Are We Ready To Give Up Agency To Save Time?
I have spent the better part of the past few years advocating for goods and services that cater to the inherent slothfulness in all human… Read More »Are We Ready To Give Up Agency To Save Time?
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The Value Of Manual Labor In The World Of Work In The Future
I went to a conference a few months back that was focused on the future of conversational interfaces. During this conference, one of the speakers… Read More »The Value Of Manual Labor In The World Of Work In The Future
The Future Is Just-in-Time-Person-and-Place
According to Wikipedia, the idea of just-in-time only appears in three contexts: just-in-time manufacturing, a production strategy in which things are built as they are… Read More »The Future Is Just-in-Time-Person-and-Place
Work Both Expands (And Shrinks) To Fit The Time Allotted
One of the most interesting things I find about project management is that many of the supposed “myths” regarding time and work are true. Work… Read More »Work Both Expands (And Shrinks) To Fit The Time Allotted
Party For Results, Not Rank
Looking to make your business more innovative? Stop celebrating promotions. The corporate world is an interesting place. For the longest time, it was mired in… Read More »Party For Results, Not Rank
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
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
Eliminating Human Bias By Eliminating Humans.
In a previous post, I talked about how Amazon shut down their AI-guided recruiting experiment because they could not successfully drive out bias, for both… Read More »Eliminating Human Bias By Eliminating Humans.
Don’t Panic! We Will Be Working With AI, Not For AI.
Many futurists have made dire predictions of the future of work, based on the emerging capabilities of AI. I’ve heard numbers of jobs lost in… Read More »Don’t Panic! We Will Be Working With AI, Not For AI.
Day Jobs Are So 20th Century.
Lately, I’ve been having an increasing number of conversations with individuals who are currently in a non-traditional career. Of the people I’ve spoken to, both… Read More »Day Jobs Are So 20th Century.
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.
The Future Of Work: Welcome to All Live, All the Time
The World Of Work Is Now 24/7 No Matter Your Business Remember downtime? You know, evenings and weekends where your typical 9-5 job would let… Read More »The Future Of Work: Welcome to All Live, All the Time
The Future Of Human Work Is Physical
The Future Of Human Work: Manual Labor Revered A few months ago, I attended an event on the future of conversational interfaces, and during this… Read More »The Future Of Human Work Is Physical
Weekends Are For Wimps
Are You Still Taking The Weekend Off? Lunch is for wimps – Gordon Gekko, Wall Street Ah, the good old days, when we all used… Read More »Weekends Are For Wimps
Do You Trust Me?
As We Spend Less Time Face To Face, Trust Is Key In the day before the internet, trust was developed by knowing someone personally. It came… Read More »Do You Trust Me?
Prepare For The Future Of Work, Where Everything Is Personal
Everything Is Personal In the Future of Work In the disruption of work, we will all need to be generalists to some degree, even roles… Read More »Prepare For The Future Of Work, Where Everything Is Personal
Your Career In Turmoil? Do A Startup
A Startup May Be A Great Option Let me know if this sounds familiar. You, or someone like you, or friends you know, have worked… Read More »Your Career In Turmoil? Do A Startup
Is The World Of Work Getting Better Or Worse?
The Future Of The World Of Work On the same day, I read one article about a company here in Silicon Valley giving their employees… Read More »Is The World Of Work Getting Better Or Worse?