Systematising simple requests

When we are managing regular, similar requests, having systems in place - like an HR Kiosk, if you will - enables us to shift the simple, re...

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Women, work and automation

The issue of automation has been of growing concern around the planet for a while now. Early alarmists such as Frey and Osborne (2013) tol...

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Some Pros & Cons of Amazon Go

I will be interested in hearing updates on how the new Amazon Go grocery shop is going in Seattle. While I like the idea of no lines, I ...

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The shifting sands of self-drive cars

I read a post recently on Medium by David Silver, who works at the Ford Motor Company. He was agreeing with a WSJ report of Elon Musk say...

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Automation leads to Unemployment? Labour shortages are more likely

Labour Shortage (Strack, 2014) People are worried. They are worried about being replaced by automation, and about becoming irrelevant....

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Robonomics meets the nation state

Google Now (n.d.) In his 2014 article Robonomics , Andy Mukherjee cited Adam Smith, saying "Human beings can never run out of work...

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