Choice bits from Next:Economy 2015, Day 1
The Next:Economy Summit was packed with explorations of “What’s the future of business and work?” Take a look at this short compilation of some of our favorite moments from the first day.
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Big science problems, big data solutions
How Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s supercomputing center is tackling 10 data analytics problems across the sciences.
Platform economies
A conversation with Erik Brynjolfsson & Jon Bruner
The five shouts of good programmers
A set of reactions to the most common programming scenarios that tend to turn software projects sour.
Optimizing between motivation and coordination
Albert Wenger on the reorganization of the economy through networks.
Escaping the superstar syndrome
Sports show us the impact a superstar can have on the success of a team. But it's the team with the most superstars that wins.
Do one thing…
I don't want barely distinguishable tools that are mediocre at everything; I want tools that do one thing and do it well.
Building an automated future
Our fears of automation aren’t due to problems of artificial intelligence, but of human intelligence.
Serving workers in the gig economy
Emerging resources for the on-demand workforce.
Stories, not transactions
Salesforce's Peter Coffee discusses the new economy.
Beyond algorithms: Optimizing the search experience
Making search smarter through better human-computer interaction.
How intelligent data platforms are powering smart cities
Smart cities and smart nations run on data.
Five principles for applying data science for social good
How to go from well-intentioned efforts to lasting impact with your data projects.
Contrasting architecture patterns with design patterns
How architecture and design patterns can add clarity and understanding to your project.
Being data-driven: It’s all about the culture
Data analysis can change an organization’s future -- but only if it’s used in the present, every day, by everyone.
We’ve got this whole unicorn thing all wrong!
There’s another kind of unicorn: The breakthrough, once remarkable, that becomes taken for granted
Improving Uber’s surge pricing
Should algorithmic pricing be the norm rather than the exception?
Designing delivery: From industrialism to post-industrialism
In a post-industrial economy, the focus shifts from selling products to helping customers accomplish their goals through service. Excerpt from Jeff Sussna's book, "Designing Delivery."