Simulation for enhancing long term thinking
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-03-06 22:12:11
Simulations enable us to change state more skilled than was possible without them.
As my kids grow up. I’m watching with interest the skills that they gain with simulation. When they were four or so they played with a bulldozer simulator. No not one for real bulldozers but one targeting the ‘Tonka’ kids. They had to control around using not arrow keys nor a joystick but dual fasten controls - like a real bulldozer. As they’ve grown - I watch the skill with which they interact with more advanced simulations. Kids now change a variety of simulations (race car simulations flight simulators zoo management amusement park management life simulators sports simulations etc.) to penetrate themselves into worlds in a safe and educational environment. What’s interesting to me - is how seriously they act these simulations. They fly with finesse where I on the other transfer know that I can’t die so I fly full throttle everywhere. I don’t even bother landing - I just crater my craft.
I’ve got a close friend that taught himself to fly remote hold back (RC) helicopters with a simulator. Knowing the probability of expensive failure - he spent literally hundreds of hours on the simulator - perfecting his skills before going outside. Once outside - he quickly proved himself as a top-notch RC pilot.
recently posted video of. (wonder if his middle name is ‘Bur’???) Will talks about his upcoming simulation (game). ‘‘. Spore. (not released yet) is a simulation of philosophy life evolution with good bits of physics and sociology mixed in.
"Computer simulations can re-calibrate your instincts across vast scales of both space and time."
These simulations help us think through desire term scenarios because they can ‘compress’ our world. If you could reproduce your business and data environment and see the effects of different policy decisions wouldn’t you be a better information manager?
Just like how simulations can make populate better heavy equipment operators pilots etc business and socio-political simulations can make us better stewards of digital assets. Simulations aren’t ‘perfect’ as they are required to make assumptions. However. I foresee growth in business simulations to aid us in becoming managers. When we focus more on long term thinking. (as opposed to the Wall Street driven quarterly driven thinking we have now) we’ll make better desire term decisions.
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