Sep 3, 2015
The Values Statement
Finally, we take a look at the values statement. The mission tells us what we do and the vision statement tells us why we are doing it. The values statement tells us…
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Sep 3, 2015
Writing for Mathematical Reviews
Yesterday, I wrote about writing for Mathematical Reviews (MR). MR is a database of reviews of existing mathematical literature. This is different from the peer review process, and happens post publication. The…
Sep 2, 2015
On Gerrymandering
There's been a lot of talk about a recent gerrymandering disaster in Missouri. For the best discussion, read Lowering the Bar's take on it. Coincidentally, I reviewed an article by Jeff Suzuki…
Sep 2, 2015
The Vision Statement
Next we want to talk about the vision statement. The vision statement is distinct from the mission statement. If the mission statement tells us where we are, then the vision statement tells…
Sep 1, 2015
The Mission Statement
Mission statements explain what you do. They are simple and elegant statement. For instance, let's assume we are creating a mission statement for a hypothetical coffee shop, which will call the Coffee…
Aug 31, 2015
Mission, Vision, and Values
Lately, I have been working on a new startup. As part of the startup process, I wanted to explain to potential funders what we stand for. It's easy to create a proforma…
Aug 30, 2015
I wonder how zoning works on Qo'noS
I don't often blog about land use, for obvious reasons, but here we go. I've been slowly going through Star Trek: The Animated Series , currently free for Amazon Prime members. I…
Aug 29, 2015
I didn't have time to write a short blog post, so I wrote you a long one
Wellcome Principal Research Fellow Dorothy Bishop writes in an LSE blog that length limits on papers are hurting the scientific discourse. The gist of the argument is (1) that most papers need…
Aug 28, 2015
Benefits and Costs
Yesterday's post referred to "benefit-cost analysis" which is the same as what a lot of people call "cost-benefit analysis." I chose this term for the reason anyone does anything. When I took…
Aug 27, 2015
The Cost of Hazard Mitigation
From San Francisco Chronicle, For Patrick Otellini, the sky is always about to fall. As San Francisco’s first “chief resilience officer,” Otellini inhabits a worst-case scenario world of catastrophic floods, earthquakes, tsunamis,…