AI, Creativity, Performance, Self Awareness, Technology, Weak Signals

AI’s Greatest Gift: What it Means to be Human and the Emerging Authenticity Economy

It's been a long time since I was fully gratified by a film I had longingly wanted to see – A Complete Unknown, about the Nobel-prize winnin’, free-wheelin’ Bob Dylan. The story was immersive. The actors were embodiments of the originals. And the music was real - no overdubs, no lip-synch, no AI. Timothée Chalamet… Continue reading AI’s Greatest Gift: What it Means to be Human and the Emerging Authenticity Economy

AI, Critical Thinking, Self Awareness, Technology

AI Reasoning is Coming: The Smarter AI Gets the More Adept at Calling Bull$#!+ Humans Need to Be

Would you rather be Sherlock or Rain Man in today's world? We are fascinated with people who have photographic memory, like when Dustin Hoffman portrayed the autistic savant, Raymond in the 1988 film Rain Man, suddenly spitting out the telephone number and address of a diner waitress because he had read the local phone book… Continue reading AI Reasoning is Coming: The Smarter AI Gets the More Adept at Calling Bull$#!+ Humans Need to Be

AI, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Self Awareness

The Rising Occurrence of Self-Censorship and the Rising Need for Critical Thinking

It was a simple question posed by the Thai filmmaker.   What did these six film and TV productions have in common?   Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy JFK, directed by Oliver Stone Social Network, directed by David Fincher The Crown, created by Peter Morgan All the President's Men, directed by Alan J. Pakula A… Continue reading The Rising Occurrence of Self-Censorship and the Rising Need for Critical Thinking

Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Self Awareness

Losing and Finding Yourself: A Perfect Five-Minute Scene From Ted Lasso

In the middle of the journey of my life I awoke in a dark wood where the true way was wholly lost. - Dante Alighieri     The precocious young manager of West Ham was out of a job, with all the time in the world to wallow in self-pity. The owner of the AFC… Continue reading Losing and Finding Yourself: A Perfect Five-Minute Scene From Ted Lasso