Mental Supermodels

Mental Supermodels


Latest Episodes

18. Crypto Crossover
February 21, 2022

Jeremy and Myron join Stefan and Scott from Mentally Unscripted for another crossover episode. The group discusses individual experiences with cryptocurrency and explores some principles and mental mo

17. Maximalism: response to Mentally Unscripted
January 20, 2022

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber respond to some of the ideas discussed on Episode 47 of the Mentally Unscripted podcast. Important questions address: What is a more nuanced way to understand the

16. Decentralized Tomorrow
November 05, 2021

Jeremy and Myron are joined by Paul and Scott from Mentally Unscripted for a crossover episode. Highlights: Twentieth century technologies were centralizing. Twenty-first century technology is

15. Bitcoin of the Lambs
August 23, 2021

Using a Mental Modeling approach borrowed from Hannibal Lecter of Silence of the Lambs, Jeremy and Myron discuss Bitcoin. 4-level model of Bitcoin: EssenceProtocolFunctionLedgerCharacteristicsCr

Solo: Analysts are not evil!
April 14, 2021

As the regular episodes are on hiatus while the guys prepare to start the next series, Myron Weber flies solo on this short episode. Calling back to his article originally published in 2011, Myron discusses the role of the Analyst in business and how t...

14. Measurement Models
April 05, 2021

How do you measure results? How do you manage what you can't measure? Learn mental model techniques you can use to measure and monitor the results of your initiatives as Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber dig into the final stage of the Strategy to Executio...

13. Risk: Failure is an Option
March 29, 2021

Have you ever been told that "failure is not an option" on a project? Even when it's said with the right intention, it's not true. Failure is always an option. It's the default option. Monitoring, managing,

12. Validation: Theory and Reality
March 22, 2021

"The difference between theory and reality is that in theory reality doesn't matter but in reality it does." Jeremy and Myron explore the Validation stage of the Strategy-to-Execution model. Validate the goal> Confirm the Value> Clarify the Goal>...

11. Trust, Communication, and Culture
March 15, 2021

Discussions of project management often focus on the tools and techniques. Regardless of how you assign and track the tasks, though, you cannot successfully manage without trust and communication. Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber explore these ideas i...

10. The OODA Supermodel
March 08, 2021

No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. So how can you execute on your plans in a dynamic, changing environment? Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber discuss how John Boyd's OODA Loop mental supermodel can be applied within the context of the...