Taleb tweeted, "Mathematicians think in proofs, lawyers in constructs, logicians in operators, dancers in movement, artists in impressions, and idiots in labels."
According to this argument, "journalists" and economists are idiots, as you can see from comments on Taleb's tweet.
I must add academics to the list.
Have a look at MIT's purported method for "design thinking" ...
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Is there anything NEW in this Problem-->Solution-->Prototype-->Implement method?
Yes! The label.
PS: We do not know whether the first person to use the new label for the old method is a business person or academic. Also, for every intentional wrong thing they say for political reasons, MIT and other academic institutions have contributed many good things.
According to this argument, "journalists" and economists are idiots, as you can see from comments on Taleb's tweet.
I must add academics to the list.
Have a look at MIT's purported method for "design thinking" ...
Is there anything NEW in this Problem-->Solution-->Prototype-->Implement method?
Yes! The label.
PS: We do not know whether the first person to use the new label for the old method is a business person or academic. Also, for every intentional wrong thing they say for political reasons, MIT and other academic institutions have contributed many good things.