“If the machines are doing the routine work, then humans must do the non-routine work. To be an innovator, you need to talk about unsolved, important problems.” – University of Waterloo Professor, Larry Smith Last night I joined two former colleagues,…
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What’s Your Problem? A talk by Larry Smith.
Tagged with: AlphaGo, automation, Dan Deeth, Don Bowman, economics, entrepreneurship, innovation, JK Rowling, Larry Smith, machine learning, marketing automation, Moravec's Paradox, Problem Lab, problem solving, problems, Steve Jobs, Tim Ferriss, University of Waterloo, Velocity, Walt Disney
Posted in Careers, Leadership
Posted in Careers, Leadership
The Meeting for (Re)Solution
“When you see problem-solving as part of the learning cycle, you transform the (re)solution meeting from a chore to an essential, energizing aspect of your business.” – David Pearl In The Reasons Why People Meet, I introduced seven different types of…
Tagged with: David Pearl, Einstein, meetings, problem solving, problems, Theodore Rubin, Will There Be Donuts?
Posted in Leadership, Management
Posted in Leadership, Management
Incompleteness and problem solving
“Almost all real problems are incompletely and imperfectly specified.” – John Kay Did you ever notice that to solve most real-world problems of any complexity, we have to find ways to simplify the situation? Well, economist John Kay noticed, and…
Tagged with: closure, incompleteness, John Kay, Obliquity, prediction, problem solving, problems
Posted in Books, Everything, Leadership
Posted in Books, Everything, Leadership
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