Cedric Chin — Accelerating Business Expertise (EP. 207)

Cedric Chin is a writer, researcher and operator whose Commoncog newsletter is dedicated to finding useful, practical ways to accelerate business expertise. He joins us to discuss some of the most potentially transformative concepts he’s uncovered, from the business expertise triad to naturalistic decision making.

Important Links:

• Cedric’s Website (Commoncog)
• Are You Ready for the Great Reshuffle?
• The Naturalistic Decision Making Podcast
• Wisdom Unleashed

Show Notes:

• Commoncog’s Rabbit-Holing Origins
• The Business Expertise Triad
• Quality Engineering & Process Control
• The Effectiveness of Naturalistic Decision Making
• Expectancy, Intuition & Investing
• How to Stay Open-Minded
• Trial & Error, Knowledge Shields & the Power of Reading
• Protocols & Pattern-Matching
• Cedric as Emperor of the World
• MUCH more!

Books and Articles Mentioned:

• The Tricky Thing About Creating Training Programs; by Cedric Chin
• The Business Expertise Series; by Cedric Chin
• The Oxford Handbook of Expertise; edited by Paul Ward, Jaan Maarten Schraagen, Julie Gore and Emile Roth
• Accelerated Expertise; by Robert R. Hoffman, Paul Ward, Paul J. Feltovich, Lia DiBello, Stephen M. Fiore and Dee H. Andrews
• The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success; by Will Thorndike
• Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon; by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr
• Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos; by Donald Wheeler
• The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World; by David Deutsch
• The Hound of the Baskervilles; by Arthur Conan Doyle
• What Works on Wall Street: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O’Shaughnessy