Doug Garnett
@douggarnett.bsky.social
Complexity in business, math, and engineering. Deep experience with new consumer products. Portland, OR. http://DougGarnett.com. http://protonik.net. Adjunct at Portland State.
Cohost of The Marketing Podcast with Shahin Khan (https://t.co/XgZ4WBiyoU).
Cohost of The Marketing Podcast with Shahin Khan (https://t.co/XgZ4WBiyoU).
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Doug Garnett
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Complexity vs Precise Language in Business | Doug Garnett’s Blog
About a year ago I wrote about ontologies in psychology and how the unacknowledged assumptions of "substance ontology" had led late 20th century work to its
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“The act of defining is the act of death.” Right Story, Wrong Story, Tyson Yunkaporta
My latest — looking at how precise definitions can be damaging in business.
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My latest — looking at how precise definitions can be damaging in business.
@jpcastlin.bsky.social @fionatribe.bsky.social @rory-sutherland.bsky.social
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Economic canon discusses three types of uncertainty. On my Blog, @jpcastlin.bsky.social and I write about Dynamic Uncertainty — a natural uncertainty from emergence inherent to business. @fionatribe.bsky.social @caff.bsky.social @theropodpublishing.bsky.social
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Complexity: The Dynamic Uncertainty of Emergence | Doug Garnett’s Blog
In the May 23rd edition of JP Castlin’s Strategy in Praxis newsletter we suggested businesses often face a type of uncertainty JP named "dynamic uncertainty"
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August 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Economic canon discusses three types of uncertainty. On my Blog, @jpcastlin.bsky.social and I write about Dynamic Uncertainty — a natural uncertainty from emergence inherent to business. @fionatribe.bsky.social @caff.bsky.social @theropodpublishing.bsky.social
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👇So much this👇
If you think about it, it’s bizarre that in any given organisation almost anyone can call a one hour meeting for 10 people, but almost nobody can authorise a spend of $1000.
July 30, 2025 at 5:35 AM
👇So much this👇
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Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.
Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?"
English is the official language of Liberia...
English is the official language of Liberia...
July 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.
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Just days ago, Trump called for canceling Netanyahu’s trial, even suggesting he’d cut U.S. aid to Israel unless it was. Now he’s pulling the same move with Bolsonaro: “I’ll be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro…very closely.”
Under Trump, the U.S. has become a global protector of corruption.
Under Trump, the U.S. has become a global protector of corruption.
July 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just days ago, Trump called for canceling Netanyahu’s trial, even suggesting he’d cut U.S. aid to Israel unless it was. Now he’s pulling the same move with Bolsonaro: “I’ll be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro…very closely.”
Under Trump, the U.S. has become a global protector of corruption.
Under Trump, the U.S. has become a global protector of corruption.
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when a judge legit tries to protect you from the lawless president by keeping you in jail
BREAKING: A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released.
Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns
A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
when a judge legit tries to protect you from the lawless president by keeping you in jail
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July 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The Trump administration has released a three-time felon and five-time deported immigrant because he's going to testify against zero-time felon Abrego - all to cover their tracks for mistakenly and illegally sending Abrego to El Salvador and then lying about it to the court to cover it up.
The Trump admin has freed Jose Hernandez Reyes because he can testify against Abrego Garcia.
Hernandez, who has been deported 5 times, has also been arrested for:
—DUI w/ a handgun;
—cocaine possession;
—illegally transporting migrants; and
—drunkenly firing a gun.
Free link: wapo.st/40i4Ttt
Hernandez, who has been deported 5 times, has also been arrested for:
—DUI w/ a handgun;
—cocaine possession;
—illegally transporting migrants; and
—drunkenly firing a gun.
Free link: wapo.st/40i4Ttt
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.
Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Trump administration has released a three-time felon and five-time deported immigrant because he's going to testify against zero-time felon Abrego - all to cover their tracks for mistakenly and illegally sending Abrego to El Salvador and then lying about it to the court to cover it up.
DOGE knows nothing about managing effectively.
DOGE employees at Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance urging federal agencies to give fewer employees “above average” or “outstanding” performance reviews, while simultaneously calling for faster disciplinary action and terminations.
June 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
DOGE knows nothing about managing effectively.
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“We found this individual possessed a second, far more lethal string of words locked and loaded, and I’m terrified to think how the situation would have shaken out if he’d been able to say even one of them aloud,” said Kristi Noem theonion.com/kristi-...
Kristi Noem: Sen. Padilla Had Even Deadlier Opinion That Failed To Go Off
LOS ANGELES—Stressing that she had significant reason to fear for her life during yesterday’s confrontation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters Friday that she believed Sen. Alex Padilla had an even deadlier opinion that failed to go off. “We found this individual possessed a second, far more lethal string of words locked and loaded, […]
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June 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“We found this individual possessed a second, far more lethal string of words locked and loaded, and I’m terrified to think how the situation would have shaken out if he’d been able to say even one of them aloud,” said Kristi Noem theonion.com/kristi-...
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That’s not what the military is supposed to do. That’s called a military coup.
June 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
That’s not what the military is supposed to do. That’s called a military coup.
This is extremely concerning. Trump WANTS to be a dictator so he's having his administration act like their dictators. But that doesn't mean they are. Courts will not be happy.
Longer video with more context. If they'll do this to a Senator, then they will do this to you. As I've explained, this regime is "cognitively irresponsible," we're not permitted to ask questions, only obey: bsky.app/profile/jaco...
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
June 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is extremely concerning. Trump WANTS to be a dictator so he's having his administration act like their dictators. But that doesn't mean they are. Courts will not be happy.
New blog post: The critical need for company rebels. A focus on Exploring v Exploiting and thoughts on learning through experimentation.
More thoughts deriving from excellent discussion with
@jpcastlin.bsky.social.
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More thoughts deriving from excellent discussion with
@jpcastlin.bsky.social.
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Complexity and Experimentation: The Rebellious Bee. | Doug Garnett’s Blog
Through my company, Protonik LLC, I consult with companies as they design and bring to market new and innovative products. I am writing a book exploring the
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June 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New blog post: The critical need for company rebels. A focus on Exploring v Exploiting and thoughts on learning through experimentation.
More thoughts deriving from excellent discussion with
@jpcastlin.bsky.social.
www.douggarnett.com/complexity-i...
More thoughts deriving from excellent discussion with
@jpcastlin.bsky.social.
www.douggarnett.com/complexity-i...
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Wonder Woman is Chicana 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.
June 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Wonder Woman is Chicana 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
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Spokane, Washington tonight became the center of national attention after a peaceful protest outside an ICE facility was escalated by police.
June 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Spokane, Washington tonight became the center of national attention after a peaceful protest outside an ICE facility was escalated by police.
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
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I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
Methinks Apple is re-shuffling the deck chairs.
Apple is redesigning iOS for the first time in over a decade. From “Liquid Glass” to real-time translation, here are all the features coming to its devices this fall. https://trib.al/CzPkSU7
Apple Just Showed Off a New Look for iPhones. Here’s Everything Coming In iOS 26.
iOS 26 will launch this fall, bringing a sleek, transparent redesign and AI-powered features like real-time call translation.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Methinks Apple is re-shuffling the deck chairs.
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Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
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Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
June 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
“We cannot build bananas in America”… 👇👇👇
June 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“We cannot build bananas in America”… 👇👇👇
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Elon cited irreconcilable budget differences.
June 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Elon cited irreconcilable budget differences.
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This looks like it just might be exceptionally brilliant. Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein... @theropodpublishing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--N...
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Teaser | Netflix
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June 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This looks like it just might be exceptionally brilliant. Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein... @theropodpublishing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--N...
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Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Bessent: "We want the US to be more like Florida and less like New York"
May 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7