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Embrace the Individual and Embrace the Resistance – Encourage Small Wins!

In business, we need to embrace systems to align people with processes. Companies spend time and money on systems to speed up or simplify processes. The one thing that stands in the way of business systems being effective is people. You are working with a group of people with different life experiences, goals, and beliefs.…

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Man vs Machine – A Brief History of Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence

Back in 1997, Deep Blue (an IBM computer) defeated Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at the time, in a six-game match with a final score of 3.5-2.5 in favor of Deep Blue. Almost 20 years later, in 2016, Google's AlphaGo program achieved a similar victory by defeating Lee Sedol, one of the world's top…

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Steve Jobs vs Artificial Intelligence

I have always been entertained and enamored by magic tricks. When people see one performed, they usually have one of two reactions: amazement or curiosity. The amazement is, “How did they do that?” and the curiosity is, “How did they do that?” Some people will look forward to the next one, while others are distracted…

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Data is a Gift… Share The Love!

Do you remember life before Beepers, CB Radios, and Fax Machines? All three gained momentum and popularity in the '70s and '80s and peaked in the '90s. However, all three fell victim to mobile phones. Beepers became text messaging, faxes became email, and CB radios became Nextel phones and then standard mobile phones. Mobile phones…

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Artificial Intelligence Decisions… Data Determines the Destination

Have you ever heard the George Carlin comedy sketch about Football vs. Baseball? You can watch it here and some of the lines include: “Football is played in a stadium; baseball is played in the park.” “In football, you wear a helmet; in baseball, you wear a cap.” “In football, you get a penalty; in baseball,…

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The “Known Knowns”, “Known Unknowns”, and “Unknown Unknowns” of Marketing

Growing up in New York, Yogi Bera was one of my favorite characters. He was a good player but even more of a philosopher (well, sort of). Some of his most famous “Deep Yogi Thoughts” include: “It ain't over 'til it's over.” “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” “It's like…

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