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The Connection Between Inequality, Economic Decline, And Political Populism

The Horizons Tracker

The models were based on evolutionary game theory and cultural evolution, and aimed to understand our willingness to interact with others outside of our social group. This was evident after both the Great Depression and the Global Financial Crisis. ” Cultural evolution.

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How We Contribute To Mistrust In Politics

The Horizons Tracker

Whereas various arguments have been made to find a culprit, from social media to globalization, a new study from Aarhus University suggests that we ourselves may be playing a part too. The findings emerged after volunteers participated in a game-theory experiment to understand the importance of trustworthiness in various election scenarios.

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Success is not a zero-sum game

Lead on Purpose

In games like chess , one person wins and the other loses. Trust is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents—is the essential ingredient for successful people and organizations. Hold others accountable for their commitments.

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Embrace the Complexity of Cyber Defense

Harvard Business Review

Global patterns and trends emerge from these low-level interactions that cannot be predicted by a study of the individual components in isolation. Game Theory is useful for understanding strategic interactions when parties have competing interests. Malicious elements are ubiquitous in complex systems.

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Should You Put World of Warcraft on Your Resume?

Harvard Business Review

Harvard has used high-stakes poker as a real-world game theory laboratory for strategic thinking. For sheer bonhomie and bonding, golf remains a global opportunity for American, Asian, and European executives to mix business with pleasure. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are famous for their love of and prowess in bridge.

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How Blockchain Applications Will Move Beyond Finance

Harvard Business Review

But bitcoin has been extremely successful at solving the problem it was designed for: allowing a global network to securely transact and exchange value without the need for a costly intermediary. Based on the research of the Fletcher School at Tufts University's Institute for Business in the Global Context and Planet eBiz.

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The Nationalist Leanings Of International Collaboration

The Horizons Tracker

A few years ago in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks report, they made the understandable warning that international collaboration on things like climate change (global pandemics weren’t yet a thing) was withering in the face of a seemingly daily barrage of derision from the Trump White House. Analyzing cooperation.

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