The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI

While a simple algorithm can instruct a computer to, for example, add 1 to a number, in order to perform complex tasks it needs a group of algorithms that work in concert.

We explore how one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies is able to connect people from around the globe by encouraging them to share nonwork information at work.

There is no area of the economy and no type of work that will remain disconnected from digital technology and the data it produces, captures, and stores.

Internal marketing campaigns, one-on-one sessions, and group trainings are effective ways that managers can help users navigate these dimensions and develop a digital mindset that can get the most out of online interactions with colleagues.

Sara’s powerful journey is proof: operating successfully in the digital world is not only essential for thriving; it’s within your grasp. It takes a digital mindset.

Whether in one-to-one emails or postings to social media sites, establishing a digital presence requires what may at first seem like extra or awkward efforts, but know that over time you will become more comfortable with a digital “self” that can communicate intentionally and collaborate productively.

A recipe is an algorithm because it’s a finite list of instructions used to perform a series of tasks in a specific order.

A digital mindset, then, is the set of approaches we use to make sense of, and make use of, data and technology.

the difficulty with this approach is that it is not always obvious what features are most useful for determining one particular face.