Ben WaberFirst time running with crampons, and while it was slightly slow going it was pleasant even in slightly icy conditions. This also gave me the opportunity to see lots of serene early winter scenes and listen to some great talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)
First was an important talk by Tom Kochan on worker organizing in the US at the Digital Futures at #Work Research Centre. This insightful talk sets the background for why #unions matter, the challenges for the current unionization trend, and why unionizers should follow the lead teachers' unions and incorporate customers into their efforts. Also some cutting #Twitter burns! Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJx31x7GzIU (2/8)
Digit Debates - Tom Kochan
Next was excellent talk by @juhokim on interaction-centric #AI at #UCIrvine. Kim uses concrete examples to demonstrate the importance of developing systems and optimizing for overall outcomes rather than narrow task benchmarks, moving us away from the "data-centric AI" model. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0v1Cr74kN8 (3/8)
Interaction-Centric AI: Designing Useful and Usable AI Applications
Next was a panel on #unions in the US with Lenny Mendonca, Valerie Hardy-Mahoney, Peter Olney, and Dave Regan at #StanfordGSB. This gets into the historical background of unionization in the US, why it should be part of #business education, and why it behooves organizations to work with unions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LTuybYewnc (4/8)
Labor in America: Past, Present and Future of Unions
Next was an interesting panel on COVID-19s impact on #fishing industry #workers in Southeast Asia with Mi Zhou and Jason Judd at #CornellILR. Maritime puns abound, and the focus on the #migrant worker experience in this space is important and not normally examined in the #management community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Xz7Akembk (5/8)
Rough Seas: COVID-19 Impact On Work In Fishing
Next was a nice panel on shifting the power in #data #ecosystems at the #AdaLovelaceInstitute with Carly Kind, @PaulNemitz, Jenna Slotin, Sushant Kumar, Mark Surman, and Valentina Pavel. The value of data is disproportionately captured by #companies, and this conversation proposes a raft of interventions to change that equation from the high level to the tactical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mCT7IAQq_U (6/8)
Rethinking data and rebalancing power: building a digital ecosystem that works for people & society
Next was an engaging talk by Conrad Tucker on using #algorithms for #mobile #health in resource-constrained environments at @CRCS. Algorithms developed in the lab need to be tested in the real world, but that can be technically and ethically challenging. Tucker gives some nice examples and frameworks for how to think about this kind of work in general https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYvBEqlw3vA (7/8)
CRCS Seminar - Conrad Tucker
Last was a theoretical discussion on #business models with Dean Shepherd, Stella Seyb, and Greg Fisher at #AOM. This requires a decent background in #management theory, but is especially interesting for those studying #entrepreneurship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVV06rh6DQs (8/8)
