The Myth of Water Cooler Innovation: Time to Reinvent Work A September 2021 New York Times article, When Chance Encounters at the Water Cooler Are Most Useful, documents the myth of the water cooler conversation as a driver of innovation. What is true about water cooler conversations is that they help establish new relationships or reinforce existing ones. These … [Read more...] about The Myth of Water Cooler Innovation: Time to Reinvent Work
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AI and Context: Why Training AI with So Much Knowledge Leaves it Unable to Understand Context
Machine learning training sets focus on precise aspects of a domain. A machine learning algorithm trained on the identification of cancer cells does that job with accuracy and precision. The algorithm has seen so many cases that its ability to identify the next case proves uncanny to those unfamiliar with the underlying technology. Those who do understand the model are not … [Read more...] about AI and Context: Why Training AI with So Much Knowledge Leaves it Unable to Understand Context
The Problem With Document References and How Knowledge Management Fails Us
The Problem With Document References and How Knowledge Management Fails Us The other day a colleague called and asked about the best way to find a concept within an enterprise document repository. After discussion, an enterprise repository was a bit of a stretch. What she meant was find the concept across the entire enterprise, regardless of where it was … [Read more...] about The Problem With Document References and How Knowledge Management Fails Us
HP to Acquire Poly: HP to Buy Collaboration Device Maker Poly in $3.3B Deal
HP to Acquire Poly HP plans to acquire device maker Poly for $3.3B. The acquisition of the enterprise headset, video and conference calling device business will complement HP’s February 2021 purchase of HyperX and its gaming gear. The deal should close this year. HP announced the plan to acquire Poly (NYSE: POLY) for $3.3 billion this week. Poly formed as a mashup of … [Read more...] about HP to Acquire Poly: HP to Buy Collaboration Device Maker Poly in $3.3B Deal
Returning to the Office: The Looming Coordination Problem With Collaboration Technology
Returning to the Office: The Looming Coordination Problem With Collaboration Technology As people return to the office, they may not return to their office—the office from before the pandemic, the one with the dead plant and the dated ketchup packets, the one with the flashing Ethernet light anxiously seeking a handshake for the last two years. When people return to the … [Read more...] about Returning to the Office: The Looming Coordination Problem With Collaboration Technology