Mental models
Oct. 10th, 2024 02:34 pmЛітав по роботі з одного узбережжя на інше, по дорозі вирішив спробувати написати допис для ЛінкдІна на професійні теми. Але видно в душі сидить образа на деяких колишніх колег, бо зловив себе на тому, що захотів написати таке собі уточнення про одну штуку, яка мене особливо дратує у виконанні деяких менеджерів. Питання в аудиторію: якщо в ЛінкдІні написати отаке, воно сильно вдарить по репутації? (Сам допис я ще не дописав... каламбур, однако)
My little commentary-turned-rant: A “mental model” is a modern corporate phenomenon that involves a less technical manager or a business leader and a more technical concept (e.g., an algorithm), let us call it “X”. Said leader claims to have built a mental model of X when they have learned just enough about it to support a conversation. Often, in that conversation they start actively sharing their ideas about how to develop X, how to productize it, and so on, even if their level of competence on the topic is still grossly inadequate. In a perfectly cooperative environment such approach is fine, it may help fix problems and produce innovations. However, in a corporate environment that is competitive and/or hierarchical, such mental model-based inputs tend to get abused, leading to wrong decisions, shifted responsibilities, and covered-up problems. Since perfectly cooperative environments are rare, these mental models do more harm than good. For what it’s worth, my advice to leaders in high-tech business world is this: if you hear anyone say “my mental model of X is ... ”, put very little value into what they say about that X afterwards.
My little commentary-turned-rant: A “mental model” is a modern corporate phenomenon that involves a less technical manager or a business leader and a more technical concept (e.g., an algorithm), let us call it “X”. Said leader claims to have built a mental model of X when they have learned just enough about it to support a conversation. Often, in that conversation they start actively sharing their ideas about how to develop X, how to productize it, and so on, even if their level of competence on the topic is still grossly inadequate. In a perfectly cooperative environment such approach is fine, it may help fix problems and produce innovations. However, in a corporate environment that is competitive and/or hierarchical, such mental model-based inputs tend to get abused, leading to wrong decisions, shifted responsibilities, and covered-up problems. Since perfectly cooperative environments are rare, these mental models do more harm than good. For what it’s worth, my advice to leaders in high-tech business world is this: if you hear anyone say “my mental model of X is ... ”, put very little value into what they say about that X afterwards.
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Date: 2024-10-11 06:57 am (UTC)When I hear "Kleisli monad" from them... or "this function is a functor", all that shit, I know that they won't believe me if I tell them there's no such thing as Kleisli monad, for instance.
And so on. And you have generalized it well. Maybe this happens to everyone. But yes, a hierarchical system in an American enterprise prevents any meaningful discussion and clarification of ideas.
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Date: 2024-10-11 11:31 pm (UTC)Правда, вот: https://malyj-gorgan.dreamwidth.org/207416.html?thread=2223672#cmt2223672
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Date: 2024-10-21 03:08 pm (UTC)Нам не дано предугадать, где наше слово отзовётся.
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Date: 2024-10-21 04:16 pm (UTC)"ПУСКАЙ КЛЕВЕЩУТ!!"
😂😂
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Date: 2024-10-11 03:04 pm (UTC)я позавчора запостила на ЛІ мем про піемів. ха-ха поставив тіки мій чоловік :( але це може тому шо я там пишу раз на два роки і мене не видно в потоці самолюбовань і срачів
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Date: 2024-10-11 11:05 pm (UTC)(Це мене ще наболіло, я оце злітав у нашу штаб-квартиру в Канаді, так там теж суцільний відкритий офіс.) Зараз хвилююсь, чи мені то не зашкодить :)
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