But there was something engaging in this fifteen minute short about economics and game theory. Called Finite and Infinite Games by James P. The book goes on to explore what these two types of games mean in all walks of life, not just in business. Which games do you play? MORE

You must have an attitude of, “Everybody wins or the game’s not worth playing.” Economics and game theory also provide valuable insight into the study of trust (cf. If You Want Remarkable Teams… Build for Collaboration. If you want a great race car, you build it for speed. MORE

In game theory, this sort of situation is known as a “chicken-and-egg problem.” ” Fortunately, game theory provides a way to crack such strategic challenges: by incentivizing either side to “move first” in choosing legal over undocumented immigration. President Trump campaigned on a promise to “build a great, great wall on our southern border.” MORE

But there’s some evidence to suggest that showing trust in others actually helps them trust you more – researchers who study game theory consistently find that when one person shows faith in another, the second person’s faith in others also rises. MORE

Leadership Awakeners are the Game Changers of the World. It conditions you to think in terms of winning and losing or a zero sum game. John Nash –- behavioral economist and Nobel Prize recipient – is best known for advancing game theory and the equilibrium principle. MORE

It includes decision analysis, game theory, and operations research. Leaders need to understand complex, uncertain dynamic environments well enough to anticipate how initiatives will fare. To that end, they must ensure that critical information is gathered and synthesized. That, in turn, requires recruiting, rewarding, and retaining the best people that their resources allow, then enabling them to use their talents to the fullest. MORE

I spent four years in Australia and another in Europe discovering the ways my theory worked — and didn't work — in the real world. MORE

In game theory and economic theory, zero-sum describes a situation in which one person’s gain is exactly balanced by another person’s loss. In games like chess, one person wins and the other loses. The win (+1) added to the loss … Continue reading → Trust Uncategorized achievement positive success MORE

The payoffs hedge fund employees are real, but the business has the feel of a game. They follow the game theory as outlined in the Prisoner’s Dilemma –where as long as both prisoners accused of a crime stay silent, they both receive the least punishment. MORE

But my experience is all working with baseball data, or learning game theory because you want to be better at poker, right? Einstein supposedly said that I don’t trust any physics theory that can’t be explained to a 10-year-old. The future is so different than the past and we really can’t rely on it at all, so it’s really an intuition game.’ MORE

Game theory applications – tapping into mutualistic dynamics. [A 5 minute talk given at LA Hackers on April 23, 2011 at Coloft]. My name is Atma. I am an industrial psychologist. That’s kind of like a project manager on academic steroids. MORE

You could examine precedents, order a few studies, consider various options, weigh the pros and cons, bring in some experts, and even dabble in game theory. Want to know what they want? MORE

In games like chess , one person wins and the other loses. Life in the business world at times feels like a zero-sum game. In your failure to deliver results in a negative outcome situation is a Lose-Lose or direct relationship, not a zero-sum game. MORE

In game theory and economic theory, zero-sum describes a situation in which one person’s gain is exactly balanced by another person’s loss. In games like chess, one person wins and the other loses. The win (+1) added to the loss … Continue reading → Trust Uncategorized achievement positive success MORE

Game theory and dueling. The psychology of Nazi war criminals. The reluctance to delegate. Coordination issues between departments. Crisis management and Benghazi. Common pitfalls of diversity programs. Changes in disability law. Utilitarianism and speed limits. Etiquette and ethics. MORE

By translating game theory into pragmatic business strategy, Co-opetition cleverly showed companies a new path to revenue growth: It's better to own 20 percent share of a $10 billion market than it is to own 75 percent share of a $2 billion market. Therefore it's time to extend the concept of game theory to upstream activities too. There's a flawed belief that your only 'friends' in business are the enemies of your enemy. At one time, this axiom held true. MORE

He then usually brings in the tools of game theory, in which his protagonists have to contend with other rational actors and the moves they might make. The basic story is that early antitrust and regulatory ideas that didn’t have much basis in economic theory were brushed aside in the 1970s and 1980s by the University of Chicago-based “law and economics” movement, which basically taught that competition conquers all, even in pretty concentrated industries. MORE

Game Theory is useful for understanding strategic interactions when parties have competing interests. Game Theory can help us understand how better to defend the system, or conversely, how better to evade it. MORE

In mining, leaders must understand the strategic implications of cost curves, game theory, and real-options valuation; further, they must know and be sensitive to the stakeholders in their regulatory and societal environment, many of whom can directly influence their opportunities to create value. MORE

To check out all the resources, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Al Roth, expert in game theory, experimental economics, and market design, is all about getting economists more [.]. Here’s an article written by Martha E. Mangelsdorf and featured online by MIT Sloan Management Review. MORE

It’s an expert use of product design, network effects, and game theory all wrapped up in one move. Yesterday, hardware stole the show at the Apple unveiling. But Apple’s most impressive achievement on display at yesterday’s announcement was not a technological feat — although the technology on display was certainly impressive. Apple’s great feat was the use of their scale to swiftly get the world lined up behind a new model for payments. MORE

It’s a game , played by flawed-but-not-crazy human beings under confusing circumstances. Peyton Young’s “ The Evolution of Conventions ,” one of several works of game theory I plowed my way through this week in an attempt to find a way to think about the government shutdown and looming debt ceiling fight that didn’t make me want to bang my head against a wall. The debt-limit game. But the lesson from game theory is that yeah, schmoozing can help. MORE

“Politics is not a game,” Winston Churchill once said. ” And yet like any business, politics is rife with strategic challenges and opportunities that game theory can help elucidate. Politics is indeed an earnest business, but Garland’s stalled nomination shows how politics is also a game, albeit one that cannot be reduced to simply winning or losing. HBR STAFF. “It is an earnest business.” MORE

Harvard has used high-stakes poker as a real-world game theory laboratory for strategic thinking. Demonstrable talent and success at games that mix competitive fire with social skills make a desirable human capital combination. There’s a perceived correlation between real competence in serious games and business effectiveness. A top IT executive recruiter, for example, noted that “his clients haven’t sought hires with game experience.” MORE

Through a clever mix of game theory and cryptography, bitcoin replicates financial systems’ ability to transfer value, but without any of the labor typically involved in running and securing transactions. To understand the transformation that’s being brought about by blockchain technology, it’s useful to start with its largest implementation to date: bitcoin. MORE