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Do We Hold Algorithms To Higher Standards Than Humans?

The Horizons Tracker

In Noise , Daniel Kahneman, Cass Sunstein, and Olivier Sibony highlight the many ways in which human decision-making is inherently “noisy” Noise can loosely be defined as what ensures that two judgments that should be identical are not. In other words, there are some things that are just not really possible to know.

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Serendipity and a Serving of Humble Pie

Lead Change Blog

However, making time available to reflect and imagine increases the odds of creativity and innovation occurring. Psychologist Daniel Kahneman nailed it when he observed it was incredibly difficult for us to see our own biases. How could I have been so unseeing?

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Marcia Reynolds: Part 1 of a second interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

She understands organizational cultures, what blocks communication and innovation, and what is needed to bring people together for better results. She has coached leaders, delivered leadership, coaching and emotional intelligence programs, and spoken at conferences for […].

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Competition Can Help Science Progress

The Horizons Tracker

The notion of so-called “adversarial collaboration” was initially coined by Daniel Kahneman, who suggested that “angry science” was largely a waste of effort. My ultimate goal is to improve science as a tool for discovering the truth to help humans flourish.” ” Adversarial collaboration.

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How Can We Rid Biases From Facial Recognition?

The Horizons Tracker

As Daniel Kahneman explains in Thinking Fast and Slow , we often make snap judgments when we first meet people, with these judgments driven in large part by the various biases and heuristics that allow us to shortcut our decision-making.

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The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

Skip Prichard

Daniel Kahneman. The behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman once noted that “if you follow your intuition, you will more often than not err by misclassifying a random event as systematic. We are too willing to reject the belief that much of what we see in life is random.” By early 2017, about 2.2

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Book Recommendations: Some Must-Reads for HR Professionals

HR Digest

Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth By Amy C. How to Win Friends and Influence People By Dale Carnegie . Belonging at Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization By Rhodes Perry, MPA.

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