The BrainDump: Week Commencing 1st of October 2018
A list of interesting things I’ve consumed..
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2 min readOct 12, 2018
I’ve been reading…
- “Putting yourself in the shoes of the user is the most valuable way to learn what it is that makes their circumstances difficult or empowering, complex or simple, confusing or liberating.”
https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2018/10/6-steps-design-solutions - Labor 2030: The Collision of Demographics, Automation and Inequality.
https://www.bain.com/insights/labor-2030-the-collision-of-demographics-automation-and-inequality/ - Regulating for Responsible Technology: Introducing the Office for Responsible Technology.
https://medium.com/doteveryone/regulating-for-responsible-technology-introducing-the-office-for-responsible-technology-2c8c9f618873 - Principles-driven work | Example #1: Impact Hub Birmingham Maker Manifesto.
https://medium.com/colab-dudley/principles-driven-work-example-1-impact-hub-birmingham-maker-manifesto-be2b318678cb - Towards end-to-end local services, not transactions.
https://medium.com/@mcaino/towards-end-to-end-local-services-not-transactions-a607b5d55ba9 - Sustaining a human centred approach in a system driven world.
http://www.bromfordlab.com/labblogcontent/2018/10/8/sustaining-a-human-centred-approach-in-a-system-drive-world-a-blabchat-round-up - Algorithmic bias: Better policy and practice for civil society.
https://digitalimpact.org/algorithmic-bias-better-policy-and-practice-for-civil-society/ - The economic value of trust is staggering.
https://www.ft.com/content/75646b30-c094-11e8-95b1-d36dfef1b89a
I’ve been listening to…
- “Palaces for the People: can social infrastructure fight inequality and the decline in civic life?” — BBC Thinking Allowed Podcast
https://pca.st/L4Db - “Big tech v democracy. Is the brave new digital world affecting our politics? Could it render democracy obsolete?” — Chips with Everything podcast.
https://pca.st/P8A6 - “ Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School, shares a compelling business case for curiosity. Her research shows allowing employees to exercise their curiosity can lead to fewer conflicts and better outcomes” — The power of curiosity: HBR Ideacast 651
https://pca.st/yGbj - “Zeynep Ton is a Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She studies the retail sector and the way that some firms have invested in paying more and doing more for their workers.” — The Good Jos Strategy: Eat Sleep Work Repeat Podcast
https://pca.st/7nUO - “An Update on the Basic Income Trials in Kenya, feat. Joe Huston” — The Basic Income Podcast
https://pca.st/tYp3
