Analysis on public sentiment, regulatory trends, persuasion, and campaigns.
Analytical Thinking & Presentation for Intelligence Producers Over the Thanksgiving weekend, during a Tofurkey induced political-nerd Internet session, I came across a copy of the CIA's Training Manual & Handbook written for their analysts entitled:...
It was my absolute pleasure to be a guest lecturer at the University of Florida's graduate political science program. I was extremely impressed with the engagement and intellect of the students. My only concern is 90% of the students in the graduate program self...
I have become that guy. You know THAT guy that likes to discuss politics on Facebook. I'm sorry, I just can't help myself. I'm curious and I want to try and figure put how people think. What I am finding is that people are fighting and not arguing, in the classical...
Just finished a pretty dense read by Gabriel Lenz, Follow the Leader: How Voters Respond to Politicians' Policies and Performance, and yes, it does include math. However, it is a very interesting read and I strongly suggest you take a gander. The main question I...
Ozean was surprised and honored to be mentioned in Campaigns & Elections Magazine as one of their "Consulting blogs to bookmark" Ozean Media Political Consulting Blog Ozean Media itself is not exclusively a political consulting firm, but part of its focus is on...
I must admit, I think I may be maturing or mellowing in my age. The past year/18 months has been a period of intense study in an attempt to answer the question "How do people REALLY make decisions, especially political decisions?" This has lead to a more intense...
British game show contestant shows you everything you need to know about political strategy in 6 minutes. Takes EDIT: a variation of the classic prisoner's dilemma and "solves" it by thinking forward and reasoning backwards.
Ever read a line and it hits you as a WOW! moment? You know a paragraph that when you read it clarifies something so well that it is embarrassing that you haven't connected the dots on your own? I had one of those moments this past week when reading How Voters...
Rhetorical Design in Speech Making Welcome to 'science time' with Ozean Media (Yes, it normally it is Science Friday, but I have recently become aware of NPR's Science Friday so we must re-brand!) While we re-brand, I came across some literature that I found...
