Does anyone know anything about Homologation?
Dictionaries say it’s basically a way of setting standards or approving something.
But…
I’m interested in how it might stimulate innovation.
Regulators ‘driving innovation’ @tobyjlowe
Something motor racing does.
Thread ⬇️ Some F1 Engineers I met told me that Homologation
Specifically the Regulators cunningly ‘changing the rules’
Forced them the develop new solutions (innovation, tralllahhh)
Details here⬇️

Homologation, Rule Changes and Forcing Innovation
bit.ly/2O6y9gI

Here’s a Thread containing
👉Deviant Librarians
👉Disconnected Jerks
👉Silver Bullets, and
👉London Taxi Cab Drivers
Interesred?
Starts with,
Knowledge Management Boomerangs that keep coming back around and @snowded ‘s 7 Principles of KM antidote.
bit.ly/3oOEluA Principle 1. Knowledge can only be volunteered.
This post about the Disconnected Jerk illustrates.
Research from Germany where workers avoid ‘The Disconnected Jerk’ - even though they should share knowledge with them.
bit.ly/183ip3u

#til253 (361)
The average duration of an Empire is 250 years.
It’s been like that for 3000 years.
Via ‘The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival’
Sir John Glubb.
Published 1976 (bang up to date here)
Thanks @macneirr
⬇️Thread 10 generations seems to be the influencing factor.
The way humans behave as they progress from:
Conquering ‘Barbarians’ to Decadent Luxury.
A love of money and selfishness are key markers, amongst some others you might recognise.

#TiL253(346)
Decoy Effect.
Offering choices in a way that nudges us to pick one we might not have.
Usually the more expensive/bigger
Brilliantly explained with Dogs via @advncdhindsight
Retail use this massively.
Think: Tall, Grande, Venti coffee sizes
/1 Found this via current fascination with Nudge in retail.
And writing this
/2
Why isn’t the Retail Sector doing more ‘Nudging’ of Hand Sanitisation? – bit.ly/2Rk1LJl

At the @BCTrustWales Building Our Local Economies event An effective local economy is critical if you want a strong community via @BCTrustWales
You can’t argue with that