The two-second advantage
Subtitle: how we succeed by anticipating the future - just enough
By: Vivek Ranadivé & Kevin Maney
Contributors: Maney, Kevin, 1960-
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781444730791; 9781444730814
Subjects: Adaptability (Psychology); Adjustment (Psychology); Expectation (Philosophy); Brain; Human behavior; Competition
Description: Examines how our understanding of human mastery is being applied to the way computers "think." In the near future, the authors argue, the most advanced computer systems and the most successful businesses will be able to use a new generation of technology to anticipate customer needs before customers even know what they want, see production snafus before they occur, traffic jams before they materialize, and operational problems before they arise.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Talented brains. Wayne Gretzky's brain in a box ; Ones, twos, and cortexes ; The talented brain ; Talented software of the average brain; title: Talented systems. If it only had a brain ; Talented technology and talented enterprises ; Brainy electronics and electronic brains; title: The two-second advantage. The two-second advantage and a better world ; The two-second advantage and a better brain.