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Reinventing Society in the Wake of Big Data: A Conversation with Alex (“Sandy”) Pentland

August 31, 2015

According to John Brockman, Publisher & Editor, Edge.org, “With Big Data we can now begin to actually look at the details of social interaction and how those play out, and are no longer limited to averages like market indices or…

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Social Physics: A book review by Bob Morris

August 28, 2015

Social Physics: How Social Networks Can Make Us Smarter Alex Pentland Penguin Books (2014) How to increase our understanding of “the dynamics of human society, and hence our ability to plan for the future” Alex (“Sandy”) Pentland is among the…

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Maria Konnikova on “Hacking the Brain: How we might make ourselves smarter in the future”

May 29, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Maria Konnikova for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Álvaro Domínguez * * * The perfectibility of the…

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Paul Krugman on “Knowledge Isn’t Power”

August 6, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Paul Krugman for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * One of the best insults…

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Still Surprised: A book review by Bob Morris

August 3, 2014

Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership Warren Bennis Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2010) Four score and counting, while his insatiable curiosity explores and his sense of wonder delights I have read and reviewed most (if not all) of…

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Education for everyone: An interview with Sal Khan

September 17, 2013

Here is a portion of the transcript of an interview of Sal Khan, featured online among McKinsey & Company’s Insights & Publications. To watch the video, read the complete transcript, download it (PDF), check out other resources, earn more about…

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9 Qualities of Truly Confident People

June 24, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dharmesh Shah and featured by LinkedIn. He is co-founder and CTO of HubSpot. HubSpot provides inbound marketing software that helps businesses attract, convert and engage customers on the web. The company,…

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Apple’s Trojan Horse

May 23, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Grant McCracken for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Keith Sawyer: An interview by Bob Morris

May 2, 2013

Keith Sawyer is one of the world’s leading scientific experts on creativity and innovation. In his first job after graduating from MIT, he designed videogames for Atari. He then worked for six years as a management consultant in Boston and…

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The Five Stages of Disruption Denial

April 22, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Grant McCracken for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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