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Type: Manuscript page / presentation printout
File Size: 890 KB
Summary

This document appears to be page 57 of a larger manuscript or book included in the House Oversight release. It features a quote by Brett Piersen regarding complexity theory and human cognition, followed by a reproduction of Peter Norvig's famous satirical 'Gettysburg Address' PowerPoint presentation, which mocks corporate presentation styles by reducing Lincoln's speech to bullet points.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Brett Piersen Author/Source
Attributed author of the quote regarding complex systems and linear relationships.
Peter Norvig Creator
Credited with the 'Gettysburg Address' PowerPoint satire depicted in the images.
Abraham Lincoln Historical Figure
Subject of the satirical PowerPoint presentation regarding the Gettysburg Address.

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
House Oversight Committee
Source of the document release (implied by footer stamp).

Timeline (1 events)

1863-11-19
Gettysburg Cemetery Dedication
Gettysburg

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location referenced in the slide presentation title and content.

Key Quotes (1)

"The human mind tends to look for clear linear relationships, we like solutions that are close to the problem in time and space and make sense when we think about it quickly, unfortunately, those simple solutions are usually wrong and come from acting on a complex system as if it was a simple one."
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Understanding
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"The human mind tends to look for clear linear relationships, we like solutions that are close to the problem in time and space and make sense when we think about it quickly, unfortunately, those simple solutions are usually wrong and come from acting on a complex system as if it was a simple one."
Brett Piersen
[Slide 1]
Gettysburg Cemetery Dedication
Abraham Lincoln
11/19/1863
[Slide 2]
Agenda
Met on battlefield (great)
Dedicate portion of field - fitting!
Unfinished work (great tasks)
11/19/1863
[Slide 3]
Not on Agenda!
Dedicate
Consecrate
Hallow (in narrow sense)
Add or detract
Note or remember what we say
11/19/1863
[Slide 4]
Review of Key Objectives & Critical Success Factors
What makes nation unique
- Conceived in Liberty
- Men are equal
Shared vision
- New birth of freedom
- Gov't of/for/by the people
11/19/1863
[Slide 5]
Organizational Overview
New Nations
11/19/1863
[Slide 6]
Summary
New nation
Civil war
Dedicate field
Dedicated to unfinished work
New birth of freedom
Government not perish
11/19/1863
Gettysburg Address, Peter Norvig
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015747

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