Introduction
Background
-- who I am and why I wrote this Caveat
Emptor -- notes on numbers, national bias, and fake
formsWorld Problems
Opening
Quote Perceptions
and Priorities -- an overview of problems people
worry about Problems
and Priorities -- a look at prioritizing problems The Root
of the Problem -- four fundamental issues Signal and
Noise -- seeing the pattern, not the perturbations Closing
Quote Smart Decisions
Opening
Quote Decision
Making -- techniques for thinking clearly MicroMorts
and MegaTragedies -- tools for comparing risks and
losses Decision
Making Techniques -- a few Decision Analysis basics Decisions,
Systems and Models -- using math to save people's
lives Benefits
of Modeling -- what we have to gain by building
models Closing
Quote Landmarks
Opening
Quote Mental
Model Landmarks -- major landmarks on the mental
model terrain Landmark #1: Population --
why overpopulation is an enormous problem - My Grandmother's Soil
- World Population
- Population Scenarios
- Population 101
Landmark #2: What the World
Wants -- the small cost of solving our big problems - What the World Wants
Landmark #3: Wealth and
Poverty -- you may already be rich -- details inside! - Wealth and Poverty
- Perceptions of Wealth
- Income Levels in the U.S.
- Global Income Levels
Landmark #4: Government --
how to work with, and without, our governments - Government
- Working With and Without Government
- The U.S. Budget
Closing
Quote The Next Step
Opening
Quote A
Call to Inaction -- doing more by doing less (more or
less) A
Call to Action -- what is worth doing Compact
Florescent Lightbulbs -- save money by replacing
lightbulbs Family
Planning -- slowing the growth of the world's
population Philanthropic
Contributions -- selecting philanthropic investments Family
Planning Organizations -- a few details about a few
organizations In
Conclusion... -- what $10,000 can buy, and parting
thoughts Closing
Quote Appendix
Opening Quote
Resources
-- a selection of important books, videos & games History
-- history of the Gumption Memo project Final
Accounting -- a final accounting of the Gumption
Trust Dedication
-- the Gumption Memo is dedicated to Robert Emler