When the pandemic hit, we needed both grassroots and industrial-strength data platforms to effectively respond to the crisis. I have written about scrappy, patient-led data innovation. Today I want to share a broader view, thanks to a conversation I recently had with Tim Paydos, Vice President & General Manager of IBM Government. (I’m proud to disclose […]
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Learning to type (and not to typecast)
“…even the most money-hungry, wannabe apolitical technologist needs to understand the role that social power plays in technology adoption.” – Alexis Madrigal writing about Why the First Laptop Had Such a Hard Time Catching On (Hint: Sexism). Secretaries (women) knew how to use a keyboard, not executives (men), so the adoption of laptops was very […]
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