In a Storm Stay Away From Complex Stocks
In the past few weeks stock markets have been plummeting. There is talk of a perfect storm. On May 18-thContinue Reading
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Italy – Pride and Prejudice
In the current economic situation, of falling stock markets, plummeting oil prices and sustained turbulence, the global investor mustContinue Reading
Why This Crisis Won’t Go Away (Soon)
Why do most theorems in maths start by saying “let f(x) be a continuous differentiable function…”? Why do so manyContinue Reading
Project Management: Why Cost Overruns and Late Delivery?
Why over 90% of projects finish late? There is plenty of literature on the subject. This is a good example.Continue Reading
Rating the Resilience of Major Markets, 31-st December, 2015
Resilience Ratings of major markets are reported in the table below. Analysis performed on 31/12/2015. The results are presented withoutContinue Reading
How Sustainable is the World as a System?
Corporate sustainability, social responsibility and sustainability in general are trendy subjects nowadays. There exist numerous programmes, institutes and research centersContinue Reading
Deutsche Bank – Too Big To Fail or Too Complex To Survive?
Complexity and interdependency are the hallmarks of our time. The increase of complexity and turbulence in the markets andContinue Reading
Sustainability and the Dramatic Importance of Systemic Analysis
You only appreciate the importance of systemic analysis once you see the kind of new knowledge it delivers. There isContinue Reading
Why highly complex systems usually operate in failure mode
The complexity of modern products, as well as the associated manufacturing processes, have been increasing over the past fewContinue Reading
Correlation is Charlatanism.
“…correlation is charlatanism” Photo: AP photo/Richard Drew “Anything that relies on correlation is charlatanism” is a great article. But isContinue Reading
