Performance defines society and us. We will always find a way to demonstrate excellence, just as competition will always be a basic criterion for success. But it shouldn’t be the recipe for growth. Between the late 18th century and early 20th century, a small fraction of time split human cognition from its reaction time. The…
If algorithms are rhythms in code, we got the notes right, but the rhythm is clumsy. Instead of music, we create noise. If we fix it, we would have enormous power to transform society. Which is more important to music: the right notes or the right rhythm? Rhythm is more than playing a lot of…
What we do about climate change is the ultimate test. It is our biggest challenge and our greatest opportunity. There are lessons we are still learning. You may wonder, what has girls’ education got to do with climate change? The answer is … everything. We are at difficult crossroads as a society. We face…
The next frontier in AI is to get everyone on the same page regarding emotional granularity. Instead of focusing on shortcuts and competition, we have a common goal: the future humans. Doors are interesting. Depending on perspective, a door is an entrance or an exit. We can’t be sure what lies ahead because some doors…
In the last few decades, we became obsessed with goals. The pandemic taught us a good lesson. We urgently need to review our relationship with goals and the value we put on reaching them. Aren’t we mistakenly confusing reaching goals with the capacity to lead? “Disruptive times make traditional leadership models redundant.” Korn Ferry…
Time is only a record of how creative we got about reaching out to each other. The message is still the same. Technology changes. People? Not so much. Our tools have massively evolved, but the desire to connect is still the same. Because fundamentally, throughout centuries, we remain the same kind of people. When I read a…
