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Subjective Understanding in the Workplace: Embracing Complexity and Fostering Collective Intelligence

Mike Cardus

By embracing the fluidity of subjective understanding, organizations can tap into the collective intelligence of teams and foster innovation. Actively listen to different viewpoints and facilitate constructive discussions that promote understanding and innovation. Shaw, P., & Mowles, C. References: Bandura, A.

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What’s the Purpose of Companies in the Age of AI?

Harvard Business Review

IBM’s recently-announced Project Debater is a case in point: it showed just how far AI has come in terms of constructing and articulating a point of view, but equally how much better humans are at balancing different points of view. Firms create value by taking a long-term perspective.