What will it look like when computers fade into the background? Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times describes Amazon’s vision–and the future is already here. It comes in the form of Amazon Echo. As…
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Delivering personalization via automation
The challenge that people face in a time of increased automation is delivering a personalized product or service. How do you deliver something in a way that looks and feels as though you created…
Facebook’s AI in Negotiation: Progress in Machine-Human InteractionMachines negotiating with humans
Facebook continues to advance its efforts in artificial intelligence, particularly in developing bots capable of negotiation and basic dialogue. While their achievements in this domain might currently trail behind the strides made by Microsoft, Google,…
Help–I need to make an ineffective team!
Here are a few tips: Get rid of accountability and responsibility. Have more management than people actually doing the work. Compartmentalize people and services. No transparency. Schedule meetings. And more meetings. Make them long. Don’t…
Everyday design–not a process, but a mindset.
Here are thoughts that I’ve assembled for a talk that I’m preparing on creating impact with design: Treat everyone as a customer and with respect. Manners are important. Seek to help others even if you…
Reform or Reinvent Public Schools?
Part Four in this week’s series on Education. Matt Candler is the Founder and CEO of 4pt0.org. He makes a compelling case for taking action on public schools: According to the organization’s website, “4.0 schools…