All This Is Moot Without Application

That was direct. As well it should be. Application is a direct outcome in our process and from our process. Socrates ideas, formed by Plato, and codified by Aristotle were applied by…

Alexander the Great stood on the shoulders of giants. Despite history’s immense ego on his behalf, he recognized that. But more to our point, he applied it.

Is it going too far to believe that a great idea, given shape, tested and codified — can conquer the world? History says no. And history often repeats… or at least rhymes.

Application is the final step in the linear process, but then history and thought are never truly linear. This process, like most good ones, curves back upon itself. Repeating at varying levels and with continuing iterations. Much like…

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Fractals… yes, we made it full circle

Fractals are a construct of mathematics — structured, codified thinking that oddly cropped up in nature… sarcasm intended. They are common, persistent, and recursive. They are the structure of growth and life. And oddly… more sarcasm… they look a lot like our model of analytic thinking.

Our model pervades, whether we consider the story of four great Greeks or the process used by Pythagoras (wait… another Greek), Bacon, or Ibn al-Haytham (for all my globalist elite critics who can oddly never name any non-western geniuses, but are not deterred from lecturing me… who can). It continues — whether in the process at UConn or in the lectures I provide students in my various forums.

If you look, you will see this model play out everywhere analytic thinking is used. Perhaps, some day, someone or a quartet of individuals will turn this process on its head. If I had to bet though, they will simply employ this process to generate a better idea, with more refined form, better processes, and more successful application… but our Greeks set a very high bar. Thanks for reading!

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