Clark Quinn

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Quinnovations

Clark Quinn

I proposed a series of steps involved in analogical reasoning, and tested them both alone and then after some training. We actually got it up and running, and while it evaporated in 2001 (as did the organization we worked for), it’s legacy served me in several other projects. One project was a game based upon my PhD topic.

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Extreme Times

Clark Quinn

At the time, our commentary was largely reacting to the crash of the internet bubble circa 2001. Don’t just train, but anticipate struggles and build support. But here I want to talk a bigger scope than just learning. People are worried. Organizations are struggling. Times were tough, and organizations were wondering how to cope.

Lesson 211
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A wee bit o’ experience…

Clark Quinn

I did a relatively straightforward thesis, not technical but focused on training meta-cognitive skills, a persistent (and, I argue, important) interest. I went back to grad school for a PhD in applied cog sci (with Don Norman ), because I had questions about how best to design learning (and I’d always been an AI groupie :).

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