Sensemaking
Subtitle: the power of the humanities in the age of the algorithm
By: Christian Madsbjerg
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780316393249
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Social sciences and management; Phenomenology; Philosophy; Management; Humanities
Description: "Based on his work at companies like Ford, Christian Madsbjerg's SENSEMAKING is a provocative stand against the tyranny of big data and scientism, an impassioned defense of a liberal arts education, and a blueprint for how companies and leaders can use human intelligence to solve problems. Humans have become subservient to algorithms. Every day brings a new Moneyball fix--a math whiz who will crack open an industry with clean fact-based analysis rather than human intuition and experience. As a result, we have stopped thinking. Machines do it for us. Christian Madsbjerg argues that our fixation with data often masks stunning deficiencies, and the risks for humankind are enormous. Blind devotion to number crunching imperils our businesses, our educations, our governments, and our life savings. Too many companies have lost touch with the humanity of their customers, while marginalizing workers with liberal arts-based skills. Contrary to popular thinking, Madsbjerg shows how many of today's biggest success stories stem not from "quant" thinking but from deep, nuanced engagement with culture, language, and history. He calls his method sensemaking. In this landmark book, Madsbjerg lays out five principles for how business leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals can use it to solve their thorniest problems. He profiles companies using sensemaking to connect with new customers, and takes readers inside the work process of sensemaking "connoisseurs" like investor George Soros, architect Bjarke Ingels, and others. Both practical and philosophical, Sensemaking is a powerful rejoinder to corporate groupthink and an indispensable resource for leaders and innovators who want to stand out from the pack"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216).
Table of contents: title: Foreword: The end of thinking; title: Introduction: The human factor; title: Making sense of the world; title: Silicon Valley is a state of mind; title: Culture, not individuals; title: Thick data, not just thin data; title: The savannah, not the zoo; title: Creativity, not manufacturing; title: The North Star, not the GPS; title: What are people for?