Mental Supermodels

Mental Supermodels


Latest Episodes

9. Real-World Roadmaps
March 01, 2021

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber dig into mental models that help prioritizing a realistic roadmap for the short term and long term. We are in the Prioritize stage of the Strategy to Execution ModelHazards at this stage include assumptions,

8. Economic Thinking for Mental Models
February 23, 2021

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber discuss some way to apply economic thinking techniques to the mental modeling approaches of the Map and Prioritize stages of the 6-Stage Strategy to Execution model. Key concepts include:

7. Supermodels to Overcome Resistance
February 15, 2021

When you try to make changes, you will encounter resistance. Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber discuss a mental model and practical applications for understanding the sources and solutions to systemic resistance.

Freestyle Friday: Value
February 12, 2021

Myron Weber asks Jeremy Thomas to share his expertise on the concept of Value in business problem solving and decision making, then the guys discuss how to apply those concepts to an actual problem from one of the podcast listeners.

6. Mental Kombat Supermodel Combo
February 08, 2021

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber discuss a potent combo of techniques to employ whether you are battling the Big Boss or you are the boss. This combo is a sub-model within the Map stage of the Strategy-to-Execution model.

Freestyle Friday: No, we aren’t talking about Conflict and Emotions
February 05, 2021

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber have an unscripted, freestyle conversation about how to deal with the internal and external conflicts that can arise when we feel like our ideas are not valued.

5. Mapping Maps
February 01, 2021

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber navigate their way into the Map stage of the 6-stage Strategy to Execution model. "The map is not the territory." (Clausewitz may have said it. If he didn't, Korzybski definitely did.

4. Limitations of Knowledge
January 25, 2021

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber discuss some of the key ideas that define and illustrate the limitations of knowledge that impact the ability of organization to plan and execute toward achieving goals. Key ideas:

3. Implicit vs Explicit Goals
January 18, 2021

Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber explore the mental modeling techniques that make for effective goal setting in the strategy-to-execution model. How can pre-Socratic Greek philosophers help us improve our goal setting?

Freestyle Friday: Bookending? Yep… Bookending.
January 15, 2021

In this Freestyle Friday episode of Mental Supermodels, Jeremy Thomas and Myron Weber go unscripted to talk about how to solve problems in a real-world business scenario when the definition is not exactly clear.