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MINDWORKSRethinking Work for the Age of AIAs AI evolves faster than we can learn, how must work adapt?In this MINDWORKS Mini, host Daniel Serfaty and Prof. Joseph Fuller of Harvard Business School discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace—changing how we hire, train, and retain talent.They explore why continuous learning is essential, how AI coaching tools are catching up to human mentors, and which skills will define the workforce of the future.
2025-11-1009 minMINDWORKSAI Makes Context King: New Skills, Org Design, and Learning at WorkPrompting is out, context is in. Host Daniel Serfaty and Prof. Joseph Fuller of the Harvard Business School explore why “context engineering”—combining domain knowledge and judgment—is the next essential skill for human-AI teaming. They also discuss how organizational design, retention, and learning must evolve as technology advances faster than traditional upskilling can keep pace.
2025-11-0412 minMINDWORKSAI’s Expertise Upheaval: Mastery vs. Growth RolesAI is reshaping entry-level work and the path to expertise. Host Daniel Serfaty and Prof. Joseph Fuller of the Harvard Business School break down how “mastery” roles shrink as rules-based tasks automate, and “growth” roles expand as AI removes barriers to entry. Learn what this shift means for career development and the next generation of talent.
2025-10-2816 minMINDWORKSAI and the Future of WorkHow will artificial intelligence reshape the way we work? Which jobs will evolve, which will disappear, and how can we prepare for what comes next? In this episode of MINDWORKS, host Daniel Serfaty talks with Professor Joseph Fuller of Harvard Business School, co-director of the Managing the Future of Work project, about how AI is transforming jobs, skills, and organizations. Together, they explore what makes certain roles more vulnerable to automation, how human–AI collaboration can create new opportunities, and what leaders, policymakers, and workers can do to ensure AI amplifies human potential rather than replaces it....
2025-10-211h 02MINDWORKSBONUS: The Human Side of AI: How Two Scientists Found Their Way from Curiosity to CareerIn this MINDWORKS Mini, Drs. Svitlana Volkova and Robert McCormack share with Daniel Serfaty how early fascinations became lifelong work in artificial intelligence. They describe how formative experiences, from math and optimization to philosophy and logic, sparked their interest and shaped their careers. This conversation highlights the power of cross-disciplinary thinking and the human perspective that continue to guide their work in building intelligent systems and advancing human–AI collaboration.
2025-10-1411 min
MINDWORKSMini: AI and the Privacy Paradox: When Sharing Becomes PredictionAs artificial intelligence grows more capable, it thrives on personal data, yet every piece of information we share deepens the privacy challenge. In this MINDWORKS Mini, Daniel Serfaty talks with Drs. Svitlana Volkova and Robert McCormack about how AI models collect, combine, and infer from our digital lives, even predicting future actions. They explore what this means for personal choice, data ownership, and trust, and offer practical advice for both AI developers and everyday users on staying vigilant while embracing AI’s potential.
2025-10-0708 min
MINDWORKSMini: Your Human Digital Twin: Coming Soon to a Device Near YouWhat happens when AI can mirror your thinking, preferences, and decisions? In this MINDWORKS Mini, Daniel Serfaty explores the coming era of human digital twins with Dr. Svitlana Volkova and Robert McCormack. Together they look ahead to AI that not only automates tasks but co-evolves with us—supporting discovery, anticipating choices, and poised to redefine how we work, live, and team with machines.
2025-09-3009 min
MINDWORKSMini: When AI Stops Waiting for Your Prompt: Agentic WorkflowsAI is moving from passive assistant to proactive teammate. In this MINDWORKS Mini, Daniel Serfaty and Drs. Svitlana Volkova and Robert McCormack explore the rise of compound AI and agentic workflows: systems of specialized AI agents that collaborate, reason, and take action on their own. Discover how this shift could transform work, amplify human-AI teaming, and reshape the ethical landscape of emerging technology.
2025-09-2311 min
MINDWORKSMini: Rise of the LLMsIn this MINDWORKS Mini, join host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Drs. Svitlana Volkova and Robert McCormack about the birth of Large Language Models and how we got to where we are today. Listen to the full episode, AI: The End of the Prologue on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
2025-09-1609 min
MINDWORKSMini: Can AI really improve learning and training? How do we know?In this MINDWORKS Mini, join host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Drs. Andy Van Schaack, Yair Shapira, and Svitlana Volkova about real world examples of how AI is fundamentally changing education and learning and the challenges of measuring its impact. Listen to the full episode, The GenAI Education Revolution with Andy Van Schaack, Yair Shapira, & Svitlana Volkova, on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
2025-05-1515 minMINDWORKSMini: Deep Fakes "Here's looking at you, kid... or at least a digitally altered version of you."Join host Daniel Serfaty for a MINDWORKS Mini exploring the creation of Deep Fakes — and how the technology is only going to get better — with Vladimir Barash of Graphika and Laura Cassani of Aptima.
2024-09-2607 minMINDWORKSDeep Fakes: With Vladimir Barash and Laura CassaniHow do we distinguish fact from fiction in an age where seeing is no longer believing? Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he explores one of the most intriguing and controversial developments of artificial intelligence today – Deep Fakes – with Vladimir Barash of Graphika and Laura Cassani of Aptima.
2024-09-1055 minMINDWORKSMini: Will GenAI Enhance or Inhibit Human Innovation?MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with guest Gene Kesselman of MIT about the impact of GenAI on its human users' ability to innovate. Listen to the full episode, "Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation," with Chris Wolfel and Gene Kesselman, only on the MINDWORKS Podcast.
2024-08-1619 minMINDWORKSMini: Will GenAI make teachers' jobs obsolete?MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with guests with Drs. Andy Van Schaack, Yair Shapira, and Svitlana Volkova, about whether GenAI will eliminate the need altogether for human teachers. (Spoiler alert: The answer is "No.")Listen to the full episode, "The GenAI Education Revolution," with Drs. Andy Van Schaack, Yair Shapira, and Svitlana Volkova only on the MINDWORKS Podcast.
2024-08-0609 minMINDWORKSLeadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation with Chris Wolfel and Gene KesselmanJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he continues a special series on the nature and practice of innovation. In Episode 3, Daniel talks with Gene Keselman of MIT and Chris Wolfel of Northeastern University about the connection between Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. How do leaders develop great innovators? What qualities must an innovator have to succeed? And how is generative AI changing the nature of innovation and what it means to be innovative?
2024-07-091h 12MINDWORKSThe GenAI Education Revolution with Andy Van Schaack, Yair Shapira, & Svitlana VolkovaJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Drs. Andy Van Schaack, Yair Shapira, and Svitlana Volkova about how Generative AI is fundamentally changing education and learning in today's digital world.This podcast is a follow-up to (not a repeat of ) a panel discussion led by Daniel on Generative AI and training at I/ITSEC 2023.
2024-05-211h 11
MINDWORKSBonus: The Magic of Value Creation with Curt CarlsonBonus material! Join host Daniel Serfaty for a bite-sized discussion with innovator Curt Carlson on the magic of value creation using the NABC methodology.To listen to the rest of the interview with Curt Carlson, check out Episode 1 of MINDWORKS Season 4.
2024-05-0121 minMINDWORKSWhat is Innovation? With Curt CarlsonJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he kicks off Season 4 with a special series on the nature and practice of innovation. In Episode 1, Daniel talks one-on-one with Curt Carlson, Founder and CEO of The Practice of Innovation and a pioneer in the development and use of innovation best practices.
2024-04-231h 02MINDWORKSLeadership: How Doing Good Leads to Doing Well with Dr. Raj Sisodia and Kelly Lockwood Primus Part 2Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty for Part 2 of a very special two-part conversation with global thought leader and best-selling author Dr. Raj Sisodia, and Kelly Lockwood Primus, an expert on inclusive leadership and cultural dynamics, and a thought leader and contributor to Forbes, as they explore the role that leaders and leadership play in these new constructs.
2022-10-2544 minMINDWORKSMini: Leadership: The SELFLESS ParadigmCulture. Inclusion. Consciousness. Diversity. Empathy. Community. Leadership today is not only about setting a vision for the road ahead and a business plan to execute against it, but also about building a culture and mindset that makes business success possible. Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty for Part 1 of a very special two-part conversation with global thought leader and best-selling author Dr. Raj Sisodia, and Kelly Lockwood Primus, an expert on inclusive leadership and cultural dynamics, and a thought leader and contributor to Forbes, as they explore the role that leaders and leadership play in these ne...
2022-10-2011 minMINDWORKSMini: Leadership: Removing AmbiguityCulture. Inclusion. Consciousness. Diversity. Empathy. Community. Leadership today is not only about setting a vision for the road ahead and a business plan to execute against it, but also about building a culture and mindset that makes business success possible. Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty for Part 1 of a very special two-part conversation with global thought leader and best-selling author Dr. Raj Sisodia, and Kelly Lockwood Primus, an expert on inclusive leadership and cultural dynamics, and a thought leader and contributor to Forbes, as they explore the role that leaders and leadership play in these ne...
2022-10-1816 minMINDWORKSMini: Leadership: Balance and TrustCulture. Inclusion. Consciousness. Diversity. Empathy. Community. Leadership today is not only about setting a vision for the road ahead and a business plan to execute against it, but also about building a culture and mindset that makes business success possible. Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty for Part 1 of a very special two-part conversation with global thought leader and best-selling author Dr. Raj Sisodia, and Kelly Lockwood Primus, an expert on inclusive leadership and cultural dynamics, and a thought leader and contributor to Forbes, as they explore the role that leaders and leadership play in these ne...
2022-10-1308 minMINDWORKSLeadership: How Doing Good Leads to Doing Well with Dr. Raj Sisodia and Kelly Lockwood Primus Part 1Culture. Inclusion. Consciousness. Diversity. Empathy. Community. Leadership today is not only about setting a vision for the road ahead and a business plan to execute against it, but also about building a culture and mindset that makes business success possible. Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty for Part 1 of a very special two-part conversation with global thought leader and best-selling author Dr. Raj Sisodia, and Kelly Lockwood Primus, an expert on inclusive leadership and cultural dynamics, and a thought leader and contributor to Forbes, as they explore the role that leaders and leadership play in these new constructs.
2022-10-1144 minMINDWORKSMini: Leadership Soft Skills RequiredJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with world-renowned leadership expert Betsy Myers and Denovo Ventures CEO David Shimoni as they explore the yin and the yang of what makes great leaders in today’s complex world: leadership from the head and leadership from the heart.
2022-09-2913 minMINDWORKSMini: The Listening LeaderJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with world-renowned leadership expert Betsy Myers and Denovo Ventures CEO David Shimoni as they explore the yin and the yang of what makes great leaders in today’s complex world: leadership from the head and leadership from the heart.
2022-09-2713 minMINDWORKSMini: Leadership is a Team SportJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with world-renowned leadership expert Betsy Myers and Denovo Ventures CEO David Shimoni as they explore the yin and the yang of what makes great leaders in today’s complex world: leadership from the head and leadership from the heart.
2022-09-2212 minMINDWORKSMini: Leadership in the New NormalJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with world-renowned leadership expert Betsy Myers and Denovo Ventures CEO David Shimoni as they explore the yin and the yang of what makes great leaders in today’s complex world: leadership from the head and leadership from the heart.
2022-09-2012 minMINDWORKSMini: The Leadership MystiqueJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with world-renowned leadership expert Betsy Myers and Denovo Ventures CEO David Shimoni as they explore the yin and the yang of what makes great leaders in today’s complex world: leadership from the head and leadership from the heart.
2022-09-1512 minMINDWORKSLeadership from the Head and the HeartJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with world-renowned leadership expert Betsy Myers and Denovo Ventures CEO David Shimoni as they explore the yin and the yang of what makes great leaders in today’s complex world: leadership from the head and leadership from the heart.
2022-09-131h 10MINDWORKSHuman-AI Mini: Is AI Going to Take Over?Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he takes break from our Leadership series to talk with Dr. Mike van Lent of SOARTECH, Dr. Greg Zacharias of Pasteur Labs, and senior consultant Dr. Fred Diedrich to explore what sort of training will be needed—for both humans and artificial intelligences—to ensure that hybrid human-AI systems and human-AI teams will work optimally together.
2022-09-0811 minMINDWORKSHuman-AI Mini: Is Working with AI a 21st Century Competency?Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he takes break from our Leadership series to talk with Dr. Mike van Lent of SOARTECH, Dr. Greg Zacharias of Pasteur Labs, and senior consultant Dr. Fred Diedrich to explore what sort of training will be needed—for both humans and artificial intelligences—to ensure that hybrid human-AI systems and human-AI teams will work optimally together.
2022-09-0615 minMINDWORKSHuman-AI Mini: Control and Decision Making in the Age of AIJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he takes break from our Leadership series to talk with Dr. Mike van Lent of SOARTECH, Dr. Greg Zacharias of Pasteur Labs, and senior consultant Dr. Fred Diedrich to explore what sort of training will be needed—for both humans and artificial intelligences—to ensure that hybrid human-AI systems and human-AI teams will work optimally together.
2022-09-0113 minMINDWORKSHuman-AI Mini: Learning to Learn TogetherJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he takes break from our Leadership series to talk with Dr. Mike van Lent of SOARTECH, Dr. Greg Zacharias of Pasteur Labs, and senior consultant Dr. Fred Diedrich to explore what sort of training will be needed—for both humans and artificial intelligences—to ensure that hybrid human-AI systems and human-AI teams will work optimally together.
2022-08-3010 minMINDWORKSMini: Is Leadership Transferrable Across Domains?Once you learn good leadership skills, are those skills are transportable to other domains? Join Daniel as he explores with Leadership experts Scott Flanagan, Dr. Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin whether good leadership skills universal. Listen to the full interview in “Leadership in the Wild with Scott Flanagan, Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-2516 minMINDWORKSMini: The Art of FollowershipAn aspect that is not very well studied in leadership studies is the notion of followership. How does one develop followership skills? Is that something that we assume everybody has, or is that something that should be done intentionally? Join Daniel as he talks with Leadership experts Scott Flanagan, Dr. Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin as they talk about how good followership matters, regardless of leadership. Listen to the full interview in “Leadership in the Wild with Scott Flanagan, Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-2305 minMINDWORKSMini: The Must-Have Attributes for LeadershipWith +15,000 books available today on “Leadership,” what are the most important attributes that leaders must have, no matter what? Learn more Daniel as he talks with Leadership experts Scott Flanagan, Dr. Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin as they share what impactful leaders have in common. Listen to the full interview in “Leadership in the Wild with Scott Flanagan, Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-1815 minMINDWORKSMini: Is Technology Lessening the Impact of Leadership?In today's highly connected world, where you can have access to anybody at any time, are leaders more or less important than before? In a sense, is technology lessening the impact of leadership or enhancing it? Join Daniel as he talks with Leadership experts Scott Flanagan, Dr. Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin why human leadership is needed more today than ever. Listen to the full interview in “Leadership in the Wild with Scott Flanagan, Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-1603 minMINDWORKSMini: Leadership in the Age of CovidHow did leadership impact which companies survived—and which ones thrived—during Covid? Join Daniel as he talks with experts Dr. Steve Zaccaro and Dr. Ron Piccolo about what Covid taught leaders about resilience in the face of adversity.Listen to the full interview in “The Evolution of Leadership with Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Ronald Piccolo” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-1109 minMINDWORKSMini: Great Followers, Great LeadersWhat skills does it take to be a good follower? How do great leaders make great followers? Join Daniel as he talks with experts Dr. Steve Zaccaro and Dr. Ron Piccolo about the role of followers in the leader-follower relationship and their influence on how the leader sees, understands, and reacts to the situation.Listen to the full interview in “The Evolution of Leadership with Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Ronald Piccolo” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-0907 minMINDWORKSMini: Can You Turn an Introvert into an Extrovert to Make a Leader?How can you develop leadership skills in people that are in your organization? Join Daniel as he talks with experts Dr. Steve Zaccaro and Dr. Ron Piccolo about what academic research can teach us about leader development.Listen to the full interview in “The Evolution of Leadership with Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Ronald Piccolo” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-0409 minMINDWORKSMini: If You Lead, Will They Follow?Can a great military leader become a great industry leader? Do leadership skills automatically transfer from one domain to another? Join Daniel as he talks with experts Dr. Steve Zaccaro and Dr. Ron Piccolo about how the skills and capacities of leadership are the same across different domains—and where good leaders stumble.Listen to the full interview in “The Evolution of Leadership with Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Ronald Piccolo" only on MINDWORKS.
2022-08-0211 minMINDWORKSMini: Take Me to Your LeaderWhat is leadership? Are leaders born or created? Join Daniel as he talks with experts Dr. Steve Zaccaro and Dr. Ron Piccolo about how we differentiate the leader from the quality of leadership, and what makes a leader a leader.Listen to the full interview in “The Evolution of Leadership with Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Ronald Piccolo” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-07-2811 minMINDWORKSMini: Is Leadership Dead?In a interconnected world where access to information is decentralized and automated, is leadership dead? Are leaders less important than they used to be? Join Daniel as he talks with experts Dr. Steve Zaccaro and Dr. Ron Piccolo about how the nature of work and technology is changing the role of leadership—and how leaders must adapt to survive.Listen to the full interview in “The Evolution of Leadership with Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Ronald Piccolo” only on MINDWORKS.
2022-07-2605 minMINDWORKSSpecial: Learning to Learn Together: How will Human-AI Teams Achieve Mastery?Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he takes break from our Leadership series to talk with Dr. Mike van Lent of SOARTECH, Dr. Greg Zacharias of Pasteur Labs, and senior consultant Dr. Fred Diedrich to explore what sort of training will be needed—for both humans and artificial intelligences—to ensure that hybrid human-AI systems and human-AI teams will work optimally together. This dynamic conversation is a continuation of the I/ITSEC 2022 panel of the same name, moderated by Daniel with guests Mike, Greg, and Fred. How will training be designed and apportioned for the human, and the AI, and for...
2022-05-101h 01MINDWORKSMini: What can Business learn about Leadership from the U.S. Army?Many businesses hang a set of values on the wall—“We value integrity, initiative, the entrepreneurial spirit…”—but what are they doing in terms of developing their leadership to reflect those values? Listen as Daniel Serfaty talks with Leadership experts Scott Flanagan, Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin about lessons learned from the U.S. Army that can help develop leaders in any organization.Listen to the entire interview in “Leadership in the Wild with Scott Flanagan, Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin.”
2022-04-2813 minMINDWORKSLeadership in the Wild with Scott Flanagan, Fred Diedrich, and Morgan DarwinIn Episode 2 of this five-part series, host Daniel Serfaty talks with retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant Scott Flanagan, cognitive scientist Dr. Fred Diedrich, and Morgan Darwin, founder of service and technology company Sophia Speira, about the nature of leadership and the development of successful leaders. Join Daniel as he talks with Scott, Fred, and Morgan about the lessons learned about Leadership in their work with the US Army and how those skills translate to business, individual development, and beyond.
2022-03-291h 06MINDWORKSThe Evolution of Leadership with Dr. Stephen Zaccaro and Dr. Ronald PiccoloJoin MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he kicks off Season 3 with a five-part series on Leadership. In Part 1, Daniel talks with experts Dr. Stephen Zaccaro of George Mason University and Dr. Ronald Piccolo of the University of Central Florida about the evolution of leadership, how Covid is changing the nature of leadership, and what the future of work and leadership will look like.
2022-03-081h 15MINDWORKSMini: Matching work structure to organizational structure in the age of Covid (Karin Sharav-Zalkind, Mary Freiman, and Kara Orvis)In human performance engineering, we talk about the notion of matching the work structure to the organizational structure, or to the informational structure, or some other dimension of human structure. That congruence, while elegant, was a theoretical concept. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have realized how important that harmony is.MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with workspace designer Karin Sharav-Zalkind, human language scientist Mary Freiman, and industrial organizational psychologist Dr. Kara Orvis on what we have learned from working through the COVID pandemic that we can take forward and help us reimagine work...
2021-08-3108 minMINDWORKSMini: Had work shifted already and Covid was just the catalyst that exacerbated a trend? (Karin Sharav-Zalkind, Mary Freiman, and Kara Orvis)Before taking a deeper dive into work into the 21st century, how important it is to reflect really of the past 16 or 18 months, to really understand the shifting nature of work? For example, had work shifted already and that was just the catalyst that exacerbated a trend? MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with workspace designer Karin Sharav-Zalkind, human language scientist Mary Freiman, and industrial organizational psychologist Dr. Kara Orvis on what we have learned from working through the COVID pandemic that we can take forward and help us reimagine work in the 21st century. Listen to the e...
2021-08-2613 minMINDWORKSMini: Data Privacy in the Age of AI (Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni)Just like a human partner, for an intelligent cognitive assistant to truly work well with humans, it is going to need to know a lot of data about us. How will said data be protected? Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks to the experts: Valerie Champagne of Lockheed Martin and Sylvain Bruni of Aptima. Listen to the entire interview in Intelligent Cognitive Assistants with Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni
2021-08-2410 minMINDWORKSMini: Future of Intelligent Cognitive Assistants (Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni)In the near future, it will become very natural for us to work with different intelligent cognitive assistance for different tasks. Daniel asks the experts, Valerie Champagne of Lockheed Martin and Sylvain Bruni of Aptima, what domain areas of work or play do they believe intelligent cognitive assistances will have the strongest impact? Is that at home, in defense, in cyber, in healthcare, in gaming? Listen to the entire interview in Intelligent Cognitive Assistants with Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni.
2021-08-1910 minMINDWORKSMini: The “humans-are-better-at/machines-are-better-at” approach (Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni)About 20+ years ago, HABA-MABA (Human Are Best At - Machines Are Best At) was a hot topic in human machine interaction design. This notion that if we can partition the world into two categories: things that machines are good at and things that humans are good at, we can design that world, and everybody will be happy. Obviously, it didn't happen because, and this is Daniel’s question to Valerie Champagne of Lockheed Martin and Sylvain Bruni of Aptima, is there something else when we design an intelligent cognitive assistant today, that it's not just enough to hav...
2021-08-1712 minMINDWORKSMini: Why are you doing it that way? (Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni)For humans to successfully collaborate with cognitive assistants, what do they need to know about us? Likewise, what do we need to know about them? Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he poses these questions to the experts: Valerie Champagne of Lockheed Martin and Sylvain Bruni of Aptima! Listen to the entire interview in Intelligent Cognitive Assistants with Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni.
2021-08-1412 minMINDWORKSMini: What Happened to My Job?! (Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni)Through technology, we can increase the level of expertise at which a maintainer, a commander, a surgeon can perform. When you think about it, this is a daring proposition, as sometimes it takes 20 years to develop that expertise. Could we accelerate the pace at which expertise is developed through AI or a digital sidekick? However, what is preventing people from saying: “Oh, the heck with it, it's too complicated for a human. Let me just invent a new device that can do that humans job.” Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he poses these questions to the experts: Valerie Cham...
2021-08-1010 minMINDWORKSMini: They took our jobs! (Valerie Champagne and Sylvain Bruni)Through technology, we can increase the level of expertise at which a maintainer, a commander, a surgeon can perform. When you think about it, this is a daring proposition, as sometimes it takes 20 years to develop that expertise. Could we accelerate the pace at which expertise is developed through AI or a digital sidekick? However, what is preventing people from saying: “Oh, the heck with it, it's too complicated for a human. Let me just invent a new device that can do that humans job.” Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he poses these questions to the expe...
2021-08-1010 minMINDWORKSThe Future of Work and Workspaces Part 2 with Karin Sharav-Zalkind, Mary Freiman, and Kara OrvisIn Part 2 of this special two-part edition of MINDWORKS, host Daniel Serfaty talks with workspace designer Karin Sharav-Zalkind, human language scientist Mary Freiman, and industrial organizational psychologist Dr. Kara Orvis on what we have learned from working through the COVID pandemic that we can take forward and help us reimagine work in the 21st century.
2021-07-2756 minMINDWORKSThe Future of Work and the Workspace Part 1 with Karin Sharav-Zalkind, Mary Freiman, and Kara OrvisCOVID 19 has been and continues to be the seminal event of our lives. In addition to the obvious threat to our health and safety, it has affected the way we work and perform as humans in very profound ways. In this special two-part edition of MINDWORKS, host Daniel Serfaty talks with workspace designer Karin Sharav-Zalkind, human language scientist Mary Freiman, and industrial organizational psychologist Dr. Kara Orvis on what we have learned from working through the COVID pandemic that we can take forward and help us reimagine work in the 21st century.
2021-07-1347 minMINDWORKSIntelligent Cognitive Assistants with Valerie Champagne and Sylvain BruniThese days, whether we are in our cars, at our desks, or at play, we are increasingly surrounded by automation and so-called “intelligent” devices. Do they help us, or do they make our lives more complicated? Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Valerie Champagne of Lockheed Martin and Sylvain Bruni of Aptima, experts in human-machine capabilities to support decision-making, as they explore what it will take to build a truly intelligent cognitive assistant—one that could more seamlessly improve human performance in mission-critical environments.
2021-06-291h 15MINDWORKSMini: Fitness in the age of COVID, what did we learn? (Jessica Lynch, Phil Wagner, and Angelica Smith)Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty, as he talks with Wishroute founder Jessica Lynch, Sparta Science CEO Dr. Phil Wagner, and Aptima’s Marine Corps fitness planner engineer Angelica Smith, to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people use their respective fitness solutions and technologies, as well as our understanding of fitness as a whole.
2021-06-2404 minMINDWORKSMini: Tech will make us fit. Fact or Fallacy? (Jessica Lynch, Phil Wagner, and Angelica Smith)Given the large number of wearable sensors and fitness apps in the market, it begs the question: “what's good about them”? Are Americans more fit because of all these technologies that we wear around our wrists or throw in our pockets? MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with Wishroute founder Jessica Lynch, Sparta Science CEO Dr. Phil Wagner, and Aptima’s Marine Corps fitness planner engineer Angelica Smith, to find out!
2021-06-2213 minMINDWORKSMini: The customer is always right (until they are wrong…) (Jessica Lynch, Phil Wagner, and Angelica Smith)When it comes to injury prevention, the slogan “the customer is always right”, can be dangerous, not only for their wellbeing, but for the image of your brand/product. What do you do if the customer wants to do something that increases their risk of injury? Nobody wants to hear “don’t do this”, so how you steer the customer in the right direction? MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with Wishroute founder Jessica Lynch, Sparta Science CEO Dr. Phil Wagner, and Aptima’s Marine Corps fitness planner engineer Angelica Smith, to find out.
2021-06-1713 minMINDWORKSMini: Data! Data! And more data! (Jessica Lynch, Phil Wagner, and Angelica Smith)Thanks to gadgets such as Apple Watch, Fitbit, Peloton, and other smart devices, we can track just about every aspect of our health and wellness. What do we with all this data? Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Wishroute founder Jessica Lynch, Sparta Science CEO Dr. Phil Wagner, and Aptima’s Marine Corps fitness planner engineer Angelica Smith about possible solutions.
2021-06-1513 minMINDWORKSCan technology save us from ourselves? The data-driven future of health and wellness with Jessica Lynch, Phil Wagner, and Angelica SmithAfter more than a year of coping with COVID-19, Americans are more concerned with their health and fitness than ever. The fitness and wellness market is today a $1.5 Trillion business. There’s been huge growth in this industry not only because of the increased prevalence of chronic lifestyle-related diseases like diabetes and obesity, but also because of explosion of technologies in this domain. Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Wishroute founder Jessica Lynch, Sparta Science CEO Dr. Phil Wagner, and Aptima’s Marine Corps fitness planner engineer Angelica Smith as they explore how the intersection of huma...
2021-06-081h 14MINDWORKSMini: What’s the worst that can happen?! (Julie Shah and Laura Majors)Famous last words: “what’s the worst that can happen?" When introducing automation, artificial intelligence, and compute robotic devices into our lives, what should we be worrying about? MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, asks Prof. Julie Shah, associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT, and Laura Majors, Chief Technology Officer at Motional, to learn more. Listen to the entire interview in Human-Robot Collaboration with Julie Shah and Laura Majors
2021-05-0906 minMINDWORKSMini: Lessons from tragedy (Julie Shah and Laura Majors)In the domain of human systems, quite often, progress has unfortunately been made after big disasters. The Three Mile Island nuclear accident, for example, in the '70s prompted people to rethink about how to design control rooms and human systems. Some accidents with the US Navy prompted the rebirth of the science of teams and on. With robots, inevitably in the news, we hear more about robots when they don't work and when there is an accident somewhere. MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, speaks with Prof. Julie Shah, associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT...
2021-05-0815 minMINDWORKSMini: Who is in control: man, or machine? (Julie Shah and Laura Majors)When designing the systems that would take man to the moon, Apollo engineers had to figure out how much control they would give to the guidance computer versus the astronauts. 60 years later, engineers are having a similar debate: how much control do humans relinquish to machines and robots. As time goes by, the debate gets harder since machines and robots become more intelligent, thus they can do more. MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, speaks with Prof. Julie Shah, associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT, and Laura Majors, Chief Technology Officer at Motional, to g...
2021-05-0214 minMINDWORKSHuman-Robot Collaboration with Julie Shah and Laura MajorsHuman-robot collaboration gives new meaning to the word “disrupt”—but out of those disruptions there’s the promise of ultimately improving human performance in the work place. Join MINDWORK host Daniel Serfaty as he explores this brave new world with Prof. Julie Shah, associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT, and Laura Majors, Chief Technology Officer at Motional, co-authors of the new book, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots: The Future of Human-Robot Collaboration.”
2021-04-201h 11MINDWORKSMini: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome (Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster)What do you have to consider when taking human measurement and training science and technology in one domain, then transferring it to another? How do you take all the tools, smarts, theories of human performance, sophisticated measurement tools and transfer them into a different domain? MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, talks with Dr. Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster of Aptima, as they share their experiences pivoting from one domain to another. Listen to the entire interview in Mission-Critical Environments: Can we improve human performance? With Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster.
2021-04-1814 minMINDWORKSMini: Measure twice, cut once (Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster)Whether with methods or tools or just intuition sometimes to measure humans to improve their performance in doing their job, we track measurements. Have you ever thought to yourself, “why is measurement important”? MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, sits down with Dr. Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster of Aptima to learn more! Listen to the entire interview in Mission-Critical Environments: Can we improve human performance? With Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster.
2021-04-1515 minMINDWORKSMini: The Secret Sauce: Multidisciplinary Curiosity (Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster)When studying human performance, we need multidisciplinary curiosity along with the combination of methods to crack the nut of the difficult problem that capturing human performance represent. What does that look like? MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, sits down with Dr. Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster of Aptima to learn more! Listen to the entire interview in Mission-Critical Environments: Can we improve human performance? With Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster.
2021-04-1314 minMINDWORKSMission-Critical Environments: Can we improve human performance? With Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster“You can’t improve what you don’t measure. But you cannot measure what you don’t understand.” -LGen John H. CushmanIn today’s complex sociotechnical world, LGen Cushman’s words are more important than ever. Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Dr. Shawn Weil, Courtney Dean, and Evan Oster of Aptima about what it takes to blend the wisdom that comes from the field with the science that comes from the lab, to optimize and improve human performance in mission-critical settings.
2021-04-061h 11MINDWORKSMini: Expect the Unexpected (William Casebeer and Chad Weiss)Life is anything but predictable. When designing systems that utilize artificial intelligence, what do you have to account for? MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, was also curious so he asked the experts to find out more! Join Daniel as he speaks Dr. William Casebeer, Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Riverside Research Open Innovation Center, and Mr. Chad Weiss, Senior Research Engineer at Aptima. Listen to the entire interview in The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence with William Casebeer and Chad Weiss.
2021-03-2811 minMINDWORKSMini: The Issue of Language (William Casebeer and Chad Weiss)Language generates mutual intelligibility and understanding. This is paramount for effective communication, if humans do not understand how their AI counterpart think and reason, the team is doomed from the get-go. However, what does this all entail? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he discusses with Dr. William Casebeer, Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Riverside Research Open Innovation Center, and Mr. Chad Weiss, Senior Research Engineer at Aptima. Listen to the entire interview in The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence with William Casebeer and Chad Weiss.
2021-03-2512 minMINDWORKSMini: Does AI dream of electric sheep? (William Casebeer and Chad Weiss)In the premier episode of MINDWORKS, “Meet your new AI coworker – are you ready?”, the MINDWORKS audience was introduced to Charlie, the world’s first AI employee. You heard her speak and you heard her ideas, but was she thinking, or did she find a hidden pattern that is opaque to human eyes? More broadly speaking, is AI learning and thinking? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he discusses with Dr. William Casebeer, Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Riverside Research Open Innovation Center, and Mr. Chad Weiss, Senior Research Engineer at Aptima. Listen to...
2021-03-2312 minMINDWORKSMini: Why now? Ethics and AI (William Casebeer and Chad Weiss)Well before we studied the formal principles of engineering and design, we studied ethics. Given that artificial intelligence is becoming more and more advanced each year, is it time that we study the ethics of artificial intelligence? MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, sits down with Dr. William Casebeer, Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Riverside Research Open Innovation Center, and Mr. Chad Weiss, Senior Research Engineer at Aptima, as they make the case for the study of ethics of artificial intelligence. Listen to the entire interview in The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence with William C...
2021-03-1813 minMINDWORKSThe Ethics of AI with William Casebeer and Chad WeissFrom the Golem of Prague, to Frankenstein’s monster, to HAL and the Terminator, literature and film are full of stories of extraordinarily artificially intelligent beings that initially promise a brighter future but in the end tragically turn against their human masters. Beyond the Hollywood lore, what are really the issues? Why is it important now, at this juncture, to study the ethics of artificial intelligence? No less than the future of work, of war, of transportation, of medicine, of manufacturing, in which we are blending two types of intelligences—artificial and human. Join host Daniel Serfaty as he expl...
2021-03-161h 07MINDWORKSMini: What makes for a good team? (Steve Kozlowski, Tara Brown, and Samantha Perry)Teamwork can make the dreamwork, or it could bring a project to a screeching halt. In this MINDWORKS MINI, Daniel Sefaty speaks with team science experts: Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Tara Brown, and Dr. Samantha Perry, about what makes for a good team. Listen to the entire interview in The Magic of Teams Part 3: The Future of Teams with Steve Kozlowski, Tara Brown, and Samantha Perry.
2021-03-1410 minMINDWORKSMini: I'm sorry, Daniel. I'm afraid I can't do that. (Jared Freeman and Adam Fouse)“I’m sorry Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”— nobody wants to hear their AI teammate utter a chilling sentiment like that, especially when they are millions of miles away from humanity and trying to re-enter their spaceship! HAL from Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” was designed to work alongside humans as a teammate, however, HAL ended up working against its human teammates due to a lack of ethical considerations in its design. To prevent something like this from becoming a reality, what ethical considerations should we take when designing AI systems? Listen to the entire inter...
2021-03-0906 minMINDWORKSMini: Are teams evolving before our own eyes? (Nancy Cooke and Stephen Fiore)The COVID-19 pandemic has forced enterprises into distributed and remote work situations. There is no question that the team of 2019 is not going to be like the team of 2021. Does that mean that we witnessing an evolution of the definition of how teams perform and what is teamwork in those situations? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he talks to Dr. Nancy Cooke, the Director of Arizona State University’s Center for Human, AI and Robot Teams, and Dr. Stephen Fiore, Director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at University of Central Florida, about the evolution of teams....
2021-03-0707 minMINDWORKSMini: Do you believe in magic? (John Hollenbeck)The Brady-Belichick Patriots, the Apollo 13 team, and the Allies, what do they all have in common? They are all legendary teams; one could say there is something “magical” about them. However, is there actual “magic” in play? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he speaks with Professor John Hollenbeck of Michigan State University, where they look at the “magic” of teams. Listen to the entire interview in The Magic of Teams Part 5: Multiteam Systems with John Hollenbeck
2021-03-0414 minMINDWORKSMini: Is your AI teammate just your AI replacement? (Jared Freeman and Adam Fouse)As Artificial Intelligence (AI) matures out of its infancy, is it going to cause a mass displacement of human jobs? Is this sentiment simply just Luddite fear mongering or is it something we should be concerned about? Luckily, MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, knows just who to ask: Dr. Jared Freeman and Dr. Adam Fouse!Listen to the entire interview in The Magic of Teams Part 4: Human-AI Teams with Jared Freeman and Adam Fouse.
2021-03-0214 minMINDWORKSMini: What's so magical about teams? (Steve Kozlowski, Tara Brown, and Samantha Perry)From the underdogs winning the big game to humans landing on the Moon, teams allow us to achieve what was previously thought to be unachievable. It makes one think: what is so magical about teams? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he talks with team science experts: Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Tara Brown, and Dr. Samantha Perry to address this thought provoking question.Listen to the entire interview in The Magic of Teams Part 3: The Future of Teams with Steve Kozlowski, Tara Brown, and Samantha Perry.
2021-02-2506 minMINDWORKSMini: Is more communication better in teams? (Nancy Cooke and Stephen Fiore)Effective communication can make or break a team. Most people would assume that more communication would lead to a better team. However, is that really the case: is more communication better in teams? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he discusses this question with Dr. Nancy Cooke, the Director of Arizona State University’s Center for Human, AI and Robot Teams, and Dr. Stephen Fiore, Director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at University of Central Florida. Listen to the entire interview in Episode 7, The Magic of Teams Part 1: The ABCs of Teams.
2021-02-2315 minMINDWORKSMini: What happens when people are on too many teams? (John Hollenbeck)Today, many of us find ourselves on a plethora of different teams. Day after day, we spend jumping back and forth between all these different teams that we are members of. All of this movement begs the question, what happens when people are on too many teams? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he talks one-on-one with Professor John Hollenbeck of Michigan State University about this very question!
2021-02-1813 minMINDWORKSMultiteam Systems with John HollenbeckJoin host Daniel Serfaty in the fifth and final part of this highly successful series on the science of teams as he talks one-on-one with Professor John Hollenbeck of Michigan State University. Colleagues and friends for more than 30 years, Daniel and John explore the magic of teams, from their early work together on the US Navy’s groundbreaking A2C2 program, to how COVID and remote work is changing the very nature of teaming, to a future of multiteam systems that marries human intelligence and artificial intelligence.
2021-02-161h 19MINDWORKSMini: The Future of Learning (Janet Spruill and Krista Ratwani)Learning, education and training are undergoing major transformation in front of our eyes and not just because of COVID-19 and the remote learning we are experiencing as a result. Join host Daniel Serfaty as he talks with Janet Spruill and Dr. Krista Ratwani about the future of learning, whether technology is the answer, and how we might close the accelerating competency gap in the workplace.
2021-02-0917 minMINDWORKSMini: Why should we study teams? (Nancy Cooke and Steve Fiore)Since the age of AI is upon us, it begs the question: “how will humans and AI work together?” Before we can answer this question, we must understand how teams work in the first place. Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, as he talks to Dr. Nancy Cooke, the Director of Arizona State University’s Center for Human, AI and Robot Teams, and Dr. Stephen Fiore, Director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at University of Central Florida, about the importance of studying teams.
2021-02-0312 minMINDWORKSMini: Socially Intelligent AI (Jared Freeman and Adam Fouse)Sometimes people just don’t get it! But will our AI teammate? Join MINDWORKS host, Daniel Serfaty, in this MINDWORKS Mini as he talks with Dr. Jared Freeman, and Dr. Adam Fouse, about the importance of a mutual understanding between humans and their AI counterparts, as it will be crucial to the success of human-AI teams.
2021-02-0212 minMINDWORKSMini: Teams, what’s so great about them? (Eduardo Salas, Scott Tannenbaum and Kara Orvis)We have all heard it: “teamwork makes the dream work”. But why, what’s benefit of working together as a team? Join Daniel Serfaty for another MINDWORKS Mini as he talks with Dr. Eduardo Salas and Dr. Scott Tannenbaum, authors of “Teams That Work: The Seven Drivers of Team Effectiveness,” and Dr. Kara Orvis, about the social phenomena that we know as “teams”.
2021-01-2812 minMINDWORKSHuman-AI Teams with Jared Freeman and Adam FouseIn Part 4 of this five-part series on “The Magic of Teams,” host Daniel Serfaty goes deep into one of the most important technological achievements of our time: the marriage between artificial intelligence and human intelligence. Daniel talks with Dr. Jared Freeman and Dr. Adam Fouse about a future for human-AI teams that uses the best of human expertise combined with data-rich artificial intelligence, in which the augmentation of human intelligence by AI could not only improve work effectiveness, but perhaps even better humankind in general.
2021-01-2658 minMINDWORKSMini: The Data-Theory Balance (Steve Kozlowski, Tara Brown and Samantha Perry)In the digital age, the way we collect data has been revolutionized. Now, there are a magnitude of different ways that we can collect data from a plethora of sources, all done with astonishing speed. However, the speed at which we formulate of new theories has not drastically changed. This begs the question “can theories keep up with data?” Join host Daniel Serfaty for a MINDWORKS Mini featuring Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Tara Brown, and Dr. Samantha Perry as they tackle this provocative question.
2021-01-1908 minMINDWORKSThe Future of Teams with Steve Kozlowski, Tara Brown, and Samantha PerryData is currently outpacing the theories on how teams work—is that a problem? Can AI help? What it will take for NASA to send a team on a multi-year mission to Mars? MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with team science experts Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Tara Brown, and Dr. Samantha Perry on the future of teams to address these and other questions in this groundbreaking five-part series.
2021-01-121h 35MINDWORKSMini: If it works for humans, will it work for human-AI teams?As we evolve toward a future of multi-species teams made up of human intelligences and artificial intelligences, what's going to happen to team science? Should we apply blindly apply what we know about teams at work and say, "Well, it works with humans. There is no reason it shouldn't work with artificial intelligence and human teams." Or is there a possibility for developing a whole new science? Join host Daniel Serfaty for a MINDWORKS Mini featuring Eduardo Salas, Scott Tannenbaum, and Kara Orvis as they explore how the addition of AI is going to change not only the nature...
2021-01-0612 minMINDWORKSSPECIAL EDITION: Meet your new AI coworker (Producer’s Cut) with Nathan Schurr, Patrick Cummings and Deirdre KelliherWith MINDWORKS exploring the Magic of Teams over the past few weeks, it seemed like a good time to revisit host Daniel Serfaty’s discussion about human-AI teams with a unique team made up of three humans and one artificial intelligence named Charlie. We’ve combined two shorter episodes into one special edition and—in case you’re thinking you’ve heard these episodes already—this special producer’s cut contains the full-length interview, including material not previously broadcast in the original two episodes. The episode also includes the original introduction to provide context and set -up for this conversation a...
2020-12-221h 20MINDWORKSTeams in the Wild with Eduardo Salas, Scott Tannenbaum and Kara OrvisCome along as we continue our five-part series on The Magic Teams with Part 2, Teams in the Wild. MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty talks with experts Dr. Eduardo Salas and Dr. Scott Tannenbaum, authors of “Teams That Work: The Seven Drivers of Team Effectiveness,” and Dr. Kara Orvis, about real-world teams, from oil rig crews to Wall Street traders to NASA space crews—and everything in between.
2020-12-081h 22MINDWORKSThe ABCs of Teams with Nancy Cooke and Stephen FioreMuch of our work today gets carried out by teams. Teams of humans, teams of humans and machines, distributed teams, virtual teams—almost all of us operate in teams. But what exactly is a team? What differentiates high performing teams from low performing ones? Can advances in team science help improve team performance? Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty for the first of a five-part series on “The Magic of Teams.” In this first episode exploring “The ABCs of Teams,” Daniel talks to Dr. Nancy Cooke, the Director of Arizona State University’s Center for Human, AI and Robot Teams, and Dr. Step...
2020-11-241h 17MINDWORKSDoes training equal learning? How do you know? With Janet Spruill and Krista RatwaniLearning, education and training are undergoing major transformation in front of our eyes and not just because of the pandemic and the remote learning we are experiencing as a result. A vast amount of data generated by schools, learning environments, and training systems about the learner is now available. When you combine that data with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, and adaptive learning systems, it not only helps us measure and understand how humans acquire new skills and absorb new knowledge, but as we will learn on this episode of MINDWORKS, it may also have the...
2020-11-1059 minMINDWORKSHow do you build a company out of a crazy idea? With Meg Clancy and Jean MacMillanOnce upon a time three friends set off to build a company made up of equal parts technologies and human scientists. They believed that they could build systems in which humans and technologies can coexist in harmony—they called it “Human-Centered Engineering.” They believed at the same time they could build a human-centered company as well. Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty, as he talks with his Aptima, Inc. co-founders Meg Clancy and Dr. Jean MacMillan about how they built a successful company out of a crazy idea, where the human is at the center of everything they do.
2020-10-2750 minMINDWORKSSOS! Can sensor technology improve worker safety? With Kevin Durkee and Zachary KiehlThe science of human performance measurement allows us to quite literally get under our skin and into our brains to capture measures of human performance in workers, soldiers, medical personnel, and others. In the Age of AI, with both increased miniaturization of sensor technologies and intelligent data analytics, how do we make sense of physiological indicators to improve worker safety and effectiveness? Join MINDWORKS host Daniel Serfaty, as he speaks with Aptima’s Kevin Durkee and Zachary Kiehl, as they share the journey they undertook as researchers and scientists in taking an abstract research idea, turned it into a us...
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