Change Your Models, Change Your Results
“Everything we think we know about the world is a model.” Donella Meadows (1941 - 2001)
Smart Models is a weekly newsletter to help you solve problems, make informed decisions, and lead with influence.
BUT WHAT IS EXACTLY A MODEL?
A model is a simplified representation of what we see in reality. It’s the lens we use to dilute the complexities and allows us to see clearly and take action.
The solar system is a model.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a model.
A cooking recipe is a model to make a delicious dish!
Everything you know is a model. However, because it’s just a simplification of our view of the world, it’s imperfect. The best models in the world are not %100 correct.
That’s why the real test of a model’s utility is not its perfection, but its capability to generate realistic and useful outcomes when put into action.
As the British Statistician, George Box put it (1919 - 2013):
“Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.”
WHY MODELS MATTER
Proven and time tested models give you the advantage to interpret complex phenomena in life and business.
Instead of relying on experience alone, you can use tested models to generate better answers, solutions, or results.
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Experience doesn’t guarantee results, but Smart Models do. That’s why great leaders do not solely rely on experience, but also on Smart models.
WHAT ARE SMART MODELS?
Smart Models range from sophisticated models with high statistical significance to proven frameworks, tested tactics, and simple step by step processes.
The common theme among Smart Models is that they invite you to change your way of thinking to experience new results.
HOW IT HELPS YOU
Smart Models will help you to:
Slow down and resist the temptation to jumping to conclusions
Recognize patterns with logical and analytical techniques.
Process information correctly to make better decisions.
Double down on what works.
Notice details others miss.
And 10X your results
WHAT TO EXPECT
Every Friday, you’ll get ONE actionable model that you can read in under 4 minutes, and immediately apply it to your life or business.
Here’re few examples of what you should be expecting:
How to involve, lead, and grow your team
How to innovate and lead in the AI age
How to think clearly and strategically
How to communicate effectively
How to make better decisions
How to improve operations
How to listen effectively
How to solve problems
How to sell your ideas
The list could go on and on.
Actually, everything around you in life and business is acted out through a model.
In her book, Thinking in System, Donella Meadows reminds and advices you:
“Remember, always, that everything you know, and everything everyone knows, is only a model ….. Instead of becoming a champion for one possible explanation or hypothesis or model, collect as many as possible.”
WHO IS IT FOR?
Smart Models Newsletter is curated and written with business leaders who are enthusiastic about continuous improvement in mind.
If you’re anything like me, someone who’s always looking for better ways to improve and innovate the status quo, this is for you.
If you are:
A continuous improvement leader or enthusiast.
Manufacturing executive.
Change agent.
This newsletter is a perfect fit for you.
With Smart Models, you can work out your cognitive, human and technical problems and challenges that you face every day with ease.
Everything is a model. And all models are wrong. Focus on what is practical and take immediate action.
Change your models, change your results.
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See you next Friday with The First Smart Model
Mohammad Salah
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