
Gordon Hotchkiss
Member since August 2004Contact Gordon- President Out of My Gord Consulting
- http://www.outofmygord.com
- Twitter: outofmygord
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- Kelowna British Columbia
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Articles by Gordon All articles by Gordon
- The Pursuit Of Happiness in
Media Insider on
03/14/2023
The problem with happiness: It's kind of like quantum mechanics: The minute you try to measure it, it changes.
- Finding Your Happy Place in
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03/07/2023
I put together a spread sheet of the 20 happiest countries according to one study, and started looking for the common denominators.
- Real Life Usually Lives Beyond The Data in
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02/27/2023
The series "Travelers," now on Netflix, shows us how to go beyond mere data when trying to understand our customers or prospects.
- Good And Bad News About Black Swans in
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02/21/2023
Good: We may be able to predict extreme catastrophic events like earthquakes and pandemics through machine learning and neural networks.
- Little White Paper Lies in
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02/14/2023
Imagine the world of corporate commissioned whitepaper research, where there is no such thing as peer review or academic rigor.
- Why Infuriating Your Customers May Not Be a Great Business Strategy in
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02/07/2023
Well, duh. But many companies think they're much better at customer service than they actually are.
- Finding The Space To Overthink in
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01/31/2023
The benefits of "overthinking" expansive thoughts that won't get interrupted, while in a peaceful locale, can't be overstated.
- Older? Sure. Wiser? Debatable. in
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01/24/2023
If only one generation could vote, and if everyone's future depended on that vote, which generation would you choose to receive the ballots?
- The Eternal Hatred Of Interruptive Messages in
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01/17/2023
In a study of the 50 most annoying things in life by online security firm Kapersky, deleting spam email came in at number 4.
- Good And Bad News About Black Swans in
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01/10/2023
Good: We may be able to predict extreme catastrophic events like earthquakes and pandemics through machine learning and neural networks.
Comments by Gordon All comments by Gordon
- 1,000,000 Words To The Wise
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
11/29/2022)
Ken - thanks for giving my words a home!
- My 10-Day Tech Detox
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
10/25/2022)
Thanks Ken!
- Esther Dyson, Roger McNamee, And Media Metabolism
by
Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
09/19/2022)
Yes! Esther - I miss our chats and this reminded me why. I have been banging this drum for years now. The inherent issues with media and journalism is just one of the existential threats I've been juggling in my increasingly anxious mind. I'm not sure where we go, but it's gratifying to know that stalwart visionaries like Esther and Roger are also ringing the alarm bells. Ultimately, though, it comes down to us. Unless we - the audience - takes the market away for ad-supported misinformation, there will always be profit-driven platforms going after that market. You can't expect sharks to suddenly decide to stop being sharks. It's not in their DNA. And if the onus is on us, I don't have a lot of hope for things to get better.
- Sarcastic Much?
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
07/05/2022)
Are you the one doing the biting?
- Using Science For Selling? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
05/17/2022)
Sorry James - just saw your request. The version on my blog has links embedded for all the studies. I guess Mediapost deleted the links before posting.https://outofmygord.com/2022/05/17/using-science-for-selling-sometimes-yes-sometimes-no/
- Sarcastic Much?
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
05/24/2022)
John - just click the link to John Cleese's tweet and you'll find the video of Noah
- I Am Generation Jones
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
04/12/2022)
Next step - a group therapy session for all the Jonesers out there!
- The Joe Rogan Experiment In Ethical Consumerism
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
02/08/2022)
Marion - I hope you're right. I have also seen that in my own children. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
- Don't Be Too Quick To Dismiss The Metaverse
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
02/01/2022)
Maarten - agreed. We don't so much disagree as we are looking at the same example with two different timelines in mind.
- Social Media Snakes On a Plane
by
Gord Hotchkiss
(Media Insider on
01/18/2022)
Not sure about the IQ, but our collective sense of entitlement dropped marginally.

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