Cars and second order consequences — Benedict Evans
Comprehensive thinking on change as it relates to vehicles, 10-minute read - but the best summary I have found to date of the issues. ^AJ
There are two foundational technology changes rolling through the car industry at the moment; electric and autonomy. Electric is happening right now, largely as a consequence of falling battery prices, while autonomy, or at least full autonomy, is a bit further off - perhaps 5-10 years, depending on how fast some pretty hard computer science problems get solved. Both of these will cycle into essentially the entire global stock of (today) around 1.1bn cars over a period of decades, subject to all sorts of variables, and both of them completely remake the car industry and its suppliers, as well as parts of the tech industry.
Why Teams That Think Differently Do Better – Thrive Global
Here’s one very good reason to seek out people who think differently than you do. As this Harvard Business Review piece explains, cognitive diversity in a team leads to speedier problem solving ...
and remember 'Diversity of thought'!, 3 minute read ^AJ
Harnessing automation for a future that works | McKinsey
Good thinking on the topic, 3 minute read:
Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won’t arrive overnight. A new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation’s full potential requires people and technology to work hand in hand.
Execute Like a Rookie, Lead Like a Multiplier | Firstround
In 1989, Liz Wiseman took her first job out of business school at a mid-size startup called Oracle. With no previous experience, she was recruited as a technical trainer, charged with teaching programming to all of the company's new engineering recruits. She admits she barely knew what the company did, much less how to teach engineers. A year later, she was promoted to manage the training department and make CEO Larry Ellison's vision for what he called 'Oracle University' a reality. She was 24.
The 1 Percent Rule: Why a Few People Get Most of the Rewards | James Clear
I really enjoy James Clear's writing and thinking, recommend this article on the 1% rule.
Sometime in the late 1800s—nobody is quite sure exactly when—a man named Vilfredo Pareto was fussing about in his garden when he made a small but interesting discovery ...
Please Don’t Hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
We need to take AI seriously, but we need to think about it as a business issue, not a systems issue ^AJ
Every serious technology company now has an Artificial Intelligence team in place. These companies are investing millions into intelligent systems for situation assessment, prediction analysis, learning-based recognition systems, conversational interfaces, and recommendation engines. Companies such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon aren’t just employing AI, but have made it a central part of their core intellectual property ....