The Humans Behind the Curtain of AI

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Most of us are familiar with the story of the Wizard of Oz. It is the story of a great and powerful wizard who saves a city, and provides hope to a girl and her companions. They were awed by the wizard until they find out (spoiler alert) that he is nothing but an carnival […]

Your Workforce Is More Mobile – And You Should Be Too

WirelessWeek.com is reporting that they are noticing a trend that employers should pay attention to. It promises to have a significant affect on the way we communicate with employees and even possibly how much we can keep track of employees. The Trend WirelessWeek reports that the trend as they see it involves a “shift in […]

What Is Micro-Clanning at Work?

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You may have noticed a trend that has been developing over the last couple of years: people are banding together in small groups of common interests. The anxiety that many people are feeling in today’s world have them seeking comfort zones and groups to lesson this anxiety. This is a trend that Faith Popcorn, futurist […]

Not Everyone Will Be Able to Use VR and AR

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The other day I was reading an article on the website IamWire, which is self-described as “a digital incubator platform for technology professionals.” The article was entitled Top 10 Technology Trends for 2017, one of many such articles you will find during the month of January. This one, written by Hiren Patel, an entrepreneur and […]

What Is the New “Blended” Workforce?

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In a recent Forbes article about 2017 HR trends, author and futurist, Jeanne Meister, wrote about “the blended” workforce. It’s an excellent article and I highly recommend it. (Ms. Meister is also the co-author of The 2020 Workplace which also well worth a read.) Definitions Change Over Time I reflected as I read her article on how the […]

Hi Tech Sexual Harassment Is Here

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Great, now we have the possibility of high tech sexual harassment As companies move into the world of virtual reality or augmented reality for the purposes of training they now have to worry about the misuse of this technology by their employees. In a report in Fast Company, Ruth Reader talks about the increased use […]