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    Reflecting on 2020
    Ozzie Paez
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Reflecting on 2020

    2020 was a banner year for those who study and apply decision-making in disrupted and uncertain environments. Decision-making under...
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    Can damaging biases affect AI? Yes!
    Ozzie Paez
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Can damaging biases affect AI? Yes!

    Many believe that artificial intelligence and smart technologies will eliminate their damaging influences, but experience and research sugge
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    Availability heuristic and decisions on thin ice
    Ozzie Paez
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Availability heuristic and decisions on thin ice

    THIS POST was first published in April 2012. It follows my previous post on heuristics and decision-making. It has been updated to...
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    Seeing ≠ Believing: the vision-perception disconnect
    Ozzie Paez
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Seeing ≠ Believing: the vision-perception disconnect

    THIS POST was first published in July 2012. It's been updated to include new lessons learned from growing deployments of smart...
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    The future of medicines
    Ozzie Paez
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    The future of medicines

    COVID-19 is helping illuminate how our genetic makeup affects our response to viruses, medicines, and therapies.
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    Disruptions, decisions, and leadership
    Ozzie Paez
    • Nov 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Disruptions, decisions, and leadership

    Change is a constant in business, but not all changes are created equal. Executives and senior managers are usually most concerned about...
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    Healthcare's changing landscape – Part I
    Ozzie Paez
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Healthcare's changing landscape – Part I

    It’s a foregone conclusion that healthcare will be dramatically different in ten years or less. All the pieces are in place for a broad...
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    The 737 Max 8 and the 
challenges of software complexity
    Ozzie Paez
    • Apr 8, 2019
    • 10 min

    The 737 Max 8 and the challenges of software complexity

    The tragic crashes of two Boeing 737 Max 8, one in Indonesia on October 28, 2018 and the other in Ethiopia on March 10, 2019, are...
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    AI, business strategy and venture capital
    Ozzie Paez, Shelley Lineham
    • Apr 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    AI, business strategy and venture capital

    There are no shortage of misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). Many established companies are struggling to...
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    Artificial intelligence and stock markets
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jan 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    Artificial intelligence and stock markets

    It’s impossible to miss the wild, record swings in the stock market. Scary things for investors accustomed to more sensible market...
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    Imagineering at Tiffins
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jan 8, 2019
    • 2 min

    Imagineering at Tiffins

    I dined at Tiffins restaurant with my daughter and a school friend on our last evening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Allan, our culinary...
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    Putting machine learning to work
    Ozzie Paez
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    Putting machine learning to work

    Science fiction continues to undermine our general understanding of artificial intelligence. Even well-educated people frequently...
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    Should AI worry or excite CEOs?  Yes!
    Ozzie Paez
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 3 min

    Should AI worry or excite CEOs? Yes!

    According to a recent survey, a majority of Fortune 500 CEOs see Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a big challenge[i]. Their feelings are...
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    Making sense of artificial intelligence
    Ozzie Paez
    • Sep 28, 2018
    • 2 min

    Making sense of artificial intelligence

    When new technologies emerge, visionaries and early adopters often present expectations, assumptions and unproven hypotheses as facts. ...
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    Getting smart about Artificial Intelligence
    Ozzie Paez
    • Aug 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Getting smart about Artificial Intelligence

    One of my primary functions is helping our clients cope and thrive amid disruptive change. In this context, Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
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    The Unstoppable 3D-Printer Guns
    Ozzie Paez
    • Aug 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Unstoppable 3D-Printer Guns

    Cody Wilson, the 28-year-old head of Defense Distributed, is at the center of a conflict between free speech, the Constitution and the...
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    Surviving disruptions with Strategic Intent
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jul 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    Surviving disruptions with Strategic Intent

    Disruptive innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence and advanced automation are complicating the development and implementation
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    The fatal Uber self-driving car crash - update
    Ozzie Paez, Dean Macris
    • Jul 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    The fatal Uber self-driving car crash - update

    The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report on the fatal March 28, 2018 ‘self-driving’ vehicle...
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    The Court, technology and privacy
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jun 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Court, technology and privacy

    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reentered the technology arena just one day after ruling that States can collect taxes...
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    Tech, strategy and the Constitution
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jun 22, 2018
    • 3 min

    Tech, strategy and the Constitution

    Technology is complicating laws and undermining legal precedent. The Internet has redefined the meaning of interstate commerce, which is...
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