Materials for Two Theories: TIMN and STA:C

How and why four cardinal forms of organization — tribes, institutions, markets, networks (TIMN) — explain social evolution. How and why space-time-action cognitions (STA:C) explain people's mindsets.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Why the Republicans lost: excessive tribalism — a partial TIMN interpretation

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From a TIMN perspective, the Republicans lost because they’ve become excessively tribal, and much less institutional and market-oriented. ...

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Q’s & A’s about “TIMN in 20 minutes” (6th of 7): space-time-action (STA) orientations

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As explained in the introduction to the first post in this series, it logs comments on my video about TIMN. The introduction also explai...

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Q’s & A’s about “TIMN in 20 minutes” (5th of 7): role of information technology

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As explained in the introduction to the first post in this series, it logs comments on my video about TIMN. The introduction also explai...

Monday, October 29, 2012

Q’s & A’s about “TIMN in 20 minutes” (4th of 7): creation of a new sector?

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As explained in the introduction to the first post in this series , it logs comments on my video about TIMN. The introduction also explai...

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David Ronfeldt: Professional status: retired from RAND since 2008. Fields: first 20 years, U.S.-Latin American security issues (Mexico, Cuba); next 15 years, worldwide implications of the information revolution (cyberocracy, cyberwar, netwar, swarming, noopolitik, the nexus-state). Current goals: finish quadriform framework about social evolution (past, present, future); finish social cognition framework about people's space-time-agency orientations. Publications: mostly online at rand.org and firstmonday.org.

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