Focus on Insight Over Data
StrategyThe ultimate goal of computing and analysis is to gain meaningful insight, not just to produce a large volume of numbers.
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Develop Intellectual Taste
DecisionsMastery involves developing a sense of taste to decide when to generalize or abstract, as there is often no single correct answer.
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If you expect to continue learning all your life, you will be teaching yourself much of the time. You must learn to learn, especially the difficult topic of mathematics.
Source Richard Hamming Wikiquote: Richard Hamming, 1985 (opens in a new tab)
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Balance Global and Local Views
LeadershipEffective leadership requires bridging the gap between the high-level strategic view of executives and the detailed local knowledge of workers.
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The people at the bottom do not have the larger, global view, but at the top they do not have the local view of all the details
Source Richard Hamming Wikiquote: Richard Hamming, 1991 (opens in a new tab)
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Prioritize Human Centric Design
ProductTechnical tools and languages fail when they ignore human psychology and communication fundamentals in favor of pure technical functionality.
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The people at the bottom do not have the larger, global view, but at the top they do not have the local view of all the details
Source Richard Hamming Wikiquote: Richard Hamming, 1991 (opens in a new tab)
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