Design by Numbers

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

The average attention span in 2015.  Goldfish? 9 seconds.

In a world first, a machine plays chess by evaluating the board rather than using brute force to work out every possible move.

John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft 

What does it mean to be differentiated? There’s no question it has something to do with that first ‘P’, product. A differentiated product is “better” in some way, but all too often putting your finger on exactly what is better is a frustrating exercise. It just “feels” better, or, to switch that around, it’s about how it makes you feel."

Acting quickly

Google Ventures hosts a panel discussing the the art and practice of innovating for new products with Leland Rechis of Etsy, Liz Danzico of NPR, Kim Bost of Cover, and Katie Dill of Airbnb.

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EdWeek

Photo is by @farmgirlontheprairie

http://creativeleadership.com/cl/characteristics-of-the-creative-leader-versus-authoritative-leader.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/technology/gearing-up-for-the-cloud-att-tells-its-workers-adapt-or-else.html

Strength From Adversity

Web Designer Depot

"Achieving great UX design is not just a function or talent of individuals - it is an organizational characteristic."

"You can’t grow without reallocating resources. Even the smartest “where to compete” strategy will fail to bring results unless the company that develops it follows through with the strong resolve that can bring it to life."

Smart Reply, a deep neural network that writes email