Sensemaking - What Makes Human Intelligence Essential in the Age of the Algorithm (Paperback)

A FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH (APRIL 2017) Humans have become subservient to algorithms. Every day brings a new Moneyball fix - a maths 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 marginalising workers with 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.

General

Imprint:	Abacus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2017
Authors:	Christian Madsbjerg
Dimensions:	197 x 121 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-349-14225-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Occupational & industrial psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Intelligence Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > General
LSN:	0-349-14225-4
Barcode:	9780349142258

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