Herbert Simon

After reading the chapter “Project Classroom Makeover”, readers may have spotted that expert knowledge and collective knowledge, as well as crowd sourcing, were mentioned in the story, and more importantly, were being labeled as two completely different forms of knowledge acquisition that are in constant battle with each other. In fact, Cathy Davidson, the author of the story, stated how “crowd sourcing is suspicious of expertise, because the more expert we are, the more likely we are to be limited in what we even conceive to be the problem, let alone the answer” (Davidson 51). Basically, she is trying to communicate the idea that crowd sourcing is the better alternative to expertise on a given problem. Collaboration with different people and different ways of thinking generally has higher success rates to solving common problems than having one or more experts try to handle a problem that does not concern them greatly individually. The moment expertise is brought into the matter is the moment where the problem grows into something much worse than what the “problem solvers” started out with. This is largely due to this situation where people are now relying on knowledge originating from a single source as opposed to multiple sources with varying levels of credibility and useful ideas on the case at hand. In theory, this could have been more efficient in solving the problem had the expert not try to step in and take over the team, or get placed in charge and put the members of…

Linking cash transfer to Herbert Simon’s bounded rational theory (Group component): The government of India had actually three policy choices to be made - Policy 1- whether to completely go for cash transfer for all the social welfare programs (including for food distribution). Policy 2- whether to continue with the existing “in kind” subsidies and no cash transfer. Policy 3- whether to partially go for cash transfer for some benefits like scholarship, old age pension etc and continue…

2. Herbert Simon Decision Theory Model : When a manager makes a decision, it is, in effect, the organisation's response to a problem. As such, a decision should be thought of as a means rather than an end. Every decision is the outcome of a dynamic, process which is influenced by multiple forces. However. what are the different stages of this process, there is no unanimity. Herbert Simon, an expert on decision making has proposed three phases of decision making intelligence, design, and choice.…

author of The Sunflower, Simon Wiesenthal, went through a sentimental battle. He was a Jew in the Holocaust, while working one day he was taken by a nurse to meet a SS Nazi soldier who was close to death. This SS Nazi soldier surprisingly told Wiesenthal, a Jew in the Holocaust, about all the crimes and death he has done and then he asked for forgiveness for all the people he has killed or potentially hurt. The author Wiesenthal never replied to the plea for forgiveness. Instead, he remained…

such as shapes, colors, animals, food, school items, clothing, and community workers. One picture will be in Spanish and the other will be in English. Maria can then read the Spanish and English together in order to help her read and practice speaking English. As Maria is able to read them with ease then the words will be covered and Maria will have to label them herself in English. This is a game that can be played at home to help Maria learn to read and speak English. To help Maria with…

Edgar Wright is a really great director who knows how to make people laugh. He is known for his Comedic Cornetto Trilogy, and the movies I will be talking about are “Shaun of the Dead”, and “Hot Fuzz” are the two of them. The scenes display the kind of style he uses in the films, and by using film techniques it helps show the style by how effective it is. Techniques such as music, sound effects, camera work e.g close ups, mid shots, and characters. Wright uses these techniques to grab people’s…

meaningful lines in the poem, suggesting that they have achieved eternal togetherness through enormous love for one another. Of all of the interpretations of this poem, one in particular stands out that is quite different from others. In this interpretation judgment has just been passed on the foremost female intellectual and spiritual leader in Cambridge, Anne Hutchinson. Her accusers persecuted the woman for her weekly scripture meetings with other women that had become so popular that…

Benjamin Braddock is a successful young man who graduates college from the East Coast and is now back home in Los Angeles with no idea what his future holds for him. In the film The Graduate, Ben is back home with a college degree and no clue where to go next. Ben seems to be bothered by something in his life. When questioned about it by his dad, he says that he is worried about his future. This is typical for a young man who is fresh out of college. In my research I found that the sequence when…

Anna Sokolow was born February 9, 1910 in Hartford Connecticut. Sadly she passed away not too long ago on March 29, 2000. In New York City. Anyways, Anna was an American choreographer and professional dancer. Ever since Anna was a young girl she's always desired dancing. When she saw like a dance magazine or someone else dancing, it made her happy and inspired her to become a dancer. She wasn't expecting to become famous out of it. Anna found her majority of inspiration to dance in Jewish…

Simon Wiesenthal’s memoir, The Sunflower, told the story of Simon when he was trapped in a concentration camp. During his time in the camp, he was told to make a decision of forgiving a SS officer. An officer who Wiesenthal was contributing to his daily torture. Instead of verbally saying he forgave Karl, Simon implied his forgiveness by staying silent. I agree with Wiesenthal’s actions because I have relatable instances from my life that make it understandable. Such as, my parent’s divorce and…