Humans In The Loop

We live in a knowledge economy. What you know—and your ability to bring it to bear in any given circumstance—is what creates economic value for you. This was primarily driven by the advent of personal computers and the internet, starting in the 1970s and accelerating through today.

But what happens when that very skill—knowing and utilizing the... See more

“At the end of the day, organizations are human.”

Bryan Yuji Walker

Change Leadership Certificate Instructor & IDEO Partner

To be lost is to be human

Feeling lost is a fundamental part of the human experience, a feeling that traces back to the dawn of history.

For now, at least, innovation is a uniquely human ability—one that would be critical to a system that could recursively imagine and create better versions of itself.

The first step is to understand the fundamental difference between humans and AIs. We are analog, chemical beings, with emotions and feelings. Compared with machines, we think slowly—and we act too fast, failing to consider the long-term consequences of our behavior (which AI can help predict). So we should not compete with AI; we should use it. At... See more

Here are eight imperatives—all of them drawing strength and sustenance from the humanities:

1. We need a way of defining and pursuing progress that doesn’t reduce that concept to something that only comes from a digital device.


2. We desperately need access to values and wisdom that aren’t corrupted by the relentless financial metrics and imposed

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For people seeking to make a difference, it begins with helping other people make a difference.

we tend to procrastinate on tasks that bring up difficult emotions, like fear, pressure, or self-doubt.