by John Macdonald | Jan 31, 2025 | The250
Machines and AI are built for algorithms. They calculate faster, analyze better, and don’t get tired. Algorithms follow rules. Actually, algorithms are rules. Humans are built to break the rules. The machine finds the most efficient path. Humans explore. The...
by John Macdonald | Jan 30, 2025 | The250
Each of us has levers. Maybe you call yours buttons. Or checkboxes. When you’re looking to make a purchase, hire a service, or bring on a new team member, you’re hoping it, or they pull the right levers. Will this pull the right levers? If you’re...
by John Macdonald | Jan 29, 2025 | The250
I was an expert in calculus in college. But not today. I was not an expert in software development in college. But I am today. I was an expert in engineering product development 20 years ago. I still am today but in a different way. I probably won’t be 20 years...
by John Macdonald | Jan 28, 2025 | The250
From one perspective, standing outside is the sad position. It’s the moment in the RomCom where the character we’re rooting for spots the love interest in the cafe with someone else — laughing, smiling, very happy. They’ve likely been showered...
by John Macdonald | Jan 27, 2025 | The250
I talk a lot here about how to use AI. Why you should learn about it and how to use it. Why it’s not scary. Why, instead, it’s the key to your future as a worker. But here are 4 times you shouldn’t use AI (these are taken directly from...
