The power point of minority opinion

A few with conviction persuades a multitude of undecided

Tipping points and beliefs – the 10% solution

by Anthony Watts, July 27, 2011, Tipping points and beliefs – the 10% solution, Watts Up With That? http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/07/27/tipping-points-and-beliefs/

“Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society.

“… the percentage of committed opinion holders required to influence a society remains at approximately 10 percent, regardless of how or where that opinion starts and spreads in the society.

“In general, people do not like to have an unpopular opinion and are always 

Logical Reasoning

Afraid of geometry and other mathematical images? Well, it may surprise you to discover that logical thinking is fundamental to these numeric systems. And logical thinking is essential to good critical thinking skills. But don’t worry. You do not have to be a mathematician to be logical.

Here is an article found on the web produced by an

How to Think

Ed Boyden’s article on How to Think: Managing brain resources in an age of complexity is a great strategy outline for solving problems and tasks.

“When I applied for my faculty job at the MIT Media Lab, I had to write a teaching statement. One of the things I proposed was to teach a class called “How to Think,” which would focus on how to be creative, thoughtful, and powerful in a world where problems are extremely complex, targets are continuously moving, and our brains often seem like nodes of enormous networks that constantly reconfigure. In the process of thinking about this, I composed 10 rules, which I….”

More at: Boyden, E. S. “How to Think.” Ed Boyden’s Blog. Technology Review. 11/13/07. (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/boyden/21925/).