Mental Supermodels

Latest Episodes
18. Crypto Crossover
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
"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
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
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...