[FRIAM] one more thought on complexity

2007-03-03 Thread Mikhail Gorelkin
I'm trying to formulate here one thought (maybe it's not new): when we're discussing about complexity, we assume a role of the subject reflecting on the "objective reality". But we are evolving ( if we are lucky :-) ) and one time we recognize our ability to play a role of the new subject inside

Re: [FRIAM] Subtle problem with BI

2007-03-03 Thread Mikhail Gorelkin
ere is a subtle problem with BI (data mining, data >> visualization, etc.). Usually we assume that our data reflect adequately >> business issues (customer behavior), and in the same time we update >> (patch) our data-collecting software very often, which re

Re: [FRIAM] Subtle problem with BI

2007-03-03 Thread Jack Stafurik
y to estimate it 1) to improve our software; > 2) to make our business decision more accurate. It looks like both our > data-collecting software and BI are linked together forming a business > (and cybernetic!) model. > > > > Any comments? >

Re: [FRIAM] Subtle problem with BI

2007-03-03 Thread Phil Henshaw
I don't quite understand the details, but sounds link a kind of 'ah ha' observation of both natural systems in operation and the self-reference dilemma of theory. My rule is try to never change the definition of your measures. It's sort of like maintaining software compatibility. if you arbitrar