Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (952 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031639324X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Herein are the guidelines for the 21st Century and beyond. Patrece Powers I won't hold a Board Meeting until members have read Sensemaking. At last! Someone as qualified as Madsbjerg with practical and valuable experience doesn't have an either-or mentality about the value of humans being humans and using (but not used by) soft and har. Important Subject, Could Have Been Better I came into this book excited to engage with this very important and timely subject matter. The first half of the book looks at some of the ideas of the humanities like philosophy and their importance in our digital world. The set of examples is broad. The second. People are for caring gregg gullickson Nice set of stories to remind oneself of the power and importance of the humanities. Reminds us that optimizing systems is not the be-all and end-all of organizations.
He lives in New York City. Christian studied philosophy and political science in Copenhagen and London. Christian Madsbjerg is a founder of ReD Associates and the Director of its New York office. ReD is a strategy consulting company based in the human sciences and employs anthropologists, sociologists, art historians, and philosophers.
Professor of Law and Professor of History, Harvard University"Producing a mixture of how-to text and trenchant philosophy, Madsbjerg illustrates his formula for problem-solving with rich, captivating anecdotes. Offering neither a rearguard defense of the humanities as we have known them, nor an unrealistic plea to other fields simply to take them seriously, Christian Madsbjerg offers a ringing endorsement of how humanities knowledge is still critically necessary to make sense of the world and its problems. "At Ford, we believe the key to creating products and experiences that truly make people's lives better is to deeply understand our customers. Companies must master not just big da
Too many companies have lost touch with the humanity of their customers, while marginalizing workers with liberal arts-based skills. In this landmark book, Madsbjerg lays out five principles for how business leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals can use it to solve their thorniest problems. Every day brings a new Moneyball fix--a math whiz who will crack open an industry with clean fact-based analysis rather than human intuition and experience. As a result, we have stopped thinking. Machines do it for us. Both practical and philosophical, Sensemaking is a powerful rejoinder to corporate groupthink and an indispensable resource for leaders and innovators who