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Ofsted: a case study in the progressive deterioration of control
how control inevitably degrades over time
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Ashwin Parameswaran
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March 2023

Some thoughts on the collapse of SVB
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed because fair value losses on its held-to-maturity portfolio rendered it insolvent and susceptible to a bank run. The…
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Ashwin Parameswaran
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Why revolutions from within are so rare
on the difficulties faced when attempting revolutionary change
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Ashwin Parameswaran

February 2023

Order and Chaos in Human History: Egypt vs Mesopotamia
the artificial civilisation of Mesopotamia as the blueprint for modern control
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Ashwin Parameswaran
Against inflation targeting
why monetary control via inflation targeting is past its sell-by date
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Ashwin Parameswaran
The mediocrity of AI and deskilling
how even mediocre AI will replace novice humans and deskill the human workforce
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Ashwin Parameswaran
Metrics, codification and objectivity
The rise of objectivity and the decline of discretion and subjectivity
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Ashwin Parameswaran
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January 2023

Complex systems need combination therapy
against magic bullets and targeted solutions
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Ashwin Parameswaran
There are no magic bullets
All solutions come with tradeoffs
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Ashwin Parameswaran
Modern agriculture and the ratchet effect
the history of fertilisers in the 19th century
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Ashwin Parameswaran

December 2022

The lifecycle of a form: from simple and effective to complex and dysfunctional
how all codified processes become complex and dysfunctional over time
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Ashwin Parameswaran
Should we take small steps when innovating?
Although the problems of the world today seem to stem from an inability to build, the 20th century is also littered with the results of grand, utopian…
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Ashwin Parameswaran
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