BigData: Focusing on Business outcomes
Executing a data strategy has many practical challenges this article looks at some of the best practices showcased in a recent webinar by BigData London.
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Pausing the Infinite scroll
One good thing about the enforced lockdown is that it has given us time to pause, so stop the infinite scroll and start to create and collaborate.
Trust Horizon: In moments of crisis who do you trust?
Like a castaway on a desert island with help on the horizon. Community spirit is rising and people are coming together and building a trust horizon.
Artificial Intelligence and the Project Manager
Projects by their nature are complex and good project managers have a sixth sense in identifying and overcoming problems. How can Artificial Intelligence help the project manager? How can AI improve project delivery?
How do you feel about the always-on culture?
The always-on internet technology is creating a culture where it is difficult to have a sanctuary and switch off. How can we manage that?
From AI breakthrough to China’s SuperPower dream.
A radical new approach led to a breakthrough in AI and proved to be a defining point of the decade. This went on to spark an AI superpower dream for China. In 2012 a...
Secrets of the $4 Billion dollar business model of “Pokemon Go”
The idea of “Surveillance capitalism” is quite mysterious (and perhaps sinister?). Google has pioneered this as a business model for the last 20 years. We used to search for bargains online. Now advertisers are...
Art of Persuasion
Art of persuasion is needed in any project where people need to work together collarboratively, to help resolve differences of opinion,
Tempting technology…
Technology today is so demanding, as anyone with a smartphone knows. It is constantly buzzing and beeping saying “read me”, “pay attention to me”, “this is important”, “you’re missing out..”. When was the last...
Trust in a post-truth world
One of the most important values in life is trust and integrity. For instance, relationships are at the heart of everything that we do. From the parent/child relationship in the home to the teacher/student...
Lies, damned lies, and Politics
Mark Twain’s popularised this famous quote “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” But the sentiment behind statistics seems relevant to the use of lies in modern political discussion. A discussion which is becoming even harder to discern because of the use of technology to hide propaganda and influence whole communities in subtle barely detectable but effective ways.
