Comments for DavidBourn.com http://davidbourn.com A day in the life of a research scientist Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:06:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Prediction Markets in an R&D Organization by David http://davidbourn.com/2009/11/09/prediction-markets-in-an-rd-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-11 David Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:06:46 +0000 http://davidbourn.com/?p=44#comment-11 I agree and maybe I should have said, if you can't measure it you don't know how much you have improved. Meaning you can give a qualitative description of the improvement but not really a quantitative measurement. --dwb I agree and maybe I should have said, if you can’t measure it you don’t know how much you have improved. Meaning you can give a qualitative description of the improvement but not really a quantitative measurement.

–dwb

]]> Comment on Prediction Markets in an R&D Organization by brocktice http://davidbourn.com/2009/11/09/prediction-markets-in-an-rd-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-10 brocktice Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:08:19 +0000 http://davidbourn.com/?p=44#comment-10 David, I'm a fan of the related saying, "what gets measured gets managed." I disagree that you can't improve something if you can't measure it, but it's certainly harder to know whether the things that you're doing are improving the situation. Do you use any metrics for your day-to-day work? David, I’m a fan of the related saying, “what gets measured gets managed.” I disagree that you can’t improve something if you can’t measure it, but it’s certainly harder to know whether the things that you’re doing are improving the situation.

Do you use any metrics for your day-to-day work?

]]> Comment on Prediction Markets in an R&D Organization by lesliefine http://davidbourn.com/2009/11/09/prediction-markets-in-an-rd-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-9 lesliefine Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:32:50 +0000 http://davidbourn.com/?p=44#comment-9 David, I am Chief Scientist at Crowdcast, a company dedicated to bringing prediction market technologies to bear in corporate settings. We count among our clients many of the Fortune 1000, including some key pharma companies. Prior to this, I was at HP Labs, running their prediction market initiative. It would be great to chat, and I can tell you about some of the prime (and not-so-prime) applications of our work. Regards, Leslie Fine (leslie [at] crowdcast.com) David,

I am Chief Scientist at Crowdcast, a company dedicated to bringing prediction market technologies to bear in corporate settings. We count among our clients many of the Fortune 1000, including some key pharma companies. Prior to this, I was at HP Labs, running their prediction market initiative. It would be great to chat, and I can tell you about some of the prime (and not-so-prime) applications of our work.

Regards,
Leslie Fine
(leslie [at] crowdcast.com)

]]> Comment on Achieving Flow in Science by David http://davidbourn.com/2008/02/12/flow-the-psychology-of-optimal-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-5 David Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:02:10 +0000 http://davidbourn.com/?p=4#comment-5 I have about 80 pages left. So far it really is a good read. It is different from my usual reading area and takes a very Buddhist philosophy on happiness. It has really opened my eyes. I have the next one as well on creativity and hope to read that after I finish this one. I have about 80 pages left. So far it really is a good read. It is different from my usual reading area and takes a very Buddhist philosophy on happiness. It has really opened my eyes. I have the next one as well on creativity and hope to read that after I finish this one.

]]> Comment on Achieving Flow in Science by brocktice http://davidbourn.com/2008/02/12/flow-the-psychology-of-optimal-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-4 brocktice Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:52:25 +0000 http://davidbourn.com/?p=4#comment-4 Have you read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Mihaly-Csikszentmihalyi/dp/0060920432/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202856723&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">this book?</a> I haven't yet, but it's high on my list. Have you read this book? I haven’t yet, but it’s high on my list.

]]> Comment on Hello world! by brocktice http://davidbourn.com/2008/01/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 brocktice Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:43:35 +0000 http://davidbourn.com/?p=1#comment-3 I've heard that Buenos Aires is both fun and cheap. I’ve heard that Buenos Aires is both fun and cheap.

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