“It is obvious that there are some things of which the outcome is not uniform or determined, and it is in such cases that chance or spontaneity finds its sphere.”-Aristotle I mentioned that things have been quiet over here due to my health leave of absence, during which an
If we review case studies like Theranos, WeWork, the latest Optimus Prime exposure, the 1,000 offshore cashiers required to run Amazon's "Just Walk Out" cashier-less grocery, the remote-driver fleets used to drive robo-taxis, the Gemini fake out, Self-Service BI—did Silicon Valley become the business
"The future is dark, with a darkness as much of the womb as the grave."-Rebecca Solnit "The future is so bright, I gotta wear shades." -Timbuk 3 Gentle Readers, Long time, no newsletter. I had a planned short leave that "unexpectedly" turned into
Coffee with JP returns with JP discussing current and historic events in light of the Hachette vs. Internet Archive decision. In it JP covers: 1) Singular XQ and the need for disinterested (read not financially vested) research. Help us stay independent! 2) Aaron Swartz and Open Access 3) Fair Use
It's the Beer O'Clock Newsletter from Knowledge Capital on Linked In. This next bid at AI hype prize made a splash recently: lab grown brains running first living computer in Switzerland. 16 lab-grown brains run world’s first ‘living computer’ in SwitzerlandThe bioprocessor platform consists of
Someone in a formal interview asked me today about my biggest achievement, and I thought of some things on my LinkedIn page. But the ones that I believe to be the most significant—professionally, not personally—are not on there. There are small, tiny, networked one-on-one interactions. There are individuals
The one where Harris stays zipped about crypto, the new decentralized AI platform seems too good to be true, Gamergate haunts us making everyone seem sus, the tech layoffs approach 150k, and Crowdstrike turns the $20bn economic loss into a big joke. What's the Harris-Walz platform for crypto?
Ending on an optimistic high note, JP talks Gen AI and higher education arts training. Listen as Jason Merai reminds us not to count this generation of students out to lead and change in this field and they discuss the best uses of the tool and the possibilities for the
On Opium and Digital Media JP chats with everyone about some notes she has about the intersection of the history of opium and its negative impacts on society and digital technology which has both literally been an economic vehicle for delivering opiates and is it self a kind of "
JP and Celi Arias talk about Grown Ass Business, Celi's creative and inspiring business strategy and growth consulting business. Celi shares her approach and JP offers her observations on why Celi's background in modern dance feeds directly into her skills in helping people building and optimizing
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Startups
JP interviews Founding Core Advisory Board member, Dr. Guissoo Nabavian. Dr. Nabavian is a psychologist with over 25 years in public mental health and wellness in NYC. JP and she talk about the transition from a for-profit consultancy to a non-profit social startup, and the importance of accessibility and education
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Brian is a truth teller. He is direct, calls it like he sees it, and doesn't mince words. He and JP had an intense chat about what's been going in BPO and CX since AI hit the scene and he says a lot suprising and challenging
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Farzin, a fan of crazy robot fighting movies and watching Total Recall with his grandma, is an organizational justice practicioner. He and JP talk about why it is different than DEI and moves beyond performative tokenism and empty gesture toward more equitable and democratic organizational cultures. A great complement to
While of all the things to worry about, accessibility may be low on your list, there is a principle in business strategy as well as military strategy: aim small, miss small. Here is one thing to get right; now is not the time to double down on reducing accessibility and
design
If design isn't how a thing looks than what is it? Steve Jobs famously said it's not how it looks but how it works. We also know that he would rather die than produce something ugly; we agree. How it works is the most important thing
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Today: What the hell does "AI" even mean any way? Houston, we have a taxonomy problem. This week's Human's of Singular XQ is another "Coffee with JP" where JP shares some notes she has for a keyword mapping project she is doing
blockchain
Notes from the Edges of Innovation by SXQ Founder, JP Philanthropic blockchain, a centralized internet, knowledge management's identity crisis, moral injury, and white collar workplace bullying crime What is the digital transformation potential for blockchain in philanthropy? It's not something we advertise right now because it
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What does anthropology have to do with software development? The Humans of Singular XQ presents the lovely and irreplaceable Archana Shah, founding Core Advisory Board team member, brilliant technology researcher, and certified good human. Archana and JP explore how JP's roots with anthropology compare to Archana's
Do you know what a dramaturge is? In this week's episode recurring co-host Aaron Beavers and JP chat with dramaturge and full professor Jane Barnette about episode 5 in Season 1 with a controversial mural that even makes Aaron uncomfortable. Dr. Barnette does not hestiate to dive in