China’s President Talks About Zero-Sum Games (And Negotiation)
Recently, China President Xi Jinping gave a speech about China’s place in the world. He talked about Zero-Sum Games and (implicitly)...
Games In The Office
In the Spy's Guide books, Positive-Sum Games and Zero-Sum Games are a simple way to develop effective strategies. Author Chris Illuminati...
What Russians Think About A Spy's Guide To Thinking + Strategy
Russian publishing house Alpina (Russian publisher of Malcolm Gladwell, Stephen Covey, and many others) has translated and combined A...
Why Americans Are Confused About "Trade Wars"
In a jokey New York Times article, John Schwartz writes about starting a “trade war” against Whole Foods. He consults with two...
The Strategy Of "Trade Wars"
There are reports of a “Trade War” between the U.S. and China. CNBC reports: Trade tensions, which have recently been in the spotlight,...
Good Data For What I Write Next
The Data-Analysis-Decision-Action process in A Spy’s Guide To Thinking isn’t static. It isn’t something you do one time. It’s born from...
A Mistake Writers Make
If you’re a reader, you’ve probably read a book by Malcolm Gladwell. Either his bestsellers The Tipping Point, Outliers or his more...
When Strategies Appear "Irrational"
In Victor Davis Hanson’s The Second World Wars (plural), there’s a discussion about how World War II started. Hanson says, “Emotions push...
Silicon Valley Investor Naval On Positive-Sum and Zero-Sum Games
Investor Naval Ravikant is considered a sage in Silicon Valley. Dilbert creator and tech investor Scott Adams calls him one of the...
Using Spy's Guide Concepts To Build Strategies: A Review
Dr. Jerry Smith is Vice-President of Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence at Cognizant. Recently, he wrote about using the concepts...
