Thinking, Fast and Slow

Critical thinking is often cited as one of the most important future work skills. But what does that mean in practice? Critical thinking is often cited as one of the most valuable future work skills. How do critical thinking skills manifest themselves in the workplace? Learn about the mindsets, habits and demeanors that make critical […]

Savor the benefits of integrating “slow” into your life. Fast food. Instant messaging. Efficiency tools. Learning sprints. The pace at which we consume, from food to knowledge and experiences, keeps accelerating. But at what cost? As life in the fast lane continues to accelerate, many people yearn for a slow lane less traveled. People from […]

Increasingly, AI systems are trained with artificial, synthetic information and data. This has cost advantages but causes accuracy problems – and could even lead to the collapse of the models. Generative AI is booming. According to a new McKinsey study, as many as half the employees of leading global companies use this type of technology in their […]

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The context of your choices may mean the difference between success or failure. Before nudge theory became a focus in the behavioral sciences, most people knew it as the art of persuasion. Nudge theory by other names has always been part and parcel of modern advertising, marketing and public relations, because ad men knew before […]

getAbstract International Book Award 2021: Turn down the volume with some good old-fashioned methodical thinking.

Despite their veneer of objectivity, algorithms are as biased as the humans creating them. It’s piñata time! Imagine you’ve invited a bunch of kids to your daughter’s birthday party. You find yourself at a loss watching them squabble over who gets to take the first swing at the papier-mâché lama filled with candy. To prove […]

We often make complex things even more difficult by the way we deal with them. Here's how to change that.

Daniel Kahneman’s book is becoming a blueprint for the latest AI research.

What saber-toothed tigers and used-cars salespeople have in common. And what that has to do with your brain and better decisions. Imagine a cubical-shaped pool with edges the length of a kilometer. The pool is filled with water up to the rim. There is a hole in the bottom that leaks 100 liters per hour. […]