Commentaries

How technology can drive the next wave of mass customization

February 28, 2014

Here is an article co-authored by Anshuk Gandhi, Carmen Magar, and Roger Roberts for McKinsey & Company in which they explain how and why seven technologies are making it easier to tailor products and services to the wants of individual…

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Brain Food Nuggets (81-90)

February 27, 2014

The buffet awaits: o “A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and…

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Phil Rosenzweig on “The benefits—and limits—of decision models”

February 27, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Phil Rosenzweig for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of other resources, learn more about the firm, and register…

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Confabulations of Everyday Life: Is a memoir ever free from fiction, if not outright lies?

February 26, 2014

“A memoir takes some particular threads, some incidents, some experience from a person’s life and gives an account of it.” Richard Hell Here is a recent post by Bruce Poulsen in his column “Reality Play” featured by Psychology Today. To…

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David Shaked on “Guiding Principles of Change for Process Improvement”

February 26, 2014

In Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: Building Positive and Engaging Business Improvement, David Shaked explains how and why one approach to Lean Six Sigma “is more natural to work with and more sustainable in the long run.” He provides an abundance…

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On Becoming a Digital Person: Technology not only changes the world but it also changes us.

February 25, 2014

Here is a recent post by Bruce Poulsen in his column “Reality Play” featured by Psychology Today. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * In his new book, The…

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Can computers out-think human beings?

February 24, 2014

Opinions are divided — sometimes sharply divided — about whether or not computers can or ever will out-think human beings. In “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” published in a British journal, Mind (1950), Alan Turing proposed a test to determine whether…

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Brian Eno on letting others “do politics” for us

February 24, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from Maria Popova’s online newsletter, Brain Pickings. To check out all the resources at her website, please click here. To learn more about this exceptional thought leader, please click here. Music pioneer Brian Eno, a…

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Four patterns of behavior that women at work need to understand

February 21, 2014

In What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know, Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey focus on “four crisp patterns that provide the framework for this book”: o Prove-It-Again! is exactly what it sounds like: Women…

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The Most Undervalued Leadership Traits of Women

February 20, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article by Glenn Llopis for Forbes in which he explains why it’s impossible to respect, value, and admire great leadership if you can’t identify what makes a leader great. Because of this, the identity…

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