly academic career lecturing at harvard university, massachusetts institute of technology mit and antioch college, becoming the first sloan fellows professor at mit. This is an ebook not the physical book available as p. The core idea is that manymodel thinking produces wisdom through a diverse ensemble of logical frames. Click download or read online button to get the model thinker book now. Nov 10, 2018 in the model thinker, social scientist scott e. The model thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to. Michael michalko is one of the most highly acclaimed creativity experts in the world. The model thinker scott e page university of michigan. Download the model thinker or read the model thinker online books in pdf, epub and mobi format. At the core of the book is pages manymodel paradigm, which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the. Note if the content not found, you must refresh this page manually.
An original and thoughtprovoking book, and a challenging one for a onemodel thinker like myself. A handson reference for the working data scientist, the model thinker challenges us to consider that the historical methods we have used for data analysis are no longer adequate given the complexity of todays world. At the core of the book is pages manymodel paradigm, which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data. Pdf the model thinker download full pdf book download. I do data aggregation, reporting, and analysis at my day job. Join the conversation about each episode on twitter, facebook, or instagram. How anyone can become a data ninja from the stock market to.
Thinker 026 introduction douglas mcgregor 19061964 followed a mostly academic career lecturing at harvard university, massachusetts institute of technology mit and antioch college, becoming the first sloan fellows professor at mit. The model thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and information to their advantage. The model thinker is the guide to turning data into understanding. Army, he organized a team of nato intelligence specialists and international academics in frankfurt, germany, to research, collect, and categorize all known inventivethinking methods. The model thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and. Underneath it all is what page calls the manymodel paradigm, where the key isnt to just find one related set of statistical tools and work with them over and over, but to test our understanding of things by modeling them from several perspectives. Nov 27, 2018 choice award for outstanding academic title scott pages the model thinker is a deeper dive into the theory of mental models and the math behind them. Scott pages the model thinker is a deeper dive into the theory of mental models and the math behind them. Scott is a professor of complex systems, political science, and. How to get the best results from big data analysis.
What you need to know to make data work for you by scott e. At the core of the book is pages many model paradigm, which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data. Aug 20, 2019 scott page discussed his book, the model thinker. Scott page on becoming a model thinker the knowledge. Choice award for outstanding academic title a tremendously significant book embracing a creative, innovative approach for thinking about the complex mechanisms of social and natural phenomenast. From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. The model thinker reduces reallife interactions into mathematical models. Popular great thinkers books meet your next favorite book. Today companies and organizations across america have adapted the model. Underneath it all is what page calls the many model paradigm, where the key isnt to just find one related set of statistical tools and work with them over and over, but to test our understanding of things by modeling them from several perspectives. Pages book entreats readers to push to me clear about how they think about the world. Daron acemoglu, professor of economics at mit and coauthor of why nations fail with the exception of physics, scienceand particularly the social sciencescurrently resides in a liminal period characterized by hints of. Based on a wildly popular coursera mooc course on model thinking, the book compresses into 355 pages of brisk, highly readable text. First of all, i bought this book thinking it was about far more complex models.
Scotts book the model thinker explores mental models in depth. If you have not had an undergraduatelevel background in mathematics id imagine it difficult to follow along, but if you are familiar with math symbols and formula, the book is incredibly interesting and i was first introduced to prof scott page by listening to farnam streets podcast called the knowledge project. It describes dozens of models in straightforward language and explains how to apply them. The model thinker available for download and read online in other formats. Nov 27, 2018 in the model thinker, social scientist scott e. The book opens by making the case for a new way of using. We see political uprisings, market crashes, and a never. Page, 9780465094622, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Scott pages the model thinker is a deeper dive into the theory of mental models. Mar 14, 2019 the model thinker is the guide to turning data into understanding. At the same time, we find ourselves awash in data, be it on the opioid crisis.
Jul 18, 2019 today, host pamela clouser mccann discusses the book the model thinker with guests jeffery a. At the core of the book is pages manymodel paradigm, which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices. Today, host pamela clouser mccann discusses the book the model thinker with guests jeffery a. We live in a complex world with diverse people, firms, and governments whose behaviors aggregate to produce novel, unexpected phenomena. Daron acemoglu, professor of economics at mit and coauthor of why nations fail with the exception of physics, scienceand particularly the social sciencescurrently resides in a liminal period characterized by hints of universal principles. The model thinker goodreads meet your next favorite book. As impressive as the data may be, it is nopanacea, we now know what has happenedand is happening, but, owing to the complexity of the modern world, we may be less capable of understanding why it happened. Although, because of his early death, he wrote only a few publications, they have had a great impact. Daron acemoglu, professor of economics at mit and coauthor of why nations fail the clarity of scotts thinking has been awing me since our days together as doctoral students at kellogg.
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