Comments on T N T — The Network Thinker: No Committee Chemistry in Chicago?

Fascinating, as always, Valdis. Who else would hav...

2009-10-22T11:05:48.070-04:00

Fascinating, as always, Valdis. Who else would have thought of turning the social mapping lens on this subject?

This is some nice analysis! Might be helpful in un...

2009-10-19T15:48:08.882-04:00

This is some nice analysis! Might be helpful in understanding issues in other contexts as well:

- Organizational difficulties in large projects, or within companies
- Figuring out where to focus attention when setting up an experiment (i.e., psychological or sociological research)

Thanks for the share!

Fantastic approach. Here's an especially engaging...

2009-10-05T18:16:02.002-04:00

Fantastic approach. Here's an especially engaging view of the information we've collected over at LittleSis: http://littlesis.org/org/42343/Chicago_2016_Committee#interlocks

It would be great to see some more actionable journalism come out of this information. Let's make it happen!

Is this the insidious political divide rearing its...

2009-10-05T14:14:07.246-04:00

Is this the insidious political divide rearing its ugly head once again? It's hard to believe a structure like this could NOT be a factor...

give enough information on the decision of the CIO...

2009-10-05T13:34:07.122-04:00

give enough information on the decision of the CIO. Are we sure they perceived this disjunction in the interestss of the Chicago 2016 Committee?
I've heard that the defence in the room was not briliant enough.
I believe that most decisions were already taken before the meeting. Thus the quality of the presentation did not influence so strongly.
In my personal opinion the election of an Olympic city is more a matter of impressing the commitee rtather than a question of cohesion in the group that defends a candidacy.
After all these claims, I found an argument that would support your analysis. Most winners were presented behind a strong leader deffending a united project full of faith and hope. (Think on Rio or on Barcelona). The existence of two groups with little common interests would be the proof of a lack of leadership.