CONTACTS 
0201 - Van Kasper & Company
020101 - Mr. Dale L. Ames; Broker
020103 - Private Brokerage

SUBJECTS
Van Kasper Investment
Summary (901011)
IRA Account 487 80152,
910312

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0506 -    ..
0507 - Summary/Objective
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050801 - Follow up ref SDS 7 0000.
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SUBJECTS
SDS Concepts, ideas
Thinking Through Writing Applies Intelligence Process Plan, Perform,
Organic Structures Greater Control Microcosm of Details Improves Prod
Organic Structure Power Increased by Controlling Microcosm
DNA Organic Structure Power Increased by Controlling Microcosm
Subject Indexing
Grammar Flexible Structure Assembles Meaning Organically
Writing Most Powerful Technology
Human Memory, Brain, Organic

2611 -
261201 -  ..
261202 - Cultural Inertia Resists SDS New Way Working Save Time Money
261203 - Van Kasper Using Manual Management System Cannot Consider SDS
261204 -
261205 - Dale indicated a manual management system was recently introduced at
261206 - their firm by a consultant.  He feels SDS automates many of the
261207 - productivity improvements Van Kasper is trying to use, however, it is
261208 - difficult to get Van Kasper himself, and his technology team to
261209 - consider SDS, because they want to deal with an established firm.
261210 - Dale has tried to raise consideration of SDS, based on his examination
261211 - of SDS, but there are social and cultural barriers to helping people
261212 - improve the work, especially when they feel the matter has been
261213 - settled by implementing a new system.  Cultural inertia prevents
261214 - consideration of SDS that would indicate what has been done was a big
261215 - mistake.
261217 -  ..
261218 - Actually, SDS complements other methods, so there is no reason for
261219 - people to panic and feel embarassed about considering using SDS for
261220 - intelligence support, since there are no other methods that do this
261221 - work.
261222 -
261223 -      [On 931008 received Van Kasper publication that extols benefits
261224 -      of "information revolution," which sets a mental framework that
261225 -      prevents discovering the more powerful benefits of converting
261226 -      information into knowledge. ref SDS 11 0001
261228 -       ..
261229 -      [On 990527 Morris Jones cited powerful cultural barriars to
261230 -      improvment at Intel, ref SDS 18 1233, because people resist
261231 -      investing for deferred rewards of intelligence support for
261232 -      Knowledge Management. ref SDS 18 MR41
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261236 -
261238 -  ..
2613 -
2614 - Concepts
2615 -
261501 - Intelligence Integrates Time Information to Produce Knowledge
261502 -
261503 - POIMS theory of knowledge integrates the intelligence cycle of plan,
261504 - perform and report" with time and context as a seamless, continuum
261505 - with each element supporting the other.  SDS technology improves
261506 - management productivity using the alphabet alone, because the power of
261507 - knowledge accomplishes more with fewer mistakes, and greater incite
261508 - than possible with information management practices. ref OF 1 6649
261509 -
261510 - "Reporting" in SDS improves the common mental process of analysis
261511 - (thinking and understanding), by creating a data base of knowledge and
261512 - ideas which can be retrieved quickly when needed, regardless of one's
261513 - frame of mind  The SDS system of organic subject structures makes this
261514 - possible. see POIMS, ref OF 1 2300
261515 -
261516 -        [On 990527 Morris reports executives resist better management
261517 -        that requires being educated about the meaning of knowledge and
261518 -        the scope of good management. ref SDS 18 XW5F
261520 -  ..
261521 - Capturing the record of organizational memory and adding intelligence
261522 - that "connects the dots" with objectives, requirements, and
261523 - commitments yields...
261525 -  ..
261526 - Law for Conservation of Knowledge Formulated in POIMS
261527 - Making Sense Connect the Dots Discover Alignment Cause Effect
261528 -
261529 -
261530 -            Recycling knowledge and ideas creates new wealth saving
261531 -            time, treasure and tragedy. ref OF 1 15H4
261532 -
261533 - Why?
261535 -  ..
261536 - First, reporting daily experience in SDS of what is done combined with
261537 - analysis of correlations to background and implications for furture
261538 - impacts reveals nuance connecting cause and effect that tests whether
261539 - what we BELIEVE actually makes sense, based on whether an explanation
261540 - can be constructed that aligns with relevant history, and, further, is
261541 - aligned with objectives, requirements and commitments. ref OF 1 2300
261542 - This innate intelligence process of "making sense" discloses false
261543 - knowledge so that steps can be taken to avoid action that leads to
261544 - error, loss, confusion conflict, crisis, and calamity. ref OF 1 8774
261546 -  ..
261547 - Second, alphabet technology uses grammar for flexible structure to
261548 - assemble small physical objects into multiple meanings that impact big
261549 - objectives of daily life (see POIMS, ref OF 1 ER3G), similar to the
261550 - way DNA assembles small structures into human life itself, see POIMS.
261551 - ref OF 1 525M  SDS uses flexible structure for managing context to
261552 - extend the power of literacy by positioning information in a more
261553 - robust environment of Knowledge Space that replaces the traditional
261554 - notion of documents. ref OF 1 1107
261555 -
261556 -        [On 930112 research shows the rise of civilization is powered
261557 -        by the engine of literacy. ref SDS 10 1004
261559 -         ..
261560 -        [On 000709 SDS uses flexible structure for natural
261561 -        organization to mangage context. ref SDS 21 PQ6G
261563 -  ..
261564 - Writing is a craft that creates stories to preserve understanding
261565 - in the moment for future reference, and for conveyance to others.
261566 - An obvious benefit is improving accuracy of natural ability to
261567 - remember the past, which is limited by biology as time passes.
261568 - ref OF 1 1298
261570 -  ..
261571 - Another benefit is crafting stories of prior related events to
261572 - produce history showing cause and effect, and analysis that
261573 - produces new ideas to improve past performance.  On 900303
261574 - research in cognitive science indicates human's think largely
261575 - through "stories." ref SDS 4 3016
261577 -  ..
261578 - Grammatical structure also provides a consistent way to interpret
261579 - writings over time, that maintains original intent and
261580 - understanding, so that once an effective idea is discovered, it
261581 - can be used again and again, without loss of utility, i.e., does
261582 - not wear out nor decay, as physical objects do.  This added rigor
261583 - strengthens the innate haze of mere mental musing, pondering and
261584 - worrying, and the transfer of ideas through dialog, such as
261585 - legend, story telling, conversation and meetings, which tend to
261586 - change both reporting and interpretation due to near-term events.
261587 - Increased rigor results in increased understanding of cause and
261588 - effect, which is the essence of intelligence that converts
261589 - information into knowledge. ref OF 1 3742
261590 -
261591 -        [On 920122 reviewed alphabet technology, knowledge, wisdom,
261592 -        vision, resulting from pattern recognition over long time
261593 -        spans, i.e., from a lot of experience. ref SDS 9 3821
261595 -         ..
261596 -        [On 930112 research and discuss alphabet technology and
261597 -        writing. ref SDS 10 9405
261599 -         ..
261600 -        [On 940609 explained power of alphabet technology. ref SDS 13
261601 -        8854
261603 -         ..
261604 -        [On 950812 incorporated ideas on organic subject structure into
261605 -        NWO. ref SDS 14 1111
261607 -         ..
261608 -        [On 991108 alphabet technology unlocked the power of the mind,
261609 -        ref SDS 19 0300, an explosive technology that revolutionized
261610 -        civilization. ref SDS 19 5628
261612 -  ..
261613 - Capturing organizational memory, explained on 890809, ref SDS 2
261614 - ZM7I, by writing history, and explaining correlations,
261615 - implications and nuance, commonly called "analysis," ref SDS 3
261616 - I66H, requires an enabling technology to organize work product
261617 - into hierarchical and relational structures of subjects, topics,
261618 - categories, and classifications of human needs and desires.  This
261619 - is commonly accomplished by "making a list" and by "filing."  The
261620 - subject classification process, like writing itself, assembles
261621 - small bits and pieces of perceived reality into various forms of
261622 - organic structures, like DNA, that expand span of attention by
261623 - quickly pointing the mind to related knowledge.
261624 -
261625 -        [On 010622 literacy made people superhuman. ref SDS 22 N668
261627 -  ..
261628 - On 900303 Jeremy Campbell's book explains cognitive process of
261629 - categorizing in levels of abstraction. ref SDS 4 5555  Good ideas
261630 - are COHESIVE constructs that reveal reality at lower levels of
261631 - organic structure.
261632 -
261633 -        [On 960324 Landauer's paper on induction indicates subjects are
261634 -        identified based on frequency of encountering common patterns
261635 -        associated with other patterns. ref SDS 16 YT6O
261637 -  ..
261638 - SDS subject structures, discussed on 890523, ref SDS 1 P13O, speed
261639 - access to relevant history about cause and effect to guide current
261640 - action at lower levels of organic structure, similar to alphabet
261641 - technology, discussed above. ref SDS 0 OP7M  The combination of
261642 - increasing organizational memory of good ideas, i.e., writing
261643 - accurate history of cause and effect, and increasing the ability
261644 - to summon this knowledge in time to take effective action, using
261645 - organic subject structures at lower levels than are possible with
261646 - conventional methods, increases the chance of discovering fact and
261647 - idea PATTERNS that avoid and solve problems, and disclose
261648 - opportunities.
261649 -
261650 -        [On 910418 subject indexing is difficult because complexity of
261651 -        organic structure expands exponentially at low levels of
261652 -        detail. ref SDS 8 5584
261654 -         ..
261655 -        [On 920122 alphabet technology improved by SDS. ref SDS 9 3821
261657 -         ..
261658 -        [On 940219 history of discovering DNA reflects experience
261659 -        discovering organic subject structure. ref SDS 12 8381
261661 -         ..
261662 -        [On 950812 incorporated ideas on organic subject structure into
261663 -        NWO. ref SDS 14 1111
261665 -         ..
261666 -        [On 960322 subject indexing applies control lower levels of
261667 -        organic structure, like DNA. ref SDS 15 6544
261669 -         ..
261670 -        [On 960324 SDS improves intelligence process by enabling
261671 -        guessing to occur at lower levels of organic structure.
261672 -        ref SDS 16 0083
261674 -         ..
261675 -        [On 960721 SDS grows organic subject structures like DNA grows
261676 -        organisms. ref SDS 17 0304
261678 -         ..
261679 -        [On 000606 ontology is a term that explains organic subject
261680 -        structures that grow to define knowledge domains like DNA.
261681 -        ref SDS 20 PW8G
261683 -  ..
261684 - SDS is based on design innovations that implement POIMS theory:
261685 -
261686 -     Flexible record length
261687 -     Subject Indexing
261688 -     Segmented Records
261689 -     Multiple Subjects for Record Segments
261690 -     Chronologies
261691 -     Integrated Scheduling and Reporting
261692 -     Integrating narrative reporting with financial, payroll and
261693 -     classical priority management practice.
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261696 -  ..
261697 - Making Money
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261699 - Since no other business system, manual or automated, offers these
261700 - features, and since the objectives of POIMS theory are endemic to the
261701 - process of wealth creation, users of SDS can make more money than by
261702 - continuing with their present methods.
261704 -  ..
261705 - Thus SDS is a means by which individual and organizational management
261706 - can become much more productive.
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2620 - Program Demonstration
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262101 - Showed Dale the basic SDS features with special emphasis on Subject
262102 - Index and the Diary reporting system.
262104 -  ..
262105 - Showed how Corporate SDS provides a balance between the twin
262106 - objectives of providing a data base of SHARED knowledge and ideas, so
262107 - colleagues can support each other, and subordinates can assist
262108 - executives in capturing vital information; executives can assist their
262109 - staff by reviewing progress without costly meetings, while maintaining
262110 - confidentiality of sensitive information through a special data base
262111 - reserved only for executives.
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2624h- Van Kasper's Present Practice
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262501 - Dale said a consulting company has recently installed at Van Kasper a
262502 - manual management system which he is trying to use that applies some
262503 - POIMS concepts.  He spent a week training in this system and very much
262504 - appreciates the ideas, but finds that manual implementation is
262505 - difficult to apply consistently in a fast paced brokerage business.
262507 -  ..
262508 - SDS was created  to provide a simple, fast and consistent way to
262509 - implement good management practices.
262511 -  ..
262512 - Dale's secretary has been keeping a business diary in ascii files, but
262513 - the information cannot be managed very well, because its only
262514 - structure is chronological.  He asked if such records could be ported
262515 - to the SDS data base.  I showed him how records can be created for
262516 - prior dates, and also explained that it may be possible to create a
262517 - special routine to convert Van Kasper's records to the SDS format.
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2628 - Follow Up
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262901 - Send confirmation of this thing to show how it works:  connecting
262902 - people, knowledge and ideas; the present to the future and the past.
262904 -  ..
262905 - Dale suggested I contact Van Kasper's management consultant about SDS.
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