What the “Bias of Crowds” Phenomenon Means for Corporate Diversity Efforts
Despite widespread recognition that diversity in the workplace yields tangible benefits, the long-promised diversity revolution has stalled.
February 20th, 2018
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February 12th, 2018
Everything Is Timing
We are temporal creatures. We live in a temporal environment—we’re always moving through time. Being awake to those forces can help us work smarter and live better.
January 15th, 2018
The Potential for Human-Computer Interaction and Behavioral Science
Understanding human behavior is essential for designing human-computer interfaces. But there’s more to it than that: Understanding how people interact with computer interfaces can help us understand human behavior in general.
January 08th, 2018
Resistance Is Futile: Embracing the Era of the Augmented Worker
The prospect of A.I.-augmented workers is both promising and unsettling: How can employees and firms ensure that they get the benefits of A.I. without erasing uniquely human strengths?
January 01st, 2018
Who’s Your Real Boss?
What are the consequences of digital distraction and how can we minimize them?
December 04th, 2017
Do You See What I See? The Importance of Men as Allies
Men are more effective at combating sexism, and they and incur fewer costs for it than women. Why don’t they speak up?
October 10th, 2017
Why Open Offices Are the Answer…But Only for Now
In 1958 a German consulting group came up with an idea to break down barriers to innovation and productivity: the “landscaped office.”
October 02nd, 2017
Paul Dolan: Designing for Workplace Well-being
With workplace well-being, we know there is a very meaningful distinction between pleasure and purpose.
May 03rd, 2016
How Can Organizations Promote Gender Equality? Iris Bohnet on ‘What Works’
Today, women comprise only 25 percent of the STEM workforce, 4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, and earn 79 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to an average income difference of $10,762 per year. The numbers tell the story—gender inequality is still a pervasive problem in the U.S.
February 29th, 2016
Do Millennials Have a Lesser Work Ethic?
The collision between the Millennial generation’s expectations and reality was in full display recently, as 25-year-old Yelp employee Talia Jane wrote an open letter to the company’s CEO complaining about her job and was promptly fired.
