Why AI Models Turn Out Bad: Its Our Fault
Recently, there was a story about an AI model that used 4chan to learn behaviors. Needless to say, the AI it created was pretty horrible.… Read More »Why AI Models Turn Out Bad: Its Our Fault
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The Internet Is All Wrong
What is the true motivation behind the creation of the internet? Wasn’t it intended to link every human in the world to every other human… Read More »The Internet Is All Wrong
Does Fear Of Technology Keep Us From Living Happier Lives?
We futurists like to use cool examples to illustrate future concepts – back in 2013, when there was a lot of talk about the Internet… Read More »Does Fear Of Technology Keep Us From Living Happier Lives?
Are You Afraid To Have An Eye To The Future?
One of the key elements of my 25 steps “Foresight Leadership” process is determining inclination toward the past and the future. I get both a… Read More »Are You Afraid To Have An Eye To The Future?
Help! I’m Just a Puny Human
Have We Created Too Much To Handle? Pity the poor human – we start off with an amazing memory, a sponge-like ability to observe and… Read More »Help! I’m Just a Puny Human
Are You Seeing The Future?
Blending Signals To Envision The Future In a previous post, I mentioned that for some, foreseeing the future is challenging. Not sure why, since the… Read More »Are You Seeing The Future?
How To Actually Use Science Fiction To See Your Amazing Future
I have a confession to make – Elon Musk, and I have something in common – we both read and love Iain M. Banks, the… Read More »How To Actually Use Science Fiction To See Your Amazing Future
We Can No Longer Live Our Lives Without Augmentation
We’ve nearly reached the point – or have passed the point in some cases, where we can no longer operate without augmentation. When was the… Read More »We Can No Longer Live Our Lives Without Augmentation
Humans Are Awesome
“Oh, what a piece of work is man.” Have you ever just stopped and looked around you and marveled at everything around you? Unless you… Read More »Humans Are Awesome
Give Your People Vision, Responsibility And Freedom
Trust Your People To Take the Right Path. When you look at your employees, what do you see? Do you see living, thinking, breathing intelligent… Read More »Give Your People Vision, Responsibility And Freedom
Technology Products Should “Just Work.”
Judging by the state of consumer technology today, especially in the smart home space, one wonders if anyone ever ran any design thinking sessions with… Read More »Technology Products Should “Just Work.”
We Should Stop Worrying About Automation.
Many pundits far and wide talk about how our newest technologies will be eliminating millions of jobs. Artificial Intelligence (AI) mostly, in addition to other new… Read More »We Should Stop Worrying About Automation.
Elon Musk: Build Products That Bring Joy.
If you look at the outcome from the epic two and a half hour interview that Elon Musk gave Joe Rogan, you’d think that all… Read More »Elon Musk: Build Products That Bring Joy.
How To Recognize The Future Even When Its Hard.
Recognizing the future is tough but not impossible. Many people say that predicting the future is hard. It is – there are few of us… Read More »How To Recognize The Future Even When Its Hard.
Help! I’m Just a Puny Human.
Have We Created Too Much To Handle? Pity the poor human – we start off with an amazing memory, a sponge-like ability to observe and… Read More »Help! I’m Just a Puny Human.
Problem Solving: It’s What We Humans Do Best.
The Case For “Solutioning” As an innovator, disruptor and creator of new things, I love coining and using new words which can more effectively describe… Read More »Problem Solving: It’s What We Humans Do Best.
What Use Humans?
In a world With Ultra Smart AI Based Bots, Are Humans Useful? Not a day goes by that there isn’t yet another story discussing how… Read More »What Use Humans?
Feel Uncreative? Kill Your Feed.
It’s Called A Feed Because You Are Being Fed. Up That Is. Ever wonder why when you have a spare moment, no matter where you… Read More »Feel Uncreative? Kill Your Feed.
Servicing Your Future Hypermobile & Hyperconnected Customers & Workers
Welcome To The World Of Hyperconnected Just-In-Time-And-Place The concept of just-in-time appears in only three spaces according to Wikipedia – just-in-time manufacturing, a production strategy… Read More »Servicing Your Future Hypermobile & Hyperconnected Customers & Workers
Ways We Innovate: Repurposing
Repurposing: It’s Not Just For Trash, Anymore One of the most effective exercises that we use in our innovation sessions is to actively take an… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Repurposing