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Can’t get no satisficing…oh, yes I can

October 18th, 2007 by

After years to talking about our move to “good enough” information, I’m just a little late to learning that Herbert Simon coined a term for this phenomenon in 1957. Yes, it’s the fiftieth anniversary of “satisficing.”

I found this via a very interesting blog post at Just Communicate by a knowledge management grad student who, in the course of discussing the wisdom of Cory Doctorow’s Metacrap article, also points to a post by Steven Bell at the Association of College & Research Libraries blog, on using social sites to move good enough research beyond good enough. [Tags: satisfice herbert_simon cory_doctorow just_communicate ]

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  1. on 22 Apr 2011 at 11:53 pm1 Information Revolution or Evolution – Michael Wesch Kansas State University

    […] Wesch pours out a number of current facts including the existence of 500 billion links and 5 trillion words on the web today. Two statements that caught my attention: “ontology is overrated“. Try digging that! Among the interesting pieces out there on the subject, at the centre is Clay Shirky’s piece. And the other striking phrase in Wesch’s video is “Everything is miscellaneous” (not good for the left brainers out there), reference to the David Weinberger book (and here is David’s Everything is Miscellaneous blog). […]

  2. on 22 Mar 2013 at 12:20 pm2 Information Revolution or Evolution - Michael Wesch Kansas State University - Branding and digital marketing strategy | The Myndset by Minter Dial

    […] for the left brainers out there), reference to the David Weinberger book (and here is David’s Everything is Miscellaneous […]

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