Yi-Tan Tech Community Call #387 - Questioning Conventional Wisdom - 1:30pm Eastern, Monday =0A =0A 2013-04-15

[Jerry Michalski]

Greetings,

Scarcity equals value. Nature, red in tooth and claw. Does it? Is it? Is the Commons really Tragic?

There are so many sayings we take for granted, narratives that govern our behavior. And many of them are plain old wrong. (Here's a Prezi listing some juicy ones.)

As Mark Twain so elegantly said, "What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so."

Together, let's discuss:

• What conventional wisdom do you know is wrong?
• Why? What's your proof? What should we think instead?
• How does the battle over these narratives play out in business and politics?

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Date: Monday, 2013-04-15

Time: 10:30am Pacific, 1:30pm Eastern

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Talk to you on the call!

Bestest,

Jerry