hAPPY BIRTH DAY CHARLES DARWIN.. 200th birth anniversery

BY the way a quick correction in my last post first  "one of my principal spiritual belief is NOT TO see the universe/religion in a good vs bad.. god vs evil".

DARWANian model of evolution has been more of a philosophical and church centric debate rather than that of scientific merit.. again politics of religion.. evolution is the most fantastic concept availble for human thinking.. everything evolves to a pattern .. those who dont evolve die as furthered in survival of the fittest theory.. what about organizations.. there is a constant evolution happening within the structures evolve and so its strategy.. people.. resources..

i want to hear your views first on theory of evolution w.r.t organizations.. 

i will then post my underlying view

THE HIDDEN DIMENSION..

thanks for posting views again on ravana and rama.. quickies.. have i been biased towards ravana , my answer is no .. i just want to bring the other side of the coin.. whether your hero/god is rama or ravana is a matter of personal choice, its just my endevaour to uncover facts and present it to you.. esp since i believe to  a tribe of "participative sociologists" who observe and try to bring multi dimensional perspectives.. one of my principal spiritual belief is to see the universe/religion in a good vs bad.. god vs evil.. all religions have this bifrucation so it limits our perspective of understanding..  how many of us dig Vedas/ upanishads/  which is monotheistic and works on nature .. logic and judgement.. ? we as human psyche wants love to dramatize our gods beliefs.. 

anyways why do i say all this ? somebody had queried is it related to strategy ? well everything is connected.. i want to develop multidimensionality  of perspectives and approach in viewing things/objects/organizations.. much of the views i see is single at most bi dimensional.. reality many a times (as string theorists proclaim .. i am from the other school though) is in 6th.. 7th or nth dimension.. i call this as hidden dimension..

welcome to the world of mind-physics.. as now its proved as  the god's particle (Higgs's Boson.. did the cyclotron find it by the way )..  unravels the truth..

its very easy to bisect or trisect a strategy or organization and pinpoint causes of success/failure.. but what about the hidden dimension..

in coming days i will write about this "HIDDEN DIMENSION" ... in strategy, organizations, economics, society and behaviours.. let the suspense continue

A book that changed my life .. early on

Among all the books that I have read or heard.. This is a life changer and I mean it. I had heard some sort of an audio version of this book when a great (unknown) master had mentioned in his discourses which in turn was brought in by my teacher at my engineering college.

Just a jist : is a 1981 book by Harold Kushner, a Conservative rabbi. Kushner addresses in the book one of the principal problems of theodicy (justice of god), the conundrum of why, if the universe was created and is governed by a God who is of a good and loving nature, there is nonetheless so much suffering and pain in it — essentially, the evidential problem of evil.

This devout Rabbi (jewish priest), an excellent human being , devoted to god throughout his life
has to see his young son, Aaron, who die at age 14 in 1977 of the incurable genetic disease progeria in which the body ages faster.

Bottomline : he had to see his son die in front of his eyes , every day by seeing him grow old much faster than him and was helpless..

if you are a biking enthusiast .. you will like this

The first pictures of the production version of the BMW S1000RR supersport motorcycle have been unveiled at BMW’s Berlin production plant. Until now, only the carbon-fiber clad World Superbike-spec version has been seen in action. This 403-lb performance riding machine is as high tech as any M-series automobile the Bavarian-based company has ever produced. Everything from traction-control to ABS as well as high-tech engine internals will make this first-ever BMW superbike a legitimate challenger to the Italian and Japanese sportbikes that have ruled the racetracks and back-canyon bi-ways of our little blue planet. Below is the press release on the unveiling as provided by BMW. -Ken

Staff and fans of BMW Motorrad are looking forward to March 1, 2009 with great excitement. At the introductory race to the Superbike World Championship in Phillip Island, Australia, two BMW motorcycles will be in the starting line-up for the first time. After recent tests in Portimao and Valencia, riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus are optimistic about the future and the mood in the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team is positive. The racing bikes will be fairly close to serial production models, allowing for the greater audience identification characteristic of the sport. Behind the scenes meanwhile, production of the serial machine is getting underway: the BMW S 1000 RR. The package of this completely newly developed motorcycle with its 999cc in-line 4-cylinder engine is very compact and light. The dry weight of the motorcycle is 183 kg. Both its supreme performance figures and its outstanding riding properties make the BMW S 1000 RR an extremely attractive offer in the supersports segment.

The engine has a very compact cylinder head and is narrow in shape. The valves are activated by means of very small, light cam followers, virtually at Formula 1 level in terms of their dimensions. This construction ensures very high engine speeds and allows maximum freedom in engine design in terms of torque and output. For the supersports bike BMW S 1000 RR, a completely newly developed sports ABS featuring four different modes as well as the dynamic traction control system DTC will be available. The functional principle of the traction control system has been borrowed directly from racing.

The distinctive design of the S 1000 RR reflects the general style of the segment but also clearly represents the brand BMW. The new S 1000 RR will be available in the four finishes Mineral Silver metallic, Acid Green metallic, Thunder Grey metallic and - based on the BMW Motorrad racing colours - Alpine White/Lupine Blue/Magma Red. The serial production machine BMW S 1000 RR will be presented to the public in the early summer of 2009 but can already be ordered in dealerships.

Servant Leadership: Book of the week

book : "fooled by randomness"

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
If the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why aren't there more millionaires? In Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. This eccentric and highly personal exploration of the nature of randomness meanders from the court of Croesus and trading rooms in New York and London to Russian roulette, Monte Carlo engines, and the philosophy of Karl Popper. Part of what makes this book so good is Taleb's ability to make seemingly arcane mathematical concepts (at least to this reviewer) entirely relevant in evaluating and understanding everything from the stock market to the success of those millionaires cited in the aforementioned bestsellers. Here's an articulate, wise, and humorous meditation on the nature of success and failure that anyone who wants a little more of the former would do well to consider. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards 

From Publishers Weekly
In this look at financial luck, hedge fund manager Taleb (Dynamic Hedging) addresses the apparently irrational movement of money markets around the world. Using his own investing experience and examples of others' successes and disappointments, he discusses theories like Monte Carlo math (easy; considered cheating by purists) and the concept of Russian roulette. Taleb tells interesting, well-wrought stories about individual behavior: "While Nero has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams, both personally and intellectually, he is starting to consider himself as having missed a chance somewhere." While serious investors and mathematics enthusiasts will be intrigued, readers looking for practical investment strategies will be disappointed by this rambling intellectual discourse. Tables. 40,000-copy first printing; $150,000 marketing budget.