Born in London in 1965 to Grenadian immigrant parents. Worked as secretary at OCL, then Ernst & Young. Met Nelson Mandela at 1990 concert at Wembley Stadium
Indeterminacy refers to both scientific uncertainty and definition-related indeterminacy. Philosophers try to eliminate indeterminate terms from their arguments. Scientific methods require quantifiable data for reliable conclusions. Quantum mechanics implies certain indeterminacies despite attempts to eliminate them
Doubt is a mental state between contradictory propositions. It involves uncertainty, distrust or lack of conviction. Can lead to delaying or rejecting actions due to concerns
VUCA was introduced by US Army War College in 1987 to describe post-Cold War world. Framework describes volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in situations. Term gained widespread use from 2002 and spread to organizational leadership
"Maybe" expresses uncertainty or indicates possibility. "May be" describes something as potentially possible. "May" is a modal verb denoting permission or possibility
New index measures uncertainty for 143 countries from 1952 using EIU reports. Index counts "uncertainty" words in quarterly reports scaled by total words. Data covers 99% of world's GDP in 2018